Örkaggens Järnväg

Örkaggens Järnväg
Locale	Sweden
Dates of operation	1974–current
Track gauge	600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in)
Length	2.3 kilometers (1.43 miles)

Örkaggens Järnväg (ÖkJ, the Örkaggen Railway) is a privately-owned narrow gauge railway in southern Sweden. The railway has a gauge of 600 millimeters (two feet) and has a total length of approximately 2.3 kilometers (1.4 mi). The railway was built to transport firewood from the forest to the farmhouse and logs to the side of the road for further transportation with a lorry.^[1]

The railway began construction on privately owned land in 1974 after the necessary rails were bought from an abandoned peat bog railway near Tibro in Västergötland. By the end of the 1970s a total of 800 meters (half a mile) of track was in service.^[1]

The railway has four motorized locomotives and a motorized draisine. There is also one small self-made steam locomotive, however it is not used since it is not powerful enough.^[2] The railway also has four passenger wagons^[3] and 16 goods wagons.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} ÖkJ: History (referenced on 2007-11-11)
2. ^ ÖkJ: Locos (referenced on 2007-11-11)
3. ^ ÖkJ: Carriages (referenced on 2007-11-11)
4. ^ ÖkJ: Goods wagons (referenced on 2007-11-11)

External links

• Örkaggens Järnväg home page
• Fresh Cut (1/2007): The Logs go on Private Railway to the Sawmill (pages 4–5)