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{{Short description|Railway museum in Sweden}}
[[File:Lokmuseet.jpg|thumb|The Railway Museum of Grängesberg.]]
[[File:Lokmuseet.jpg|thumb|The Railway Museum of Grängesberg.]]


The '''Railway Museum of Grängesberg''' ({{lang-sv|GrängesBergsBanornas Järnvägsmuseum}}, GBBJ), also called the '''Museum of Locomotives''' ({{lang-sv|Lokmuseet}}) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[museum]] of [[locomotive]]s, located 2 km southwest of the center of [[Grängesberg]], [[Dalarna]], in direction towards [[Örebro]], [[Västmanland]].
The '''Railway Museum of Grängesberg''' ({{langx|sv|GrängesBergsBanornas Järnvägsmuseum}}, GBBJ), also called the '''Museum of Locomotives''' ({{langx|sv|Lokmuseet}}) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[museum]] of [[locomotive]]s, located 2 km southwest of the center of [[Grängesberg]], [[Dalarna]], in direction towards [[Örebro]], [[Västmanland]].


==History==
==History==
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The museum was established in 1979, located in a locomotive stable erected in 1928.
The museum was established in 1979, located in a locomotive stable erected in 1928.


The museum preserves the world's only remaining [[steam turbine locomotive]] in function, [[Ljungström locomotive]] ''M3t nr 71'', manufactored in 1930 av [[Nydqvist & Holm AB]] and renovated by the Locomotove Museum to the 125th anniversary of the [[Swedish Railways]] in June 1981.<ref>[http://www.gbbj.nu/artal/1980.htm Information enligt Lokmuseet i Grängesberg]</ref> This locomotive was built in 3 units, and all of them are preserved at the museum. With a power of 22 tons, it is still Sweden's most powerful [[steam locomotive]]. Practical tests showed that it was able to transport 2,000 tons in 17 per mille elevation. <ref>Official Museum broschures</ref>
The museum preserves the world's only remaining [[steam turbine locomotive]] in function, [[Ljungström locomotive]] ''[[TGOJ M3t|M3t]] nr 71'', manufactured in 1930 by [[Nydqvist & Holm AB]] and renovated by the Locomotive Museum for the 125th anniversary of the [[Swedish Railways]] in June 1981.<ref>[http://www.gbbj.nu/artal/1980.htm Information enligt Lokmuseet i Grängesberg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070923053250/http://www.gbbj.nu/artal/1980.htm |date=2007-09-23 }}</ref> This locomotive was built in 3 units, and all of them are preserved at the museum. With a power of 22 tons, it is still Sweden's most powerful [[steam locomotive]]. Practical tests showed that it was able to transport 2,000 tons in 17 per mille elevation.<ref>Official Museum broschures</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons|Category:Grängesberg Railway Museum}}
{{Commons category|Grängesberg Railway Museum}}
* [http://www.gbbj.nu/ Official website]
* [http://www.gbbj.nu/ Official website]


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Latest revision as of 01:55, 30 October 2024

The Railway Museum of Grängesberg.

The Railway Museum of Grängesberg (Swedish: GrängesBergsBanornas Järnvägsmuseum, GBBJ), also called the Museum of Locomotives (Swedish: Lokmuseet) is a Swedish museum of locomotives, located 2 km southwest of the center of Grängesberg, Dalarna, in direction towards Örebro, Västmanland.

History

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The locomotive stable.

The museum was established in 1979, located in a locomotive stable erected in 1928.

The museum preserves the world's only remaining steam turbine locomotive in function, Ljungström locomotive M3t nr 71, manufactured in 1930 by Nydqvist & Holm AB and renovated by the Locomotive Museum for the 125th anniversary of the Swedish Railways in June 1981.[1] This locomotive was built in 3 units, and all of them are preserved at the museum. With a power of 22 tons, it is still Sweden's most powerful steam locomotive. Practical tests showed that it was able to transport 2,000 tons in 17 per mille elevation.[2]

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  • Wood wagon ÖKJ litt F1 nr 902 (1856)
    Wood wagon ÖKJ litt F1 nr 902 (1856)
  • Volvo (1953)
    Volvo (1953)
  • Wagon TGOJ litt Co nr 31 (1901)
    Wagon TGOJ litt Co nr 31 (1901)
  • WagonOFWJ litt BCo2 nr 2
    WagonOFWJ litt BCo2 nr 2
  • Ljungström turbine locomotive M3t nr 71 (1930)
    Ljungström turbine locomotive M3t nr 71 (1930)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Information enligt Lokmuseet i Grängesberg Archived 2007-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Official Museum broschures
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