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Locomotives in line, evening, shining lights and longer shutter speeds that give speed strokes in the picture.

Swedish Railway Timeline

Welcome on a journey through the history of the Swedish railways.

Uniformed conductor hanging out through an open door and giving a signal.

History of the railway

Below we have collected information about some of the buildings, facilities and professions that were of importance to the railway – and about the railway’s development through the ages.

Locomotive standing at the platform in front of the station building, puffing smoke in dusk.

The Railway Museum owns more than 300 railway vehicles. Many of these are used in our train service, where you can both look at, experience and ride with them. Those are the railway vehicles that are presented below.

Close-up of open train carriage with passenger cars loaded.

Research

Research is an important part of the Railway Museum's activities. Read more about the projects being carried out below.

A row of busts of men on a warehouse shelf.

Collections

The collections consist of 300 vehicles, 25,000 artefacts, 500,000 photos and an archive and library.

About the Railway Museum

Welcome to the Swedish Railway Museum in Gävle. The railway museum for all of Sweden.

Publications

Here you can read about and order publications and books produced by the Swedish Railway Museum.