Showing posts with label trains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trains. Show all posts

Friday, 25 October 2013

"I Heard That Lonesome Whistle" (on the Danish side of the Sound)

From my place (in Hittarp, Sweden) I often hear this yellow Danish train whistle on its way to or from Helsingør on the other side of the Sound ...



 
PS
While in the mood ...
 
 
 

Thursday, 21 February 2013

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.