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The Rail Market in the Nordic Countries – 2013 Brooks Market Intelligence Reports, part of Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd www.brooksreports.com Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013. All rights reserved. No guarantee can be given as to the correctness and/or completeness of the information provided in this document. Users are recommended to verify the reliability of the statements made before making any decisions based on them.
Contents Introduction 5 Denmark 6 Government and official bodies 7 Transportministeriet 7 Trafikstyrelsen 7 Banedanmark 7 Regional traffic authorities 7 Passenger train operators active in Denmark 8 Arriva Tog A/S 8 Danske Statsbaner 8 DSB S-Tog A/S 9 DSB Øresund A/S 9 Lokalbanen A/S 9 Midtjyske Jernbaner A/S 9 Nordjyske Jernbaner A/S 9 Regionstog A/S 10 Vestbanen A/S 10 Freight train operators active in Denmark 10 CFL cargo Danmark ApS 10 DB Schenker Rail Scandinavia A/S 10 Midtjyske Jernbaner Drift A/S 10 Urban rail and metros 11 Århus 11 København 11 Odense 11 Finland 12 Government and official bodies 13 Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö 13 Liikenteenturvallisuusvirato 13 Liikennevirasto 13 VR Group Oy 13 VR Track Oy 13 Helsingin seuden liikenne 13 Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy 13 Passenger train operators active in Finland 14 Oy Karelian Trains Ltd 14 VR 14 Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 2
Freight train operators active in Finland 14 Karhulan-Sunilan Rauatatie Oy 14 Proxion Train Oy 15 Ratarahti Oy 15 VR Transpoint 15 Urban rail and metros 15 Helsinki 15 Norway 16 Government and official bodies 17 Samferdselsdepartmentet 17 Jernbaneverket 17 Statens jernbanetilsyn 17 Ruter AS 17 Baneservice AS 17 Passenger train operators active in Norway 17 Flytoget AS 17 Flåmsbana AS 18 NSB AS 18 NSB Gjøvikbanen AS 18 Freight train operators active in Norway 19 Cargolink AS 19 Cargonet AS 19 Grenland Rail AS 19 LKAB Malmtrafikk AS 19 Urban rail and metros 20 Bergen 20 Oslo 20 Trondheim 20 Sweden 21 Government and official bodies 23 Näringsdepartmentet 23 Transportstyrelsen 23 Jernhusen 23 Statens Järnvägar 23 Trafikverket 23 Infranord AB 23 Arlandabanan Infrastructure AB 23 AB Transitio 23 Regional traffic authorities 24 Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 3
Passenger train operators active in Sweden 25 Arriva Tåg AB 25 A-train AB 25 Botnia Tåg AB 25 DSB Sverige AB 26 Inlandståget AB 26 SJ AB 26 Skandinaviska Jernbanor AB 27 Svenska Tågkompaniet AB 27 Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen AB 28 Veolia Transport Sverige AB 28 Freight train operators active in Sweden 28 CFL cargo Sverige AB 28 DB Schenker Sverige AB 29 Green Cargo AB 29 Hector Rail AB 29 Inlandståget AB 29 LKAB Malmtrafik AB 29 Railcare Tåg AB 30 Real Rail AB 30 Rush Rail AB 30 TM Rail AB 30 TX Logistik AB 30 Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen AB 31 Tågfrakt AB 31 Vida AB 31 Urban rail and metros 31 Göteborg 31 Norrköping 31 Stockholm 31 Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 4
Introduction This Brooks Market Intelligence Report aims to provide a concise guide to the structure of the rail market in the four Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. While the industry in this region may seem established and mature, it continues to witness significant investments in both its main line and urban rail infrastructure. Enhancements to national networks range from electrification projects and schemes to add capacity in Finland and Norway to plans to build very high-speed lines in Sweden. In Denmark, a major addition to the transport network will be a planned subsea rail link with Germany. In the urban rail sector, new light rail lines are projected in Denmark, there are continuing moves to develop metro networks in Helsinki and Oslo, and Stockholm’s system is planning the procurement of new rolling stock. Pointers to all these developments are included in this report. Also provided is a full listing of the companies providing passenger and freight services in the four countries, together with summaries of the fleets they use. The report clarifies the structure of a market where many passenger services are operated under fixed term contracts, including links to the authorities awarding these. In addition, government departments and other official bodies responsible for railway infrastructure, regulation, safety and licensing are also covered. Links are included to the websites of all organisations listed in the report, enabling users to conduct further research or obtain contact details. January 2013 Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 5
DENMARK Denmark has a national rail network totalling 2,037 route-km, of which 45% is double-track; 454 km is electrified on the 25 kV AC system and 172 km, all in the Greater København area, on the 1.5 kV DC system. There are five companies owned by local government that operate a further 517 km of non-electrified single-track lines and carry around 5% of the country’s passenger traffic. Passenger numbers have been slowly rising in recent years, particularly in the København area, but there has been a recent decline in the amount of freight carried due to a fall in transit traffic, which makes up over 75% of the total. Danske Statsbaner (DSB), the long established state railway, was for many years responsible for all aspects of the national network, but at the beginning of 1997 infrastructure was separated off into a new company; the freight division and ancillary businesses have also been divested. DSB’s effective monopoly on freight traffic was ended at the beginning of 1999 and that for passenger traffic a year later, but lack of spare capacity has largely prevented competitors gaining a share of the market. The first franchises were let in 2001 (and re-let in 2009), but serious problems with a contract for cross-Øresund services that was awarded in 2007 have brought a halt to the offering of further franchise contracts. Network developments Major projects include a 56 km new line with a maximum possible speed of 250 km/h from København to Ringsted on which work is to start in the near future, with completion due in 2018, and doubling of one of the last remaining single-track sections of the main line in southern Jutland and of the Roskilde-Holbæk line. Upgrading the main line between Hobro and Aalborg to 160 km/h is due by 2018 and raising the line speed to 200 km/h between Ringsted and Odense is due by 2020. Fitting ERTMS to the system should start soon and be complete by 2021; electrification is also due to restart in the near future with the Lunderskov- Esbjerg line. A fixed link to Germany via the Fehmarn Belt is expected to open in 2021 (see below) and will require extensive doubling, upgrading and electrification of the lines to Rødby F; a new bridge across the Storstrøm may also be built. A large scale relaying programme and capacity improvements in København are both expected to be complete by the end of 2014. Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link The task of designing, planning and financing a fixed link between Denmark and Germany across the Fehmarnbelt has been entrusted to Femern A/S (www.femern.com), a subsidiary of the Danish state-owned company Sund & Bælt Holding A/S. It is also intended that Femern will own and operate the completed link, which will comprise a four-lane motorway and a double-track electrified railway running in an immersed tunnel of approximately 19 km between the Danish and German coast. Subject to approval by the Danish and German governments, expected in 2014-15, construction is due to begin in 2015 for completion by 2021. The cost of the tunnel is put at €5.5 billion at 2008 prices, with an additional €1.1-1.2 billion for works on the Danish side. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 6
Rolling stock developments
Other than a few AC electric trainsets, it is unlikely that there will be many new main line
rolling stock orders in the short term. Small numbers of light rail/tram-train vehicles will be
required for urban projects.
