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@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 9:36 PM

The views, however, were not too shabby. đŸ„° And the rest of the day is told quickly: HĂ€ssleholm, ØresundstĂ„g, Malmö and another PĂ„gatĂ„gen to lovely Ystad, where this day ended.
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View through the window on a lakeSunset seen from the trainØresundstÄg at Malmö C low levelThe medieval centre of Ystad at night
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 9:25 PM

And while somebody happily ticks off another line on his map, I have to rant: These PĂ„gatĂ„gen trains. Seriously?! How much do you hate your passengers?! This so incredibly bad and I can't get my head around the fact, that this exists in the same country as the Regina. Terrible! đŸ€ź
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PÄgatÄgen train from the outside. The Coradia Nordic has not the most well designed shape, but nothing too bad. But the aggressive purple livery is a hint to what awaits you inside.Eyestrain causing colour combination in the vestibule. Bright purple door and bright orange panels around it. Aaargh! Cheap and uncomfortable looking tip-up-seat. All the seats in the train are like this, you have to fold down your seat yourself. Also, the train has tiny windows which are too high up compared to the level on which you sit. It all has the vibe of an anti-vandal, minimum effort cheapshit train. Tiny seats on a weird podest next to the door.
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 9:11 PM

Markaryd, a rather bare station serving as terminus for the PÄgatÄgen services from HÀsslehom, reinstated in 2013. While it is good, that there's a train again, let's not talk about the timetable...
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Green LÀnstrafiken Kronoberg bus at the Markaryd bus stationThe station, a glorified bus stop. A shelter and two platform built with concrete elements. The PÄgatÄgen train at the platformThe timetable. Arrivals: 17:23, 18:46, 20:18, 23:02. Departures: 17:36, 18:56, 20:36, 23:11
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 8:58 PM

These southern fake Regina cruelly miss a Kiosk, so I had to stock up on coffee at Halmstad while changing to a lÀnstrafik bus. Of course, all perfectly timed for a photo with the SJ Regina running parallel to the bus.
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Two ØresundstÄg at Halmstad CBryggkaffe dispenser at PressbyrÄnThe modern bus station at HalmstadAn SJ SnabbtÄg Regina, photographed from a bus running parallel to the line
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 8:21 PM

Back at the station and on to the next Regina.
... Wait, what..?! đŸ€š
Hear me out: Take a closer look at these ØresundstÄg trains. While they borrowed elements from the Danish IC3, it's obvious that they must be based on the same platform as the Reginas. They also sound similar.
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ØresundstÄg X31 at Göteborg C. The front is very similar to a Danish IC3 and has nothing to do with a Regina. But the sides of the train closely resemble the Regina familiy.View along the train. Curved bodyshell, just like the ReginasView across the aisle through the opposite window. The wall panels and windows are clearly Regina elements.
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 8:08 PM

Göteborg. Again. 😁 Never miss a chance to ride an M29! So we didn't. And sourced some bullar, while we were there.
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View of the door area inside a M29 tram. Outside, the city centre of Goteborg.M29 tram arriving at Göteborg C. Some slightly worrying patches of rust at the front and nest to the doors.View from the tramOrange rollsign of line 6 at the side of the tramcar
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 7:55 PM

On to the next train, which - surprise - was a Regina again! Who came up with this programme?! 😁
And as this is kind of a long-distance-ish regional service, it of course features a "Kiosk". đŸ„° Which of course had to be visited. Sorry, I don't make the rules.
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The blue and white Regina with the VÀsttÄgen logo on the front at one of the bay platforms at Karlstad C. In true SNCF style, SJ who runs the train, let's the customer wait in front of the closed train until shortly prior to departure. The Kiosk in the last carriage. A small bar with a choice of snacks and thermos flasks with tea and coffee. Kaffe och Kanelbulle in the trainInterior of this Regina train. Unlike most of them, these SJ trains have black seats
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 7:39 PM

After a last night at our stuga, it was time to face the inevitable: We had to start our way back Home. đŸ„Č Last ride on VĂ€rmlandsbanan in a Regina to Karlstad. This was a busy commuter service, meaning that about a third of the seats were taken!
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A blue Transitio liveried Regina arrives at Arvika. The departure board shows "08:34 Edane Karlstad". Quite some passengers on the platform.View through the trains window on one of the countless lakes. A lovely scenery, despite the low clouds.
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 7:27 PM

To comply with the hashtag, it was about time for a fika, before we strolled through Arvika, which is indeed quite a contrast to Charlottenberg. And, purely coincidental of course, we even managed a railway photo. Not the picture of the year, though.
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Tea, Latte, Chokladboll and Kanelbulle at Espresso HouseHigh street of Arvika. Car-free pedestrian zone with old townhouses and many shops. All looking a lot livelier than Charlottenberg, although there weren't many people around, too. View from the pier at Arvika Harbour. Two white flags are blowing in the wind, grey clouds in the sky.A three-car Regina arriving at Arvika, crossing the dam between the lake and the city park. It is really grey, but the yellow of the brand new VĂ€rmlandstrafik livery stands out against the dark trees in the background.
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 7:16 PM

