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| Author: | John Stewart [ Mon Aug 25, 2003 3:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Swedish steam exports? |
I have started working as a fireman on a full size Swedish steam locomotive that was exported to Canada. I seem to remember that a lot of mothballed steam was "up for grabs" about 15 years ago. What happened to it all? are there still steam locomotives available? Thanks; John Stewart Ottawa, Canada. Ottawa CMST Shay freewrl-1@rogers.com |
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| Author: | Richard [ Mon Aug 25, 2003 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swedish steam exports? |
John: A Swedish 4-6-0 is operated by the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad, out of Unity, Maine. Currently, it is down for repairs. The story I was told in Unity was that at the close of steam, the Swedes overhauled much of their fleet, greased and oiled them, pushed them into sheds as a strategic supply in the event of emergency or if the Diesels didn't cut it, and padlocked the doors. It was only a few years ago that they felt the locos were no longer necessary and put them up for bid. Now I say this without confirmation, but I was told that scores of Swedish steam locos remain stored, awaiting purchase and export. Most are ready to run. The B&ML RR also purchased a fleet of passenger cars to go with their loco. Currently, trains are hauled by a GE 70T, or an ex-B&M Budd Car. glueck@maine.edu |
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| Author: | Truls Rasmussen [ Tue Aug 26, 2003 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swedish steam exports? |
> John: > A Swedish 4-6-0 is operated by the Belfast > and Moosehead Lake Railroad, out of Unity, > Maine. Currently, it is down for repairs. > The story I was told in Unity was that at > the close of steam, the Swedes overhauled > much of their fleet, greased and oiled them, > pushed them into sheds as a strategic supply > in the event of emergency or if the Diesels > didn't cut it, and padlocked the doors. It > was only a few years ago that they felt the > locos were no longer necessary and put them > up for bid. Now I say this without > confirmation, but I was told that scores of > Swedish steam locos remain stored, awaiting > purchase and export. Most are ready to run. > The B&ML RR also purchased a fleet of > passenger cars to go with their loco. > Currently, trains are hauled by a GE 70T, or > an ex-B&M Budd Car. HI! in Northern Sweden there is severale Yards that has track by track with steam locomotives. Regards Truls truls_r@hotmail.com |
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| Author: | Jim Butler [ Tue Aug 26, 2003 5:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swedish steam exports? |
The Swedish reserve fleet was finally declared ready to be sold off just after the Berlin Wall and the iron curtain to eastern Europe came down. THe Swedes placed a high price on their steam locomotives at a time when a flood of eastern Europeon steam became available and flooded the market. The Swedes waited about one year too late to declare their steam fleet surplus. I have a photo in Eisenbahn Kurrier magazine of a train of 28 steam locomotives being brought out of Poland for use in Western Europeon railroad mueseums. jim1522@aol.com |
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