Government and official bodies
Transportministeriet (www.trm.dk)
The Transport Ministry has overall responsibility for the rail industry and will be responsible
for awarding any future franchises, but most of its other responsibilities are handled by other
authorities, mainly Trafikstyrelsen.
Trafikstyrelsen (www.trafikstyrelsen.dk)
Trafikstyrelsen carries out most of the Transportministeriet’s responsibilities for supervision
of the rail network and also advises the ministry on policy and strategy. It is responsible for
overseeing the development of public transport and its coordination, certification of rail
operators and rolling stock, overseeing the training of staff and safety policy; it also
maintains the vehicle keeper markings (VKM) register. It is responsible to the
Transportministeriet.
Banedanmark (www.bane.dk)
This authority owns and maintains the national network, i.e. all lines except those owned by
the traffic authorities, and is responsible for its maintenance and development, including
strategic planning. It includes a maintenance division that competes for contracts. It is also
responsible for traffic control and allocating capacity.
Regional traffic authorities
There are four regional traffic authorities that in addition to their general role of purchasing,
coordinating and supervising local public transport, including fares policy, are responsible for
the local railway companies in their areas:
• Midttrafik (www.midtrafik.dk) covers the central part of Jutland and is the majority
shareholder in the Midtjyske Jernbaner.
• Movia (www.moviatrafik.dk) covers all of Denmark to the east of the Great Belt,
with the exception of the outlying island of Bornholm, and owns two groups of lines:
Lokalbanen and Regionstog.
• Nordjyllandstrafik (www.nordjyllandstrafikselskab.dk) covers the northern part of
Jutland and is a majority shareholder in Nordjyske Jernbaner.
Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 7• Sydtrafik (www.sydtrafik.dk) covers the southern part of Jutland and owns the
infrastructure and rolling stock of the Vestbanen; operation of the line has been
contracted to Arriva Tog.
Passenger train operators active in Denmark
Arriva Tog A/S (www.arriva.dk)
This subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn-owned Arriva Danmark operates local passenger services
on 583 km of lines in central and western Jutland. The contract awarded by Trafikstyrelsen
runs for eight years from December 2010, with an option for a further two years; this contract
follows on from two that commenced in January 2003. Following agreement with the
Schleswig-Holstein transport authority and German operator NEG, from December 2010
most Arriva trains to Tønder were extended 17 km to Niebüll in Germany. The company also
operates passenger services on the 37.6 km Vestbanen between Varde and Nørre Nebel under
a contract for Sydtrafik that commenced in July 2012 and runs alongside the one for the rest
of the system.
Rolling stock: 43 Alstom Coradia LINT 41 diesel railcars, 2 of which are owned by Sydtrafik.
Danske Statsbaner (www.dsb.dk)
This is the former state railway that now only operates passenger services; since 1999 it has
been a state company owned by the Transport Ministry. It receives financial support under a
contract running from 2005 to 2014. Together with its subsidiaries DSB S-Tog and DSB
Øresund, DSB operates all passenger services on the national network except those run by
Arriva Tog. Long-distance services from København are divided into portions for different
termini on reaching Jutland and most lines have a better than hourly level of service. In 2011
DSB services (excluding DSB S-Tog) recorded 150 million passenger journeys (141 million
in 2010).
Subsidiary DSB Vedligehold A/S competes for rolling stock maintenance and rebuilding
contracts.
Rolling stock: 6 Class EA Bo-Bo 4,000 kW AC electric-locomotives; 44 four-car IR4 AC
EMUs; 35 Class ME 2,426 kW diesel-locomotives for suburban services east of the Great
Belt; 96 IC3 three-car articulated DMUs for long-distance services; and 64 Class MR and 20
Class MQ Desiro two-car DMUs for local services. There is an option for a further 80 MQ. A
pool of 13 four-car ICE-TD diesel-trainsets is hired from Deutsche Bahn for trains to
Germany. There are also 112 double-deck coaches.
Eighty-three four-car IC4 diesel-trainsets and 23 two-car IC2 should have been delivered by
the end of 2006, but only a few have entered service and the uncertainty over the type’s
future has bedevilled the company’s rolling stock plans. Two or three different EMUs are to
be hired or leased in the near future for assessment, after which 15 of the preferred type will
be acquired for the first stage of main line electrification.
Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 8DSB S-Tog A/S (www.dsb.dk/stog/) This wholly owned but largely independent subsidiary of Danske Statsbaner operates 172 km of double-track 1.65 kV DC lines in the København area. It receives financial support under a contract running from 2005 to 2014. In 2011 DSB S-Tog recorded 100.6 million passenger journeys (93 million in 2010). Rolling stock: A homogenous fleet of 104 eight-car and 31 four-car articulated EMUs delivered by Alstom (originally LHB) between 1995 and 2005. DSB Øresund A/S http://dsboresund.dk/ A seven-year contract starting in January 2009 was awarded to DSBFirst, in which Danske Statsbaner held a majority share, for the Danish Helsingør-København(-Malmö) route and for the continuation of its services over a large part of south and west Sweden. Serious financial problems resulted in the contract being split in December 2011 so that DSB Øresund is now only responsible for trains between Helsingør and Malmö; København-Malmö is jointly operated with Veolia Transport Sverige. Rolling stock: 34 Class ET/FT Øresund three-car bi-current EMUs in a pool with 77 similar Swedish-owned units. Lokalbanen A/S (www.lokalbanen.dk) This wholly owned subsidiary of transport authority Movia operates local passenger services only on five routes totalling 133 km to the north of København. Rolling stock: 25 Alstom Coradia LINT 41 DMUs and 4 Duewag RegioSprinters, the latter restricted to and entirely responsible for the Lyngby-Nærum line. The company also uses one former Danske Statsbaner GM-engined diesel-locomotive. Midtjyske Jernbaner A/S (www.mjba.dk) This subsidiary of Midttrafik is responsible for two lines in central Jutland, including owning their infrastructure. Passenger services on the 57 km Vemb-Thyborøn line are operated by subsidiary Midtjyske Jernbaner Drift A/S. Rolling stock: the Vemb-Thyborøn line employs 4 Duewag/Scandia two-car DMUs; Midtjyske Jernbaner Drift A/S also operates freight services. Replacement of the 4 trainsets is expected in the medium term. The 26.5 km Århus-Odder line has been operated by Danske Statsbaner using Class MQ Desiro DMUs since December 2012. Nordjyske Jernbaner A/S (www.njba.dk) This company is 89% owned by transport authority Nordjyllandstrafik and operates two lines totalling 57 km at the northern tip of Jutland. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 9
Rolling stock: 8 Siemens Desiro DMUs and 1 former Deutsche Bundesbahn Köf III tractor. Regionstog A/S (www.regionstog.dk) This subsidiary of transport authority Movia operates local passenger services only on four lines on the island of Sjælland and one on the island of Lolland totalling 200 km. Rolling stock: 16 Alstom Coradia LINT 41 and 13 1997-built Adtranz Flexliners DMUs. There are also 4 former Danske Statsbaner GM-engined diesel-locomotives and 3 tractors acquired from Deutsche Bundesbahn. Freight train operators active in Denmark CFL cargo Danmark ApS (www.cflcargo.dk) This company is a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based CFL cargo and operates a variety of traffic commodities, primarily to the west of the Great Belt. Rolling stock: 10 main line diesel locomotives – 3 former Danske Statsbaner and 6 former Luxembourg State Railways GM-engined diesel locomotives, plus one EMD JT42CWR. DB Schenker Rail Scandinavia A/S (www.rail.dbschenker.dk/rail-danmark-dk/start/) In 2001 Danske Statsbaner’s freight division was sold to the German DB Group, but much of the domestic traffic has been lost and the company is mainly concerned with international flows, particularly intermodal, and transit traffic. Rolling stock: international services to and through Denmark are operated by 13 Class EG 6,500 kW Co-Co electric-locomotives owned by the company and a pool of 17 Bombardier TRAXX electric locomotives owned by the parent company or the Swedish operator Green Cargo. There are also 8 Class MZ Co-Co 2,867 kW diesel locomotives and 15 shunting locomotives. Midjyske Jernbaner Drift A/S In addition to operating passenger services, this company operates freight services from Thyborøn to Herning, where traffic is exchanged with DBSchenker. Rolling stock: Two former Danske Statsbaner GM-engined diesel locomotives; there are also two former Danske Statsbaner tractors. Other freight operators Swedish companies Hector Rail and TX Logistik operate trains on the Padborg-Øresund transit route. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 10
Urban rail and metros Århus Letbane (www.midttrafik.dk/letbane/forside+-+letbane) Light rail/tram-train: in 2012 the Danish parliament gave approval to the Midttrafik transport authority for the construction of a 12 km double-track tramway as part of Phase 1 of a light rail system that will also host tram-train services. This initial line will form a city centre link between two regional railways, the Odderbanen and the Grenaabanen, allowing the introduction. The cost of Phase 1, including rolling stock, is estimated at €150-180 million. Construction is due to begin in 2013 for completion by 2016. Additional lines are planned. København - Metroselskabet I/S (www.m.dk) Metro: 2 lines, 20.2 km, 22 stops. A driverless metro, partially underground and partially raised above ground, opened in stages between 2002 and 2007. Operated by Metro Service A/S, a joint operation of Azienda Trasporti Milanese and Ansaldo STS. A circle line with 16 stations, the Cityringen, is under construction and is due to open in 2018. A further line to the north of the city is planned. Rolling stock: 34 three-car Ansaldo-built trains. København Letbane (www.moviatrafik.dk) Light rail: funding was secured in 2011 for a 28 km light rail around the western side of København, to be completed by 2020. The line will follow the alignment of the Ring 3 orbital motorway. The cost of the project was put at €496 million in 2011. Odense Letbane (www.odense.dk/letbane) Light rail: plans have been developed for a 21 km two-line light rail system with a common section through the city centre. Following completion of studies, the plans were to be subjected to public consultation in mid-2013, enabling construction to begin in 2016-17 for completion by 2020. The potential for a light rail system for Aalborg has also been explored, although in 2012 city authorities appeared to favour improvements to the bus network Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 11
FINLAND Finland has a rail network of 5,945 km of 1,524 mm gauge lines of which 53% is electrified and 90% is single-track. Although the system has a number of cross-border lines to Russia, the only connection to the rest of western Europe is via Tornio and the Swedish town of Haparanda, involving a change of gauge. Traffic The rising trend in overall passenger numbers has levelled off in recent years, with a dip in 2009; 80% of passenger traffic is in the Greater Helsinki area. In 1995 responsibility for the infrastructure and operations was split off from the state railway company Valtionrautatiet, which has since used its former abbreviation of VR as its title. Domestic passenger services are entirely operated by VR, most with some form of subsidy: it has a monopoly on this traffic until 2018 on lines outside the Greater Helsinki area that it already serves. Freight traffic has been falling and the domestic market was opened out in 2007, but the first companies are only now starting up. Network developments An 18 km line extending the Vantaankoski suburban branch to the main line from Helsinki to the north to provide a Ring Line serving Helsinki Airport is under construction at a cost of €655 million. The line will have five stations, with provision for three more to be added later, and will be suitable for speeds up to 120 km/h. Under the airport there will be an 8 km twin- bore tunnel with cross-passages at 200 metre intervals. Work started in spring 2009 and the line is due to open in June 2015; this is a year later than originally planned due to delays caused by the discovery of bacteria under the airport that produce acids that corrode concrete. Other projects include electrifying the line from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi by the end of 2013, and capacity improvements, including double-tracking between Seinäjöki and Oulu under the TEN programme, that are to be completed by 2016. Upgrading of the Tampere-Pori line may also start in the near future. There are plans to build a line to a mine at Sokli in the far north of the country. Rolling stock developments Other than the locomotive orders currently under consideration by VR, any rolling-stock orders are likely to be due to developments in the freight sector. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 12
