Laxå, Vretstorp, Tälle, Hallsberg, Svartå

21st of July 2025, still very nice summer weather

Today, I'm visiting more places in Närke. Here, the VR train passes by in Laxå

SJ Regional train to Göteborg

Västtåg to Mariestad

Laxå modell railway club

It's open tomorrow, but I will not be here then

Many trains take the Värmlandsbanan, so I can only see the train from here 

An animal is crossing the railway 

At the same time a train is approaching

Due to the closure of the line between Mjölby and Hallsberg in the summer, this DB Cargo train has to take a detour through Göteborg from Malmö

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This train will unload some cargo in Hallsberg and continue later to Rosersberg outside Stockholm

So, what about the poor animal? It could not cross to the other side as there is a high fence next to the railway

At least it was clever enough to wait until the train is gone

Many freight trains are switching to Värmlandsbanan. Due to railworks on Västra stambanan, I think the amount of freight trains are decreased, and some of them are taking the detour through Karlstad.

So, I'm heading to Vretstorp, where it is possible to watch trains from Värmlandsbanan as well

Here is one definetily coming from Värmland, Tågab

Rc2 002 and TMY 103

T44 261 from Nordic Re-Finance and leased to Grenland Rail

Somewhere between Vretstorp and Hallsberg, a major project is underway to build a new railway that will connect to the Hallsberg-Mjölby railway. The place is close to Tälle.

Västra stambanan railway 

Rd2 1095 with a freight train 

SJ Intercity from Värmland

X2

X55

X40

X74

Rd2 1089

Rd2 1121, Rc4 1251, Rd2 1087

A container freight train is coming from Hallsberg railyard.

At the time when I could see which train was which, I remember Tågfrakt AB was operating this train serving Folkesta, Hallsberg, Falköping, and Göteborg Skandiahamnen

Since 2024 Tågfrakt has been acquired by Real Rail

The train is still operated with Rc4 leased from Nordic Re-Finance

Rc4 1164

I'm back in Hallsberg

Västtåg in transport mode

243 115 "Trevithick"

Richard Trevithick was a British mechanical engineer and inventor who successfully harnessed high-pressure steam and constructed the world's first steam railway locomotive (1803). (Wikipedia)

Railcare train to Folkesta

TMY 1105 

The locomotive is from 1955

TMZ 1409 

This one is from 1969

Triple green cargo I've seen earlier in Tälle

A guess is that the train is one the way to Borlänge

Back in Laxå

Rc 4 1306

243 116 "Buchli"

ASL Airlines Örebro-Brussels

Last stop for today is in Svartå

Rc4 1197

For some time, the railway through Borlänge is closed due to railworks, which means that ARE and NRE trains are taking the southern route

Here is CargoNet 41914

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CargoNet train from Jönköping to Oslo with Bring semitrailers

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Grenland Rail train on the way to Norway

El15 105 and 101

6 units were manufactured in 1967; today, only 4 are in service. The difference between El14 (31 units manufactured) and El15 is that the latter is made for heavy transports in the north (IORE trains). Tractive effort is 420 kN for El15, compared to 245 kN for El14.