French inventor Heilmann's steam-electric locomotive from 1897

Heilmann's steam-electric locomotive looked surprisingly modern.

This is one of French inventor Jean Jacques Heilmann's two steam-electric locomotives built in 1897 for the French  Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest company. Although the trains did not reach mass production, they can be considered the precursors of later diesel-electric locomotives and other self powered locomotives which use an electric transmission.

The Malmö railway station now - and in the year 1900

The Malmö Central Station train shed.

The first railway station in Malmö was opened in 1856, coinciding with the opening of the Malmö - Lund railway. Since the opening the railways station has been rebuilt, extended and modernised several times to cater for changing needs.

A new train shed with four new tracks was built in 1891. This is how it looked at the turn of the century:

The Malmö railways station train shed in 1900.



Another photo, probably shot in 1897.


In 1924 architect Folke Zettervall designed a new train shed, which is still in use, although most of the train traffic has moved to the new lower level:

In 2000, both local and long-distance trains began running directly to Denmark via the new Öresund Bridge. Malmö became the centre of the new Oresund train regional railway system spanning eastern Denmark and much of southern Sweden, which in 2009 became integrated with local buses and trains in most of its service areas. The trains were, however, forced to reverse direction in Malmö’s terminal station, creating delays for anyone travelling to Denmark from Lund and beyond, and restricting the frequency of service, as each train had to both enter and leave Malmö by the same tracks.
The opening of the City Tunnel in December 2011 made it possible for passenger trains to travel through the station, which had previously been a terminus, and most traffic shifted to the new lower level. All passenger traffic to Denmark now uses the tunnel, and most local trains continue to the new Triangeln and Hyllie stations even if they are not going beyond Malmö. The existing train shed was, however, renovated at the same time, to accommodate occasional long-distance trains including some services to Stockholm and the night express to Berlin, but several tracks were removed to make room for an extended bus terminal.
 (Source: Wikipedia)

This is how the Malmö Central Station train shed looks today:

The old train shed is nowadays mostly used by long-distance trains.



In one of the old halls there are now a number of restaurants and coffee shops.



Another image of the restaurant hall.


The world's largest locomotive in 1909

This ore transport engine , built by Motala Mek. Verkstad was delivered to the Swedish railways in 1909.

In the early 20th century there was a growing international demand for Swedish iron ore. In order to facilitate ore exports, the Swedish state railways ordered this locomotive, which at the time was considered to be the largest in the world. The length of the engine, delivered in 1909, was 20 m.