Government and official bodies Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö (www.lvm.fi) The Transport and Communications Ministry has overall responsibility for the rail industry, most of which is exercised through its subordinate authorities. It is directly responsible for most subsidies and for issuing permits to operate. Liikenteen turvallisuusvirasto (www.trafi.fi) The Transport Safety Agency is responsible for overseeing the safe operation of the rail network, including issuing safety certificates and rolling stock approval. It is also responsible for maintaining the vehicle keeper markings (VKM) register. It has a duty to ensure that the network is managed in a non-discriminatory manner. Liikennevirasto (www.liikennevirasto.fi) The Transport Agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the railway infrastructure, and carrying out traffic operation. It is also responsible for allocating paths. VR-Group Oy (www.vrgroup.fi) The state-owned VR-Group is the successor to Valtionrautatiet, the old state railway, and is the parent company of a number of companies offering rail transport and associated services. It is responsible to the State Ownership Steering section of the Prime Minister’s Office. In 2010 the various parts of the VR concern changed their names to ones in the English language. VR Track Oy (www.vrtrack.fi) This subsidiary of VR Group competes for maintenance and renewal contracts on the Finnish network. Helsingin seudun liikenne (HSL) (www.hsl.fi) This authority is responsible for the planning, purchasing and coordination of all public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. It is also responsible for fares policy. Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy (www.junakalusto.fi) This company was founded in 2004 and is responsible for the purchase and maintenance of rolling stock for suburban services in the Greater Helsinki area. Ownership is shared between VR Group, Helsinki City Council and three other local councils in the area. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 13
Passenger train operators active in Finland Oy Karelian Trains Ltd (www.kareliantrains.fi) This is a joint operation of VR Group and Russian Railways that operates cross-border services between Helsinki and St Petersburg. Rolling stock: four Class Sm6 seven-car bi-current high-speed Pendolino electric-trainsets. VR (www.vr.fi) This is the passenger operating subsidiary of VR-Group and it operates all domestic trains in Finland. Most passenger services radiate from Helsinki but there is one cross-country line from Turku to Pieksämäki, plus a number of branch lines. The main lines are served by a mixture of S 220 services operated by Sm 3 Pendolino trainsets and locomotive-hauled consists. The furthest north sections of network are only served by overnight trains from the south. Service frequency is low except within about 200 km of Helsinki. In 2011 VR recorded 68.4 million passenger journeys (68.9 million in 2010). Of these, 55.1 million were on commuter services serving Helsinki, with 42.9 million of this figure accounted for by journeys within the HSL zone. Rolling stock: 109 Class Sr1 3,280 kW Bo-Bo electric-locomotives; 46 Class Sr2 6,000 kW Bo-Bo electric locomotives; 181 Class Dv12 1,000 kW B-B diesel-hydraulic locomotives; 24 Class Dr14 875 kW B-B diesel-hydraulic locomotives; and 18 Class Dr16 1,677 kW Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives. EMUs for Helsinki suburban services consist of 44 two-car Class Sm1, 50 two-car Class Sm2, 30 two-car Class Sm4 and 12 four-car inner-suburban Class Sm5; the Sm5 are owned by Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy and a total of 41 have been ordered. There are 18 six- car high-speed Sm3 electric trainsets for main line services. The only diesel trainsets are 16 Class Dm12 single-units. There are 621 passenger coaches, including 110 sleeping cars. VR has started the procurement process for 80 electric locomotives capable of 200 km/h, with a possible option for a further 97, and is expected to start the process of acquiring new diesel locomotives in the near future. VR is also acquiring small numbers of new sleeping cars, double-deck driving-trailers and restaurant cars. Freight train operators active in Finland Karhulan-Sunilan Rautatie Oy This is the only independent railway in Finland, operating a 6 km freight-only line using two locomotives. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 14
Proxion Train Oy (www.proxion.fi) This company is expected to start working trains in central Finland for the timber industry in late 2013. Ratarahti Oy This company is expected to start operating trains for the timber industry in south-east Finland in the near future. VR Transpoint (www.vrtranspoint.com) This subsidiary of VR-Group united its rail and logistics divisions in 2010 and is the main rail freight operator in Finland, handling all types of load. Volume lifted in 2011 was 34.8 million tonnes compared with 35.8 million in 2010. It intends to further develop international traffic to and from Russia and is also concentrating of trainload traffic. Traffic to and from Russia and the CIS states is being developed by Oy Freight One Scandinavia, a joint operation of VR Transpoint and Russian JSC Freight One. It uses diesel and electric locomotives shared with VR. Urban rail and metros Helsinki – Helsingin kaupungin liikenelaitos (www.hel.fi/hki/HKL/en/Etusivu) Metro (1,524 mm gauge): 2 lines, 21 km, 17 stations. Operated by HKL Metroliikenne. A westward extension is to open by 2020 and an eastward extension of the existing line is under consideration. Automatic operation is under development. Rolling stock: 54 two-car trains. 20 new four-car trains are on order from CAF, with delivery due 2014-16. Tramway (1,000 mm gauge): 11 routes, 95 km, 266 stops. Operated by HKL Raitioliikenne. Rolling stock: 132 vehicles. 40 new vehicles are on order from Transtech Oy, with delivery due from late 2013. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 15
