Swedish Railways & Museums
SJ – Statens Järnvägar | Swedish State Railways, this site is more for taking bookings than for news. In Swedish. |
SL – Storstockholms Lokaltrafik | The Stockholm metro / T-bana. See also our new link for the art on the T-bana. |
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). Website in Swedish with a summary in English. |
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 |
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 Clubs & News
The Scandinavian Railways Society | An organisation based in the UK with a world-wide membership that brings its members news and articles from the railways of Denmark, Norway, Finland & Sweden – In English |
Interessengemeinschaft Skandinavische Eisenbahnen | Interest Group Scandinavian Railways – based in Germany |
Svenska Järnvägsklubben | The Swedish Railway Club. Their journal is in Swedish, but their website has a good English section. |
Modelljärnvägsmagasinet | A professional model railway magazine devoted to Swedish interests, produced three times a year; text in Swedish but well illustrated and very informative. |
(Swedish) Railway history in pictures | Large selection of Swedish railway pictures. |
Järnväg | Source of information about trains, routes, operators, and more; all in Swedish. |
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. |
Tekno-Bygg | A ‘cottage-based’ industry that produces small model components in brass and white-metal. |
Entec | Manufacturer of useful high quality components for Swedish model railways, including signals and catenary. Web-site in Swedish only. |
Modellproduktion | Producer of (mainly) plastic kits in Sweden, including some especially interesting locomotives. Swedish text. |
NMJ | Norwegian producer of models, including a good Swedish selection. Note: following Brexit you may want to move between their European site and their Norwegian site! |
Modelltåg | A directory (in Swedish) of models produced for the Swedish railways |
Stockholm Modelljärnvägsklubb (SMJ) | Club in Stockholm that also produces railway models, books and paints |
Lokstallet | Small manufacturer of kits including former UGJ Models |
Byggsvenskt | Small manufacturer of etched kits and decals |
Skultorps Vagn & LokVerkstad | Manufacturer of Swedish kits, including former Perlmodell brand |
Swedtram | Manufacturer of Swedish Tram kits |
HNoll | Swedish manufacturer of 1980s carriages. |
Eskader | Model shop in Stockholm; mostly Märklin, but has large second-hand collection, and many scenic items (building kits, cars, greenery, boats). |
Symoba | Retrofit couplings, as recently fitted to some FLMJ models |
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-English! |
The Local | More up to date news from Sweden in English |
SAS – Scandinavian Air Service | The Scandinavian way to fly to Sweden. |
Swedish Institute | More information about Sweden; SI also publish many books. |
Swedish National Heritage Board | Preserving Sweden’s Heritage. |
Other Railways
Little Red Train | Two 7¼” gauge historic London Underground trains, owned by an AJF member. |
Great Cockcrow Railway | A more local miniature railway with some members from AJF. |
Daniel Hill’s Railway Photos | AJF member Daniel Hill’s photo gallery, which includes some pictures of the 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. |
Western Model Railway Society | Model railway club in west London whose lamented 00-gauge railway features in older photos on the FLMJ website! |