SJ C4 - Strömsnäsbruk, Sverige
N 56° 33.142 E 013° 43.919
33V E 422050 N 6268279
A really old train car located outside the Skåne-Smålands Railroad museum
Waymark Code: WM1B3E9
Location: Kronoberg, Sweden
Date Posted: 11/27/2024
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A really old passenger car located outside the Skåne-Smålands Railroad museum. It belonged to the Swedish State Railways (SJ) and has the number 1595.
This type of train cars, which is probably an SJ C4 (
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There is entry and and a small platform at both ends of the train car and all windows can be opened.
Strömsnäsbruk's former train station has been converted into and now functions as a Railroad museum.
Strömsnäsbruk train station is the main station on the former SSJ (Skåne-Smålands Järnväg). SSJ was a railway between Skåne and Värnamo. The former private railway SSJ was founded in 1889. In 1940, SSJ, like all Swedish private railways, was nationalized and taken over by the Swedish State Railways (SJ). In 1968, passenger traffic on the line stopped and in 2000, freight traffic was also discontinued.
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