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The museum opens in summer 2024, but you're welcome to contact us if you have any questions in the meantime.
Welcome
The Swedish Railway Museum opens for visitors in summer 2024.
The Swedish Railway Museum will open again in:
73 days, 23 hours, 34 minutes and 47 seconds
After a few years of renovation, the Swedish Railway Museum is happy to announce it reopens in summer 2024.
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About the Swedish Railway Museum
Welcome to the Swedish Railway Museum in Gävle. The railway museum for all of Sweden. The Railway Museum will reopen in the summer of 2024 after being closed for renovation for a number of years.
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Part of SMTM
The Swedish Railway Museum is part of the Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums (SMTM).
Our Trains
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Baggage car F1 25074
This cute little baggage car was built back in 1899.
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Bar and buffet carriage S1 3607
This bar and buffet carriage, called the Sahlin Carriage, has an exciting history from the days of Dollartåget.
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Combination baggage car and third-class carriage CF4 3896
This small passenger carriage, called CF 550, was built back in 1901 as a third-class carriage for the stretch of track known as Nässjö-Oskarshamns Järnväg (NOJ).
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Combination first and second class carriage ABo6c 2971
The combination first and second class carriage is the oldest in the Swedish Railway Museum’s fleet. It was built back in 1926 for the East Coast Line (Ostkustbanan).
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Combination second class and buffet carriage Co8cs 3200
Passenger carriage Co8cs 3200 is a combination second class and buffet carriage. It has compartments and saloons with 54 seats, and a smaller café area at one end with 24 seats.
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Couchette BC2T 3566
BC2T 3566 is a couchette carriage, but began its life as a seating carriage in 1944. In the 1960s, couchettes became a popular and cheaper alternative to sleeper carriages.
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Crew carriage DFo25b 3096
At one end of our trains there is almost always a large carriage with some funny skylights. This is DFo25b 3096, which was built by SJ as a postal wagon and baggage car in 1935.
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Diesel locomotive DAL 651
DAL 651 is a light shunter that runs fossil-free on Ecopar Bio 100. A light shunter is a type of locomotive that is used for shunting and has a maximum power of 300 hp.
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Diesel locomotive Z 68
SJ’s first type of motorised locomotive was letter series Z, a very small locomotive manufactured by Bjurström AB Slipmaterial in Västervik.
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Diesel-electric locomotive T41 204
The diesel-electric locomotive T41 204 was built by NOHAB in 1956 under licence from GM.
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Diesel-electric locomotive T42 205
T42 205 is a diesel-electric locomotive that was EMD’s demonstrator locomotive for Europe.
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Diesel-electric locomotive T43 235
T43 is a diesel-electric locomotive, built by NOHAB between 1961 and 1963 under licence from GM.
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Electric locomotive D 432
Electric locomotive D 432 was manufactured in 1936. It was part of a series of 333 locomotives produced by SJ and the private railways Bergslagarnes Järnväg and Dalslands Järnväg between 1925 and 1943.
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Electric locomotive Da 820
Electric locomotive Da 820 was produced by several workshops working together in 1953. This locomotive model was ordered by SJ in the 1950s and was part of a series of 93 locomotives, numbered between 790 and 941.
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Electric locomotive Da 888
Electric locomotive Da 888 was produced by several workshops working together in 1955. This locomotive model was ordered by SJ in the 1950s and was part of a series of 93 locomotives, numbered between 790 and 941.
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Electric locomotive Ra 846
SJ was facing increasing competition from passenger car and air travel, and wanted to attempt to reach higher speeds. They therefore partnered with ASEA to develop electric locomotive Ra. Two of these models were built by NOHAB and ASEA in 1955.
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Electric locomotive Rc1 1007
When SJ wanted to modernise its electric locomotive fleet, the Rc locomotive was born. It is a bogie locomotive, with thyristor drive and substantial horsepower. These locomotives could be used for both freight and passenger traffic, and offered a slightly higher speed.
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First class carriage A2 5043
This carriage type is still considered by many to be the most comfortable carriage ever built. It was commonly used on main line express trains in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
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First class carriage: Ao15b 3295
First class carriage Ao15b 3295 was one of SJ’s most luxurious carriage types in the 1940s and was commonly used in express trains on the main lines. It was originally built for second class by Kalmar Verkstad in 1940 as a riveted steel carriage.
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First class carriage: Ao15b 4356
First class carriage Ao15b 4356 is basically the same as carriage 3295, but is 11 years younger. This can be seen in the welded carriage body and the slightly simplified interior compared to carriage 3295.
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Freight wagon Giu 37448
Freight wagon type G saw the light of day in 1935 and was considered large and spacious at that time.
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Light shunter Z65
Z65 is a light shunter that runs fossil-free on Ecopar Bio 100. A light shunter is a type of locomotive that is used for shunting and has a maximum power of 300 hp.
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Light shunter Z67 626
Z67 is a light shunter that runs fossil-free on Ecopar Bio 100. A light shunter is a type of locomotive that is used for shunting and has a maximum power of about 300 hp.
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Light shunter Z67 630
Z67 is a light shunter that runs fossil-free on Ecopar Bio 100. A light shunter is a type of locomotive that is used for shunting and has a maximum power of about 300 hp.
