Swedish Train Travel Providers
SJAB | The national train operator |
MTR Express | Long Distance trains |
FlixTrain | Long Distance trains |
Snälltåget | Long Distance trains |
Vy | Overnight trains to (and from) the North |
SL (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik) | Travel within Greater Stockholm |
Mälartåg | Travel around Mälardalen |
The Blue Train | Luxury train travel (suspended) |
Inlandsbanan | Trains along this historical route |
UL (Upplands Lokaltrafik) | Travel within Uppland |
1409 | Where are all the passenger trains? Here! Goods trains no longer shewn! |
Swedish Railways & Museums
Spårvägsmuseet | Stockholm’s museum featuring the transport history of the capital city. (Re-opened at a new location, smaller, but hasn’t lost any of its charm or character!) |
Art in the T-bana | The world’s longest art exhibition, with art at each of the 100 stations! |
Östra Södermanlands Järnväg | This is a 600mm gauge railway running between Laggesta and Mariefred, and between Laggesta and Taxinge. |
Lennakatten (Upsala-Lenna Jernväg) | This is a preserved part of the Roslags railway in 891mm gauge, now with interchange at Uppsala Central Station! |
Smalspårjärnvägar Västervik-Hultsfred | This is what’s left of the former VHVJ – worth visiting (Railway and website). |
Dressin Hire | Dressin (Rail Cycle) hire available at Hultsfred, Virserum and Åseda on the former VHVJ route. |
Böda Skogsjärnväg (Öland) | This delightful little railway is all that’s left of the railways on Öland. |
Göteborgs Spårvägar | Gothenburg trams |
Nässjö Järnvägsmuseum | Railway museum also offering many railtours through the year. |
Swedish Railway Clubs & News
Scandianavian Railways Society | Interest Group for Scandinavian Railways – based in the United Kingdom |
Interessengemeinschaft Skandinavische Eisenbahnen | Interest Group for Scandinavian Railways – based in Germany |
Svenska Järnvägsklubben | The Swedish Railway Club. Produces “Tåg” magazine. |
Modelljärnvägsmagasinet | A professional model railway magazine devoted to Swedish interests, text in Swedish but well illustrated and very informative. |
(Swedish) Railway history in pictures | Large selection of Swedish railway pictures. |
Hans Högman’s History of Railways in Sweden | Very well detailed history of Sweden’s Railways |
Järnväg | Source of information about trains, routes, operators, and more; all in Swedish. |
Swedish Railway Signalling | Modern SJ signalling: subtle difference (80kmh) with existing signals and new aspects for new lines! Where the description of the Distant Signals says “… in advance of the home signal in question,” it should of course be “… to the rear of the home signal in question”. |
Swedish Railway Signalling – Overview | A very brief (but beautifully illustrated) introduction to Swedish Railway Signalling. Text in English. |
Swedish Railway Signalling – Technical History | Technical history of Swedish railway signalling (in Swedish only). |
Swedish Locos | Details about every loco operated by SJ or GC, and other information |
Swedish Model Railway Shops & Manufacturers
MJ-Hobbyexperten | This is Stockholm’s leading supplier of model railways with, understandably, a good Swedish selection. |
Stenvalls | Railway (and other hobby) bookstore in Malmö with good mail order service. |
Eskader | Model shop in Stockholm; mostly Märklin, but has large second-hand collection, and many scenic items (building kits, cars, greenery, boats). |
Trafik-Nostalgiska Förlaget | ‘Transport’ themed book publisher and shop in Gamla Stan |
Stockholm Modelljärnvägsklubb (SMJ) | Club in Stockholm that also produces railway models, books and paints |
HNoll | Swedish manufacturer of 1980s carriages. |
Byggsvenskt | Swedish manufacturer of etched kits & chassis/drives; and decals |
Skultorps Vagn & LokVerkstad (SV&LV) | Swedish manufacturer of kits, including former Perlmodell brand |
WinterZone | Producer of many useful accessories for railway and surrounding environment. |
Entec | Manufacturer of useful high quality components for Swedish model railways, including signals and catenary. Web-site in Swedish only. |
Tekno-Bygg | Manufacturer of small model components in brass and white-metal. |
Lokstallet | Manufacturer of kits including former UGJ Models |
SwedTram | Manufacturer of Swedish Tram kits |
Modelltåg | A directory (in Swedish) of models produced for the Swedish railways |
Dekas | Danish producer of models, including Swedish. |
NMJ | Norwegian producer of models, including Swedish; and 1960s carriages especially. |
Symoba | Retrofit couplings, as recently fitted to some FLMJ/RTJ models |
Model Train Prices | Website helping people compare model train prices across 900+ shops, including ±20 shops in Sweden. |
Swedish Model Railways
Miniature Kingdon (Kungsör) | Swedish model railway in Kungsör, open at weekends |
Finspångs Modelljärnvägsklubb | Swedish model railway club in Finspång, visits by appointment |
Hallsbergs Modelljärnvägsförening | Swedish model railway club in Hallsberg, sproadic open events |
General Sweden
Radio Sweden | Sweden’s news in American (Simplified English)! |
SAS – Scandinavian Air Service | The Scandinavian way to fly to Sweden. |
Swedish Institute | More information about Sweden; SI also publishes many books. |
Swedish National Heritage Board | Preserving Sweden’s Heritage. |
Other Railways
Little Red Train @ Phoenix Hill | The London Underground in 1:8 scale and various other trains, including a Swedish H0 interest, owned by two of our Friends. |
Great Cockcrow Railway | An inspirational miniature railway where several of our Friends have volunteered over the years, and some still do. |
Spinney Light Railway | Another miniature railway, not open to the general public, but interesting and inspiring, and in which some of us had an active interest. |
Daniel Hill’s Railway Photos | Friend, Daniel Hill’s photo gallery, which includes some pictures from the former FLMJ. |
The European Railway Server | This is a site dedidcated to all European railways. It contains an excellent photo gallery and a stock list for many European railways (SJ included) plus a Railway Software section and other articles of interest to the enthusiast. |
Railserve | Directory of Rail-Related websites. |
The UK Model Shop Directory | The largest resource for British Outline Model Railway enthusiasts everywhere. Providing a Model Shop directory with A-Z Maps for the UK, Suppliers directory, Events Calendar, Societies listings and links. |
Model Railway Forum | Questions and answers to many railway modelling topics, managed by one of our Friends. |
Western Model Railway Society | Model railway club in west London whose lamented 00-gauge railway features in older photos on this website! |