NORWAY Norway has a rail network totalling 4,154 km, of which 61% is electrified and over 94% is single-track. Overall passenger numbers are generally rising, although there was a sharp dip in 2009, but there has been a fall in the proportion of long-distance passengers and an increase in those travelling short distances. Freight traffic has also displayed a rising trend, albeit with a dip in 2009, but as over 50% of the total tonnage is accounted for by iron ore exports through the port of Narvik, small fluctuations in this traffic can have a disproportionate effect on the overall figures. The national operator Norges statsbaner was split into two separate companies in 1996, with the infrastructure being taken over by Jernbaneverket, which was also the legal successor to the original company. Train operations were taken over by the new state-owned company NSB, which had its status changed to a limited liability company in 2002. Most passenger services are operated by NSB AS and these are subsidised as part of an agreement with the Samferdselministeriet covering the years 2012 to 2017. The only services not subsidised are daytime trains between Oslo and Bergen and Trondheim, and summer services on the Flåm railway. The passenger service on the 122 km Oslo-Gjøvik line was offered for tender, but this was awarded to a specially created subsidiary of NSB AS in 2005 and no more offers are expected in the immediate future. The line between Narvik and the Swedish border is operated as an extension of the Swedish network. Network developments Major projects around Oslo include the continuing realignment and doubling of sections of the Østfoldbane to Halden, with a significant project that includes a 19.5 km tunnel between Oslo and Ski in its early stages. On the Vestfoldbane to Larvik and Skien a new 14.2 km line between Holm and Nykirke, which includes a 12.3 km tunnel and an underground station, is due to open in 2015. Also on the Vestfoldbane, work started in 2012 on a new 22.8 km line between Larvik and Porsgrunn. Two-thirds of this will be in tunnel. It will be built for 250 km/h and completion is due in 2018. Work also started in 2012 on doubling around half of 59 km of line between Eidsvoll and Hamar, with completion due around 2016, but doubling of the remaining single-line sections may not be completed until 2025. Also around Oslo a number of improvements, including platform extensions, new turn-back facilities and additional stabling accommodation, are being made to cater for improved levels of suburban services. The 126 km line between Trondheim and Steinkjer is to be electrified: the first 39 km is to be doubled and some sections will be realigned; a new tunnel will be required north of Stjørdal. The line between Bergen and Arna is to be doubled by 2018, requiring over 7 km of new tunnelling. The capacity of the line between Narvik and the Swedish border is to be increased. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 16
Rolling stock developments Any new rolling stock orders are likely to be related to developments in the freight market. Government and official bodies Samferdselsdepartmentet (www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/sd.html?id=791) This ministry is responsible for the country’s rail system, but with the exception of the arrangements for financial support for loss making services, most of its responsibilities are carried out by its subsidiaries Jernbaneverket and Statens jernbanetilsyn. Jernbaneverket (www.jernbaneverket.no) This authority is responsible for the development and maintenance of the rail network. It is responsible for the network’s operations, including traffic control, and the allocation of pathways to operators. It is also responsible for collecting fees from operators. Statens jernbanetilsyn (www.sjt.no) This authority is responsible for approving, licensing and regulating operators, and for overseeing the safe operation of the network. It also maintains the VKM register. Ruter AS (www.ruter.no) Ruter is the purchasing, coordinating and supervising authority for public transport in Oslo and the adjoining Akershus district. Baneservice AS (www.baneservice.no) This subsidiary of Samferdselsdepartmentet competes for railway infrastructure maintenance and renewal contracts within and outside of Norway. Passenger train operators active in Norway Flytoget AS (http://flytoget.no) Flytoget operates a high-speed service between Oslo and Oslo Gardermoen Airport, carrying 5.9 million passengers in 2011. As NSB Gardermobanen AS the company was responsible for constructing the new sections of line required for the service and was initially in charge of Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 17
their maintenance and operation, but these responsibilities passed to Jernbaneverket in 2001. The company also changed its name to Flytoget at the beginning of 2001 and in 2003 it was separated from NSB: it is now responsible to the Nærings- og handelsdepartmentet (Ministry of Trade and Industry). Rolling stock: 16 Class BM 71 four-car EMUs. Flåmsbana AS (www.visitflam.no/flaamsbana/) This subsidiary of local council-owned development company Flåm Utveckling AS is responsible for both maintaining an all-year-round passenger service and developing the already considerable tourist traffic on the highly scenic and steeply graded 20 km Myrdal- Flåm line. Operation of the trains is carried out by NSB AS. Rolling stock: 6 dedicated Class El 17 electric locomotives and 12 coaches. NSB AS (www.nsb.no) NSB is a state-owned company responsible to the Samferdselsdepartmentet that operates, directly or indirectly, all domestic passenger services except for those provided by Flytoget. It is also the major operator of freight services on the main part of the network through its subsidiary Cargonet. It no longer operates passenger services outside Norway, except in association with or through its Swedish subsidiary Svenska Tågkompaniet. Main line services mostly radiate from Oslo but there is also a service north from Trondheim to Bodø. There is a network of services, both suburban and regional around Oslo, but elsewhere there are only limited suburban services serving the three major cities and few branch lines. Except for within a 150 km radius of Oslo and the provincial suburban services, train frequency is low. In 2011 NSB carried 52.5 million passengers (51.7 million in 2010). Rolling stock: 9 Class El 17 3,000 kW Bo-Bo; 22 Class El 18 5,400 kW Bo-Bo electric locomotives; and 5 Type Di 4 2,450 kW Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives. For medium- and long-distance services: 16 Class BM 70 four-car EMUs; 20 Class BM 73 four-car EMUs; and 23 Class BM 74 five-car EMUs. For suburban services in the Oslo area and some other local services in southern Norway: 67 Class BM 69 two- and three-car EMUs; 36 Class BM 72 four-car EMUs; delivery in progress of 43 Class BM 75 five-car EMU, which will replace some Class BM 69, the oldest of which date from 1970. For local services: 14 Class BM 92 and 15 Class BM 93 two-car DMUs. There are also 185 coaches, including 20 sleeping cars. NSB Gjøvikbanen AS (www.nsb.no/gjovikbanen/) This subsidiary of NSB AS has a contract to operate Oslo-Gjøvik services from 2006 to 2016, with a possible two-year extension. Rolling stock: 10 Class 69G three-car EMUs, nine of which were refurbished for the service. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 18