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Machine transporter wagon Qbo 985 3 269-0
Machine transporter wagon Qbo is a very special wagon designed to transport other railway vehicles. You raise the wagon using a jack with a boom under the wagon and can roll out a bogie at one end.
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MDR 2907
In the 1930s, SJ ordered a number of inspection draisines from Hilding Carlssons Mekaniska Verkstad in Umeå. Our motorised draisine was called 137 when it was delivered, and it was later given the number it has today, 2907.
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Model H closed wagons
The Swedish Railway Museum has three model H wagons in service: Hbis, Hbins, and Hbillns. A common denominator among these is that the entire side of the wagon can be opened via sliding doors. The wagons are used by the Swedish Railway Museum for its own transports.
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Open wagon Kbs 335 0 793-1
Kbs is an open wagon with low drop sides and stanchions. The wagon is used by the Swedish Railway Museum for its own transports.
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Open wagon Oms 371 4 762-2
The Oms is an open wagon that can either be loaded with a flat bed or with the drop sides raised. The wagon is used by the Swedish Railway Museum for its own transports.
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Open wagon Res 393 6 002-3
Res is an open wagon that is longer than the OMS wagon, but has the same function with flat bed, stanchions and drop sides. The wagon is used by the Swedish Railway Museum for its own transports.
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Railbus trailer UBF7Z 2095
If you watch the Swedish Railway Museum’s railbus train, you have a good chance of seeing railbus trailer UBF7Z 2095. As the name implies, it is an engineless trailer that is pulled by one or two railbuses.
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Railbus Y6 1109
Y6 1109 is a railbus built by AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna (ASJ) in Linköping in 1957.
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Railbus Y7 1113
Y7 1113 is a railbus built by AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna (ASJ) in Linköping in 1957.
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Railcar Y1 1343
In the mid-1970s, SJ's old Y6–Y8 railcars were wearing out and SJ was looking for new ones.
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Restaurant carriage: Ro3b 3749
Restaurant carriage Ro3b 3749 has a kitchen, two dining rooms and 48 seats. Built in 1946 in a series of three by Kalmar Verkstad, it has a welded steel body and was SJ’s first fully electric restaurant carriage.
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Second class carriage Co8d 3137
The carriage interior consists of both compartments and saloons, offering a total of 86 seats. It has undergone very few changes since it was built.
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Second class carriage Co9b 2798
Built in 1930 by Kockums in Malmö, second class carriage Co9b 2798 is a passenger carriage with a riveted steel body. This carriage type of one of SJ’s first major steel carriage series.
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Sleeper carriage WL5DE 4639
Sleeper carriage WL5DE 4639 was built in 1958. As the first of SJ’s then outdated sleeper carriage fleet, it underwent a complete renovation in 1988. With the renovation, it became the first sleeper carriage with showers and toilets in the compartments.
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Steam locomotive B 1316
Steam locomotive B 1316 was built by Motala Verkstad in 1917 and was part of a series of 96 locomotives.
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Steam locomotive B 1429
Steam locomotive B 1429 was built by Motala Verkstad in 1919 and was part of a series of 96 locomotives that SJ purchased over the years.
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Steam locomotive C7 1774
The Swedish private railways developed completely different models of locomotives than SJ. Bergslagarnes Järnvägar (BJ) from Falun to Gothenburg was the largest company, and their locomotive model A/C/C3 from 1901 was a fast train engine for light and fast trains.
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Steam locomotive E10 1746
The E10 1746 is quite modern for a steam locomotive, and was built for heavy freight trains on tracks with low axle load.
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Steam locomotive Ka 692
Steam locomotive Ka 692 was built back in 1901 at Vagn & Maskinfabriken in Falun. It was the first locomotive the factory built.
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Steam locomotive N 576
Steam locomotive N 576 was manufactured at Motala Verkstad in 1900. SJ was in need of new and stronger shunter locomotives and purchased eight of the N-series.
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Steam locomotive S1 1923
Steam locomotive S1 1923 is the newest steam locomotive in the Swedish Railway Museum’s collection. After World War II, there was a need for stronger traction, but diesel locomotives were not advanced enough to replace steam locomotives. The last order of steam locomotives placed by SJ was of model S1.
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Third class carriage Co13 2832
In the early 20th century, Stockholm was growing rapidly and many of the city’s inhabitants were moving out to suburbs outside the city. Most of these suburbs have a railway or tram station. To enable people to travel smoothly between their homes and the city centre, special local train services were introduced.
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Train heater wagon S17d 55134
In the days of steam locomotives, passenger trains were heated with steam and the light typically came from generators and batteries under the carriages.
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Trolley MTR 033 3091
In the past, it was common for railway maintenance personnel to use small motorised trolleys to transport personnel and materials on the track.
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Water tank wagon Ge 47133
In many trains, you can see a covered goods wagon called Ge 47133. It was very common in freight trains in Sweden up to the 1980s.
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Well wagon Uaai 993 0 002-5
Uaai is a six-axle special wagon for transporting bulky and heavy objects. The wagon is used by the Swedish Railway Museum for its own transports.