Öland, Karlskrona

(Please note this post was made 2017-03-29). Sorting my old photos, and now I've reached my summer trip of 2013. This was before I became a big fan of trains, but I will try to find my first train photos from that time. This trip was made by car through much part of south Sweden, including Gotland and Öland. 

 On this day I've reached the most southern part of Öland island. Here is Långe Jan ("Tall John") - one of Sweden's most famous lighthouses, built in 1785.

 After leaving Öland, I'm ending up in Karlskrona. This was my first visit here, and I was very impressed by the beauty of the town.

 Trefaldighetskyrkan

 Fredrikskyrkan

 The city was founded in 1680 when the Royal Swedish Navy was relocated from the Stockholm area.

 Bohlin jewellery shop

 Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city.

 Still today, there is a rich shipping life in the harbour. Stena Line ferries are sailing to Gdynia, Poland.

 I'm visiting Marinmuseum in Karlskrona

Marinmuseum is one of Sweden's oldest museums, established in 1752

Figureheads from Swedish ships are on display

Exhibition is covering Soviet submarine U137 which ran aground on 27 October 1981 approximately 10km from Karlskrona.

Russian cap from U137

Kungshall Bastion

Fortification "Godnatt".

One of the submarines in Karlskrona harbour

Statue of Hans Wachtmeister af Johannishus, who was the governor of a new enlarged county, Kalmar and Blekinge län, when the new fleet base was established at Karlskrona in 1681.

Twin towns of Karlskrona

Amiralitetsklockstapeln (Admiralty bell tower)

The old railway to the harbour

The view from Bryggareberget

The city is spread on many islands, which made it more difficult to capture.

I could of course not miss to visit the station back in 2013

Blekinge kustbana was electrified 2007, operated first by SJ, followed by DSBfirst from 2009 and by Veolia/Transdev from 2011. The brand "Öresundståget" was used from 2009.

X31K (4336) manufactured in 2002.

Oskarshamn, Öland

(Please note this post was made 2017-03-29). Sorting my old photos, and now I've reached my summer trip of 2013. This was before I became a big fan of trains, but I will try to find my first train photos from that time. This trip was made by car through much part of south Sweden, including Gotland and Öland. 

 The ferry from the island of Gotland has two routes, one from Visby to Nynäshamn, the other one from Visby to Oskarshamn. On this day of my trip, I has already crossed the sea and landed in Oskarshamn.

 Oskarhamn has a beautiful railway station building from 1906, built by architech Georg A. Nilsson.

 Oskarshamn is the end station for the railway to/from Nässjö. The ferry terminal is located next to the railway station.

 The old ticket hall, now closed.

 Old thermometer at the station.

 Different train types through the years

Back in 2013 the railway was operated with Y31 from Krösatåget company.

Unfortunately the region decided to shut down this line from 1st of December 2014. So, this picture is now a historic one.

 The reason was a low passenger number and high expenses on running a diesel powered train.

 One of the major sights in Oskarshamn is Fredriksbergs herrgård

 During this day the trip went further on to Öland

 Here is the bridge to the island of Öland

 Visiting Borgholm Castle which is today only a ruin of the fortress that was first built in the second half of the 12th century. The castle was destroyed in a fire on 14 October 1806

 The inner courtyard hosts concerts, theatre performances, and other events. In the summer of 1989, Swedish pop group Roxette shot material for six music videos during a concert, including "Listen to Your Heart".

 The model of the castle before the fire.