Swedish operators Norrtåg, SJ, SJ Norrlandståg and Svenska Tågkompaniet all operate passenger services on certain parts of the Norwegian network. Freight train operators active in Norway Cargolink AS (www.cargolink.no) Cargolink is a subsidiary of the Autolink car distribution company which is mainly involved in working trains of cars to destinations in Norway, including Narvik, and also to Malmö in Sweden. It does carry other traffic, some purely as backloads. Rolling stock: 8 Bombardier TRAXX 5,600 kW electric locomotives and 2 Class T66 EMD JT42CWR diesel-electric locomotives. Cargonet AS (www.cargonet.no) Cargonet is wholly owned by NSB AS and is the main freight operator within Norway, but with the exception of the Oslo-Narvik ‘Arctic Rail Express’, has largely withdrawn from operations outside the country. It primarily operates intermodal services but also handles bulk commodities in block trains. Around 8 million tonnes are carried annually. Rolling stock: 23 Class El 14 5,082 kW Co-Co electric-locomotives; 15 Class El 16 4,440 kW Bo-Bo electric locomotives; and 15 Class El 19 5,600 TRAXX Bo-Bo electric locomotves; further TRAXX may be ordered to replace the El 14, and some El 18 are also being hired from NSB. There are also 6 Class Di 8 1,570 kW Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives and 8 Class Di 12 3,178 kW Vossloh Euro 4000 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives. Grenland Rail AS (www.grenlandrail.no) This company received its licence to operate independently at the end of 2012 and provides feeder services to Swedish Green Cargo in southern Norway using three second-hand diesel locomotives. LKAB Malmtrafikk AS (www.lkab.com) This is a subsidiary of the Swedish LKAB Malmtrafik AB that is responsible for operation of its parent company’s iron ore trains in Norway. Swedish companies Green Cargo, Hector Rail, LKAB Malmtrafik, TX Logistik and Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen are licensed to operate in Norway, but all are limited to certain routes except for Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen, which may operate on the whole network except for the Myrdal-Flåm line. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 19
Urban rail and metros Bergen – Bybane i Bergen (www.bybanen.no) Tramway: one line, 9.8 km, 15 stops. Operated by Bybanen AS. The line was opened in 2010 and will be extended in two stages to Flesland airport by 2015. Rolling stock: 20 Stadler Variobahn trams. Oslo – Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS (www.ktpas.no) Metro: six lines, 84.2 km, 104 stations. Operated by Oslo T-banedrift AS (www.tbane.no). An extension of the Kolsåsbanen to Avløs is due for completion in 2013 and the Lørenbane is a new tunnel link between the Ringbane and the Grorudbane, due to be commissioned in 2015. An extension to Fornebu is under consideration. Rolling stock: 115 MX3000 three-car trainsets delivered 2007-12 by Siemens. Tramway: six lines, 39.6 km, 99 stops. Operated by Oslotrikken AS (www.trikken.no). Rolling stock: 72 trams. Stavanger Light rail: studies were in progress in 2012 on behalf of local councils into proposals for a possible 16 km Y-shaped system comprising a line from Stavanger to Sandness with a branch to the city’s airport. Trondheim – Gråkallbanen (www.graakallbanen.no) Tramway (metre gauge): one line, 8.8 km, 21 stops. Operated by Boreas Transport Bane AS. Rolling stock: 9 trams. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 20
SWEDEN Sweden has a railway network of 11,206 km, most of which is the responsibility of Trafikverket; the main exception is the 1,053 km Inlandsbanan, which is owned by a consortium of local councils. The network is 67% electrified and is entirely standard gauge except for the 65 km of the 891mm gauge Roslagsbanan in Stockholm. Sweden was relatively early to reorganise its rail market, with infrastructure and operations divided in 1988 and the freight market deregulated in 1996. The former state railways organisation (Statens Järnvägar/SJ) was split up in 2001, with passenger and freight operations separated from each other and from the other parts of the business. The government had a policy of keeping access fees low to encourage competition, but since 2010 these have risen considerably. Passenger traffic Passenger traffic has been rising in recent years and passenger journeys in 2011 totalled 187 million, 4% up on 2010. Most long-distance passenger services are operated on a commercial basis. Until 2009 SJ had a monopoly on lines where it did not require a subsidy, but this was then abolished for operations around weekends. Since the end of 2011 other operators have been free to compete at all times. Long-distance services requiring subsidy are negotiated by Trafikverket, while local services are negotiated by traffic authorities established by the län (county). Those services crossing county boundaries may be negotiated by two or more authorities working in cooperation, by companies set up by the traffic authorities for the purpose, or in cooperation with Trafikverket. The local authorities normally provide the rolling stock used on local and regional services, while the operators provide that used on long-distance services. One exception is the contract for overnight services to the far north of the country, which is automatically negotiated by Trafikverket and uses rolling stock supplied by Trafikverket. Freight traffic Freight was rising until 2009 when there was a sharp dip, followed by a rise in 2010 and then a fall by 1% to 67.9 million tonnes in 2011; intermodal traffic has been particularly healthy in recent years. In 2012 train-km were over 100 million for the first time, having risen 3% on the previous year. Although a number of small companies were formed from 1991 to act as feeders to SJ, freight traffic in Sweden was only deregulated in 1996 and most of the early companies were standalone ones that concentrated on relatively localised work; most of these have proved to be ephemeral. More recent entrants to the sector are often connected with other businesses, both from within the railway industry and from outside, and are mainly interested in long- distance and international work, particularly intermodal traffic, which has risen substantially in recent years. The port of Göteborg has proved a particular magnet for new operators. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 21
Infrastructure developments The infrastructure owner has been adding to its network of high-speed lines since the first opened in 1997. The northern section of the Botniabana from Örnsköldsvik to Umeå opened in 2010, with the southern section to Kramfors following in 2012. An electrified line, including 42 km of new construction, opened between Boden and Haparanda at the end of 2012. The Citytunnel through the centre of Malmö opened at the end of 2010. Major projects in progress include completion of the long-delayed 8.7 km Hallandsåsen tunnel near Båstad in the south of the country in 2015; work started in 1992, but was suspended from 1997 to 2005. The Getingmidjan (‘Wasp’s Waist’) project to provide a second line through the bottleneck in central Stockholm is expected to open in 2017: it includes a 6 km tunnel with two underground stations and a 1.7 km bridge. The new line will be used for suburban services, freeing capacity on the existing route for long-distance passenger and freight services. Work on around 20 km of four-tracking between Tomteboda in Stockholm and Kallhäll started in 2012, with completion expected in 2016. In the south of the country, extension of the Pågatåg network continues, with a service to Trelleborg expected to be added in 2015. Within the next five years work is expected to start on four-tracking sections of the main line from Stockholm on the approach to Malmö and construction of the 150 km Östlänken high- speed line from Järna to Linköping, although the latter may not open until 2028. Costed at SKR30 billion, the line is to be built for speeds of up to 320 km/h. Freight traffic will gain from the doubling of lines in the Göteborg harbour area, which is due to be completed by 2015, and the provision of a new bridge across the Göta Älv. The infrastructure owner has for many years been improving the alignment of main lines, especially the