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Sweden's First Public Railway Embankment (Fryksta–Klarälven)

Sweden's First Public Railway Embankment (Fryksta–Klarälven)

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Sweden's First Public Railway Embankment (Fryksta–Klarälven)

Name: Sweden's First Public Railway Embankment (Fryksta–Klarälven)
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Location: Forshaga, Värmland, Sweden

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HänschenKlein

April 21, 2025

If you're really interested, you should also go to Fryksta, at the southern tip of Lake Fryken. Since 2016, the steam locomotive that once ran here on the "Fryksta - Clara Elfs" line has been standing there.
And here is the text from the sign:

Railway embankment of Sweden's first public railway. The eight-kilometer-long line was opened in 1849 for the transport of iron and coal from Lake Fryken to the Klarälven River. Pig iron, barley, and other goods were transported on the return journey. The line was initially a horse-drawn tram. In 1856, the first steam locomotive, Fryckstad, entered service. The line was closed in 1871 with the opening of the state railway line Karlstad-Arvika. Apart from the station in Fryksta, part of the line near Illberg has been preserved.

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Sweden's First Public Railway Embankment (Fryksta–Klarälven)

1. Iron Age Burial Mounds – View of Lake Södra Hyn loop from Henstad

2. View of Lake Södra Hyn – Iron Age Burial Mounds loop from Gamla Runnevål

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