Welcome to the #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail record breaking thread!
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@jon @taavi @bovine3dom @stefanlindbohm But that's against the rules of a rail journey record, right ?
@Sobex the rules say nothing about the means of transport you need to use for strategic retreats
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@Sobex the rules say nothing about the means of transport you need to use for strategic retreats
@bovine3dom @Sobex @taavi @stefanlindbohm right. But as stated, I don’t know if it’d work!
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@bovine3dom @Sobex @stefanlindbohm if I knew *for sure* that the Haparanda - Boden would run tomorrow morning, maybe that is not the worst idea. But I don't know that for sure, so it is too risky!
@jon Stats on the link below. I don’t think this page differentiates train not even scheduled from train cancelled (there have been track works this year that I assume explains many days not running), but despite some frequent delays it looks like at least outright cancellations are uncommon.
Since the cause was an overhead wire torn down by another train, it’s not specifically a systemic issue here.
I don’t dare making a judgement call though.
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Looks like the 13:47 Haparanda - Boden is *also* cancelled So I *might* be able to leave Haparanda at 19:38, and then get the night train at 22:18 from Boden
So I *might* be able to leave Haparanda at 19:38, and then get the night train at 22:18 from Boden to Stockholm - have reserved a (cancellable) bed on that in case it does work
@jon Swedish night trains work really well with Interrail, I‘ll give them that.
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@jon @nafmo @sebwilken @Jonas_Bostrom @stefanlindbohm Well, I guess if Trafikverket says they need the whole line Boden–Murjek for urgent maintenance, Norrtåg can not say "but we only need to use it for a couple of kilometres a couple of times per day pretty please!?" Ordnung muss sein! Safety First!
@tml @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm Once upon a time, Haparandabanan had it's own exit from Boden. Things don't always improve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK6i7KZiE6s
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@jon Oh gosh.. and Sweden doesn't strike me as the country who neglects railway infrastructure, there's so much more to possibly happen but I didn't expect the first hiccup that early into the adventure! This is interesting and thrilling
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@tml @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm Once upon a time, Haparandabanan had it's own exit from Boden. Things don't always improve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK6i7KZiE6s
@Jonas_Bostrom This is the video I used to locate the power section boards and figure out that it’s using the same power section to Murjek
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@jon Stats on the link below. I don’t think this page differentiates train not even scheduled from train cancelled (there have been track works this year that I assume explains many days not running), but despite some frequent delays it looks like at least outright cancellations are uncommon.
Since the cause was an overhead wire torn down by another train, it’s not specifically a systemic issue here.
I don’t dare making a judgement call though.
@stefanlindbohm ooh punycode. don't see that often in europe
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@tml @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm Once upon a time, Haparandabanan had it's own exit from Boden. Things don't always improve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK6i7KZiE6s
@Jonas_Bostrom @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm Wow, that was a weird solution. The line to Haparanda was on the *left* when leaving Boden and had to curve around and pass over Malmbanan on a bridge. Or did I misunderstand?
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@Jonas_Bostrom This is the video I used to locate the power section boards and figure out that it’s using the same power section to Murjek
@stefanlindbohm Hyttfilmer kan vara användbara till både det ena och det andra!
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@Jonas_Bostrom @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm Wow, that was a weird solution. The line to Haparanda was on the *left* when leaving Boden and had to curve around and pass over Malmbanan on a bridge. Or did I misunderstand?
@tml @Jonas_Bostrom I also found that a bit odd. Presumably because the platforms are by the leftmost tracks at Boden C station?
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@jon Swedish night trains work really well with Interrail, I‘ll give them that.
@sebwilken Right, and that tickets can all be cancelled right up to the last minute!
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@tml @Jonas_Bostrom I also found that a bit odd. Presumably because the platforms are by the leftmost tracks at Boden C station?
@stefanlindbohm @tml Det stämmer, och det var en väldigt udda lösning. Min gissning är att det var för att tågen från Haparanda skulle kunna ta sig till perrongerna utan att störa trafiken på Malmbanan.
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Looks like the 13:47 Haparanda - Boden is *also* cancelled So I *might* be able to leave Haparanda at 19:38, and then get the night train at 22:18 from Boden
So I *might* be able to leave Haparanda at 19:38, and then get the night train at 22:18 from Boden to Stockholm - have reserved a (cancellable) bed on that in case it does work
@jon +waves pompoms+
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@Jonas_Bostrom @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm Wow, that was a weird solution. The line to Haparanda was on the *left* when leaving Boden and had to curve around and pass over Malmbanan on a bridge. Or did I misunderstand?
@tml @Jonas_Bostrom @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm It would have made more sense if the line between Boden C and the junction had been double track.
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@tml @Jonas_Bostrom @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm It would have made more sense if the line between Boden C and the junction had been double track.
@tml @Jonas_Bostrom @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm My bad - it was double track! The Haparanda line was unelectrified.
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And why there is a 6 finger hand on the train door, thanks to @saruwine - 2006 article https://yle.fi/aihe/a/20-24799
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Looks like the 13:47 Haparanda - Boden is *also* cancelled So I *might* be able to leave Haparanda at 19:38, and then get the night train at 22:18 from Boden
So I *might* be able to leave Haparanda at 19:38, and then get the night train at 22:18 from Boden to Stockholm - have reserved a (cancellable) bed on that in case it does work
@jon
Did you expect being stopped in your tracks so soon in the trip? Or was Sweden always a risky country to cross? -
@tml @Jonas_Bostrom @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm My bad - it was double track! The Haparanda line was unelectrified.
@violanders No, it was two single track lines next to each other. @tml @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm
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@violanders No, it was two single track lines next to each other. @tml @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm
@Jonas_Bostrom @tml @jon @nafmo @sebwilken @stefanlindbohm
The whole story is this: From the beginning (1900) the Haparanda line had its own track all the way to Boden C, parallell to Malmbanan ("the Ore line".) 1921 the ore train bypass at Boden C was built and Malmbanan and the Haparanda line switched tracks north of Boden with the Haparanda line crossing Malmbanan by bridge. The purpose was to minimise the conflicts between the iron ore trains and other traffic. ->