main route to the far north, and there is a continuing programme of capacity, axle-load and train length improvements, including double-tracking and adding crossing loops. Particular projects include the east coast line between Gävle and Sundsvall (work on eliminating the last sections of single line south of Gävle should start in 2013) and the Nynäshamn line; there is also a project to improve the lines in central Sweden used by north- south freight trains. Longer term projects on which construction work is unlikely to be started before late in the decade include the 8 km Västlänken through Göteborg (including a 6 km tunnel with three stations), a 7.5 km tunnel under Varberg, double-tracking to the north of Helsingborg and a new line between Göteborg and Borås. Neither electrifying the Älmhult-Olofström freight line and extending it south to join the Blekinge Coast line west of Karlshamn as a passenger line nor the high-speed line from Umeå to Luleå have a timescale. There are also plans to build a line between Svappavaara and a mine at Kaunisvaara. Rolling stock developments Any orders for locomotives are likely to be made by new and recent operators of freight services. The situation with EMUs is complicated by the deliveries of new trains for services around Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö, which are expected to release large numbers of two-car units of the X10-X14 generation (1982-1995) for use elsewhere. The handful of remaining Y1 diesel-railcars not owned by Inlandståget may also need replacing. In Stockholm, new metro cars are to be procured. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 22
Government and official bodies Näringsdepartmentet (www.government.se/sb/d/2067) The Transport Ministry is responsible for rail transport in Sweden, but most of its activities are carried out by other organisations. Transportstyrelsen (www.transportstyrelsen.se) Transportstyrelsen is responsible for overall transport planning, approval and certification of rolling-stock, maintaining the VKM register, overseeing the safe operation of the network and issuing permits to operate. Jernhusen (www.jernhusen.se) Jernhusen owns most of the station buildings on the national network, together with many other railway buildings, and has a duty to ensure that they are available for use by all operators and other interested parties in a non-discriminatory manner. Statens Järnvägar (www.statensjarnvagar.se) This residuary body of the former state railways was wound up at the end of 2012. Trafikverket (www.trafikverket.se) Trafikverket is responsible for the planning, development, operation and maintenance of the rail network. It also provides a pool of 16 electric locomotives and 76 coaches for contracted long-distance passenger services, most importantly those to the far north of Sweden. Infranord AB (www.infranord.se) Infranord is a subsidiary of the Näringsdepartmentet that tenders for contracts for all aspects of maintenance and renewal on the rail network within and outside Sweden. Arlandabanan Infrastructure AB (www.abanan.se) This state-owned company owns the infrastructure of the 20 km line serving Arlanda airport north of Stockholm that opened in 1999. The line was built as a Public-Private Partnership as a passenger-only loop off the Stockholm-Uppsala main line and, in addition to A-train’s airport service, is used by a number of other operators. The company is responsible to the Prime Minister’s Office. Maintenance and operation of the line is carried out by A-train. AB Transitio (www.transitio.se) This company acts as a purchasing and leasing company for trainsets used on local and regional services by its owners. It was founded in 1999 and is owned by 20 regional councils and traffic authorities. It owns 131 EMUs and 9 DMUs. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 23
Regional traffic authorities
The traffic authorities overseeing train services are:
• Blekingetrafiken (www.blekingetrafiken.se)
• Dalatrafik (Dalarna)(www.dalatrafik.se)
• Hallandstrafiken (www.hlt.se)
• Jönköpings Länstrafik (www.jlt.se) *
• Kalmar Länstrafik (www.klt.se) *
• Kollektivtrafikmyndigheten i Västernorrland (www.dintur.se)
• Länstrafiken i Jämtlands län (www.lanstrafiken-z.se)
• Länstrafiken Kronoberg (www.lanstrafikenkron.se)
• Länstrafiken Örebro (www.lanstrafiken.se/orebro)
• Länstrafiken i Västerbotten (www.tabussen.nu)
• Länstrafiken i Norrbotten (www.ltnbd.se)
• Länstrafiken Sörmland (www.lanstrafiken.se/sormland)
• ÖstgötaTrafiken (www.ostgotatrafiken.se) *
• Skånetrafiken (www.skanetrafiken.se) *
• Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (www.sl.se) *
• Upplands Lokaltrafik (www.ul.se)
• Värmlandstrafik (www.varmlandstrafik.se)
• Västmanlands Lokaltrafik (www.vl.se)
• Västtrafik (Västra Götland) (www.vasttrafik.se) *
• X-Trafik i Gävleborgs län (www.x-trafik.se)
Several authorities have established joint operations for groups of services crossing county
boundaries:
• Norrtåg AB (Västernorrland, Jämtland, Västerbotten and Norrbotten)
(www.norrtag.se)
• Tåg i Bergslagen AB (Örebro, Västmanland, Dalarna and Gävleborg)
(www.tagibergslagen.se)
• Öresundståg AB (Kronoberg, Kalmar, Blekinge, Skåne, Halland and Västergötland)
(www.oresundstag.se) *
* This authority or organisation owns the rolling stock used on its services; Jönköpings
Länstrafik owns the trainsets used on the Krösatågen network. Värmlandstrafik also owns 7
diesel railcars.
Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 24Passenger train operators active in Sweden
Arriva Tåg AB (www.arriva.se)
This subsidiary of Arriva, owned by German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn, operates a
number of contracts:
• Kinnekullebanan for Västtrafik for the period 2011-16, with a possible two-year
extension. This is a separate contract to the rest of Västtrafik’s operations as it is the
only diesel-operated service in the authority’s area.
Rolling stock: 4 Class Y1 diesel railcars, 5 two- and 1 three-car Bombardier Itino
DMUs.
• Pågatåg for Skånetrafiken for the period 2007-16, with a possible two year-extension.
Rolling stock: This contract is taking delivery of 49 four-car articulated Alstom
Coradia Nordic X61 EMUs and has further 20 on order; there are also 19 two-car
Class X11 EMUs.
• Östgötapendeln for ÖstgötaTrafiken in association Jönköpings Länstrafik for the
period 2010-20, with a possible two-year extension.
Rolling stock: 11 two-car Class X14 and 7 four-car Class X61 EMUs; 8 more X61 are
on order.
Parent company Arriva also owns 60% of Botnia Tåg, and operates Metro, tramways and
local railways for Storstockholms Lokaltrafik.
A-train AB (www.arlandaexpress.com)
This subsidiary of the Australian Macquarie Group operates an express service from
Stockholm Central to two stations at Arlanda Airport (39 km). The company has the rights to
operate the service until 2040, the Swedish state not having taken up an option to buy in
2010. The company also maintains and operates the 19 km loop off the main Stockholm-
Uppsala line that serves the airport, including the allocation of paths and collection of access
fees.
Rolling stock: 7 four-car Class X3 EMUs.
Botnia Tåg AB (www.botniatag.se)
This company was formed in 2010 and operates six routes over a large part of northern
Sweden on contracts running until the end of 2016. Five services are operated on behalf of
Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 25Norrtåg, and one on behalf of Norrtåg and the Norwegian Samferdselsdepartmentetet. It is
jointly owned by Arriva (60%) and SJ (40%).
Rolling stock: using 16 Class X62 Alstom Coradia Nordic EMUs and 1 Class Y31 Itino
DMU.