Same vibe at the station. Huge old building with new platforms, but still a bit unloved. The last pints in the Lochlann Pub were probably served quite some time ago. In the waiting room, a man who is surely not waiting for the next train, stares at the wall. We took the bus back.
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A very long roof at platform 1, just next to the station building. Nobody to be seen.Inside a dated looking waiting room with ugly tiles not matching the old building, there is a glass door leading to a former pub, which is now empty and dark inside. In the waiting room, random pieces of furniture are scattered across the room.A pile of pallets half blocking the corridor leading from the waiting room to the platform. The "Till tÄgen" sign above the door is still an old one from the pre-Trafikverket era.A yellow VÀrmlandstrafik bus arrives at the bus station. Next to the timetable board in impeccable VÀrmlandstrafik branding, a single passenger is waiting for the bus.
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 6:56 PM

Charlottenberg. Quite a vibe here! 😬 Most shops relocated to the insanely huge shopping centres outside of town at the main road from Norway, leaving behind empty premises. There nearly nobody out on the streets this afternoon, so it almost feels a bit like a ghost town. đŸ‘»
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View down the main road. A Pizza shop in the house to the left and an empty room in the house to the left. Parked cars, but no people. An old petrol station, now a grill snack bar called "Charlotta-Grillen". A bakery in a rather bare two storey building, but with a lovely neon sign reading "Konditori" above the window. It looks dark inside, but there is a customer sitting at a table next to the window.A bigger shop in a single storey building. Old backlit Swedish and Norwegian flags with faded colours outside. No flags on the three flagstaffs. It looks like the buliding used to be a supermarket, now it looks mainly empty - parts of it are used by a hairdresser.
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 6:38 PM

For such a rural area, train and bus services are really good, which makes the VĂ€rmlandsbanan an ideal destination for us. Also the freight traffic seems to be pretty regular, we noticed similar trains as yesterday, at similar times. Noted for next time. 📝
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Timetable of VĂ€rmlandsbanan with 13 daily local services Mon-FriThe same Hectorrail wood train we photographed the day before, this time seen at Charlottenberg station
@dominicstucki.chOct 10, 2026, 6:30 PM

This thread still misses the last bit. Here we go: A rather boring grey sky awaited us the next morning. Photo motivation was minimal, so we spent the morning planning our way back home and the afternoon with a short trip to Charlottenberg, last town before the RiksgrĂ€nsen 🇾đŸ‡Ș/🇳🇮.
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A lake next to the railway line, seen through the door windows of a Regina EMUThe same lake, seen through a window in the seating area. Vy logo on the headrests. Old station sign: "Charlottenberg - 432 Km. frÄn Stockholm"
@dominicstucki.chOct 2, 2026, 7:35 PM

A very quick walk to the station to catch the next Regina "home": A short, but absolutely wonderful trip on the quiet train through this beautiful landscape during the blue hour. What a perfect way to end the day! 😍
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Sunset next to a farmA Regina train waits at the platform at Högboda stationView across the aisle: Cozy warm light in the train and a lake in the blue hour outside the windowThe Regina train at the platform in Arvika. Lovely blue hour light with dark clouds in the distance
@dominicstucki.chOct 2, 2026, 7:14 PM

But nevertheless: The light was insane! 😍
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A black locomotive pulls a train along a shaded embankment beside a lake. The very tops of the trees are still lit by the setting sun, while the train and the lake are already in shadow. The windows catch the light and gleam. The entire scene is mirrored perfectly in the glassy, still lake.
@dominicstucki.chOct 2, 2026, 6:50 PM

The train left Kil, the last stop, perfectly on time as the shadows grew quickly. And then, two stations away from us, it stopped. For no reason. 1 Minute, 2, 3... Not much, but these 3 mins of delay were enough for the shadows to cover nearly all of the dam. Arrgh, we were so close!
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A photo with a lot of zoom across the lake on the very last bit of the dam still illuminated in the orange sunset light. A black locomotive hauls a rake of black and blue carriages across the dam.
@dominicstucki.chOct 2, 2026, 6:35 PM

All afternoon, we've been monitoring the oncoming Stockholm-Oslo service. If it was perfectly on time, it would pass the dam in the last 2 or 3 minutes before sunset. These trains aren't the most punctual ones, but as 1409 showed it even ahead of time, we decided to give it a try. 😬
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The lake in the soft evening light. Little forest covered hills all around it, occasional houses at the shore.
@dominicstucki.chOct 2, 2026, 6:22 PM

The most exciting train of the evening, the Intercity from Oslo, runs in the opposite direction - which required a shot against the light. This wouldn't work with the dam, so we looked for another spot. And again: These trains are perfect for lighting conditions like this. đŸ„°
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Passing a harvested grain field, an old black locomotive pulls a rake of old black carriages round a bend. In the background lies a woodland, where the first leaves are glowing with colour in the gentle evening sun. The ribbed sides of the locomotive and carriages reflect a great deal of light and thus almost glint in the evening light. With ‘normal’ trains, this effect only occurs when the sun is lower in the sky and at a sharper angle to the train.
@dominicstucki.chOct 2, 2026, 6:05 PM

It was so quiet, that you could hear voices from very far away and some deer got quite close, when we followed the path down to the lake. A beautiful corner, but what it needs is a long train. Needless to say, there weren't any. No freight, not even a 3-car Regina.
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A variation of the spot from the message before. This time with more reeds in the foreground, the train seems smaller and further away. And a light wind ripples the lake's surface.
@dominicstucki.chOct 2, 2026, 6:00 PM

VĂ€rmlamdsbanan passes along and across (!) of a number of lakes between Kil and the border. Of course, we wanted to capture this typical scene in a photograph, so we made our way throuh a clearing down to the lakeside. The sun came back and the day evolved into a very quiet evening.
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A short, two-carriage train crosses a causeway over a lake as smooth as glass. There is woodland all around, with reeds in the foreground.
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