DSB Sverige AB (www.dsb.se)
This is a division of Danish State Railways that has two operating subsidiaries:
• DSB Uppland (www.dsbuppland.se) operates Upptåget services for Upplands
Lokaltrafik on a contract running from 2011 to 2021.
• DSB Småland (www.dsbsmaland.se) operates Krösatågen services for Jönköpings
Länstrafik, Länstrafiken Kronoberg, Kalmar Länstrafik and Hallandstrafiken (all four
acting together) on a contract running from 2010 to 2018, with a possible three-year
extension.
Rolling stock: DSB Uppland – 11 two- and three-car Adtranz/Bombardier Regina EMUs;
DSB Småland – 5 Class X11 two-car EMUs and 8 two- and 5 three-car Bombardier Itino
DMUs.
Inlandståget AB (www.inlandsbanan.se)
This operates summer and winter tourist-orientated services on the Inlandsbanan, a lengthy
line running along the northern spine of Sweden between Mora and Gällivare; both
Inlandståget and its parent company Inlandsbanan AB are owned by a consortium of local
authorities along the line. The company has also started operating a seasonal winter service
between Östersund and Malmö. On Friday to Sunday it operates four trains on behalf of the
local traffic authorities between Östersund and Mora. It also operates freight services.
Rolling stock: 10 second-hand GM-motored diesel-locomotives and 13 Y1 diesel railcars.
SJ AB (www.sj.se)
This is the former national operator, until 2001 known in full as Statens Järnvägar, which still
operates the majority of long-distance services on a commercial basis. It carries around three-
quarters of Swedish passenger traffic (if its subsidiaries’ carryings are included), in 2011
recording 31.1 million passenger journeys, but its share has been slowly falling in recent
years. The majority of its routes radiate from Stockholm, but it still operates a number of
cross-country lines. The main lines from Stockholm to Göteborg and Malmö both have a
fairly high level of service, as do most lines within about 200 km of Stockholm, but
elsewhere frequencies are much lower. It also has a number of subsidiaries that have won
contracts:
• SJ Götalandståg operates all electric-worked Västtågen regional services for Västrafik
until 2015.
Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 26Rolling stock: 41 two-car EMUs of Classes X11 to X14, 28 two- and three-car sets of
Classes X50 to X53 (another 6 are on order); 22 four-car Class X61 are under
delivery.
• SJ Norrlandståg operates the overnight services between central and northern Sweden
for Trafikverket under a contract running until 2018 using rolling stock provided by
Trafikverket.
• Stockholmståg (www.stockholmstag.se) operates local services in the Greater
Stockholm area on behalf of Storstockholms Lokaltrafik under a contract running
until 2016.
Rolling stock: 83 six-car articulated Alstom Coradia Nordic Class X60 EMUs, with a
further 46 on order for delivery from 2016, and 51 Class X10 two-car sets.
Rolling stock (main fleet): SJ’s most important main line trains are operated as ‘SJ 2000’
services, using 43 Class X2 electric power cars and a fleet of trailer coaches formed in four-
to six-coach sets, including a driving-trailer. Less important main lines are worked as ‘SJ
3000’ services using 30 Class X55 high-speed EMUs. Secondary services are worked either
by 42 two- or three-car double-deck Class X40 EMUs or by locomotives and coaches; SJ
owns 111 Rc3 and Rc6 electric-locomotives of 3600 kW, all capable of 160 km/h.
Skandinaviska Jernbanor AB (www.blataget.com)
An open access operator operating eight trains a week (Thursday to Sunday only) between
Göteborg and Stockholm, with some extensions to Uppsala, using a TRAXX locomotive
hired from Railpool and former SJ coaches.
Svenska Tågkompaniet AB (www.tagkompaniet.se)
This is a subsidiary of the Norwegian company NSB AS that operates services on behalf of:
• X-trafik until 2014 as part of a five-year extension to an eight-year contract that
started in 2001.
Rolling stock: 6 Class X50 and X51 two-car Regina EMUs.
• Värmlandstrafik for the period 2009 to 2018, with a possible two-year extension.
Rolling stock: 9 Class X52 and X52 two-car Regina EMUs, 5 two-car DMUs and 7
Y1 diesel-railcars.
• Tåg i Bergslagen until 2016 as part of a five-year extension to a contract that started
in 2006.
Rolling stock: 25 Class X51 and X54 two-car Regina EMUs.
Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 27It operates Karlstad and Göteborg to Oslo services in cooperation with NSB and SJ, and also carries out daily supervision of Upptåget’s operations for DSBUppland. Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen AB (www.tagakeriet.se) This company, often abbreviated to TÅGAB, operates Göteborg-Skövde-Karlstad service in cooperation with SJ and some weekend Karlstad-Falun trains. It also operates freight services. Rolling stock: 5 Bo-Bo electric-locomotives of Classes Rc2 (4,000 kW) and Rc3 (3,600 kW) and 11 diesel-locomotives of Classes T43 (Bo-Bo, 1,065 kW), Class TMY (A1A-A1A, 1,433 kW), and Class TMZ (Co-Co, 2,426 kW), all secondhand. Veolia Transport Sverige AB (www.veolia-transport.se) This subsidiary of the French company Veolia Transdev operates Kustpilen services on behalf of Kalmar Länstrafik and ÖstgötaTrafiken (jointly) under a contract from 2008 to 2014, with a possible two-year extension. It also operates services on behalf of Öresundståg AB, including trains as far as København in Denmark, on a short-term contract running from 2011 to 2013 following problems encountered by DSBFirst, the previous operator of the network, which included trains to Helsingør in Denmark. Rolling stock: Kustpilen – 5 Class Y1 diesel railcars, 4 two-car and 5 three-car articulated diesel-trainsets; Öresundståg – 77 Class X31 and X32 Öresund three-car bi-current EMUs in a pool with 34 similar Danish-based sets. Veolia operates 16 trains a week between Stockholm and Malmö under open access rules, using former SJ coaches; the motive-power is supplied by Hector Rail. The company also operates seasonal trains from Malmö to ski resorts and to Berlin, for which it has some former Danske Statsbaner couchettes. Freight operators active in Sweden CFL cargo Sverige AB (www.cflcargo.se) This company is 51% owned by Luxemburg based CFL cargo and 49% by Swedish Svenska Tågkraft, and mainly operates trains to and from Göteborg. Rolling stock: the company owns 1 secondhand GM-engined diesel locomotive and can use up to 9 belonging to Svenska Tågkraft. Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd © 2013 28
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