Business Trip to Sweden - January 1999 |
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including, briefly, Denmark |
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Arrive |
Depart |
Train |
Traction details & notes |
Tuesday 12th January 1999 |
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| Timperley |
05:22 |
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Taxi | |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) Terminal 1 |
05:34 |
06:50 |
SK1540 |
SAS
MD-81 OY-KHG dep 60 late due to snow |
| Copenhagen Airport (CPH) |
10:35 |
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missed
10:35 to Västerås - next is 15:05 - need something to pass the time - go
and do some required line! |
| Københavns Lufthavn Kastrup |
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11:35 |
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DSB
EMU 2x12 + 2x11 |
| København H |
11:49 |
12:04 |
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DSB
DL ME1505 |
| Høje Taastrup |
12:18 |
12:37 |
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DSB
EMU 2x15 |
| Københavns Lufthavn Kastrup |
13:01 |
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| Copenhagen Airport (CPH) |
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15:05 |
SK1820 |
SAS
Fokker 50 OY-KAI still snowing, dep
30 late |
| Västerås Airport (VST) |
16:30 |
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arr
30 late |
| Västerås Airport |
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17:20 |
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Taxi |
| Tillberga depot |
17:50 |
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The ALSTOM-built trainsets for the future Arlanda Airport services are being commissioned at the TGOJ depot at Tillberga, which is near suitable test tracks and routes (e.g. the newly-rebuilt Västerås - Stockholm line is suitable for 200km/h running). This is ironic as ALSTOM's competitor ADtranz have their main plant nearby at Västerås. |
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| Tillberga depot sidings |
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18:55 |
testing |
Arlanda
EMU Trainset 1 |
| Tillberga depot sidings |
19:10 |
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by car to Hotel in Västerås |
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| New track today: Københavns Lufthavn Kastrup - north curve (-København H); (Høje Taastrup -) south curve - Københavns Lufthavn Kastrup; Tillberga depot sidings. | ||||
Wednesday 13th January 1999 |
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by car from Hotel to Tillberga depot |
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| Tillberga depot sidings |
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11:22 |
testing |
Arlanda
EMU Trainset 3 |
| Tillberga depot sidings |
11:40 |
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| Tillberga depot sidings |
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14:00 |
testing |
Arlanda
EMU Trainset 3 |
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via Headshunt (rev) - goods line alongside Tillberga station (rev 14:30/14:35) - onto test track (remains of former line towards Enköping) for ATC tests (many reversals) - goods line alongside Tillberga station (rev) - Headshunt (rev) |
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| Tillberga depot sidings | 15:30 |
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by car to Hotel in Västerås |
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| New track today: Tillberga depot - Tillberga station - remains of former line towards Enköping. | ||||
Thursday 14th January 1999 |
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by car from Hotel to Tillberga depot |
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| Tillberga depot sidings |
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14:40 |
testing |
Arlanda
EMU Trainset 1 |
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via Headshunt (rev) - goods line alongside Tillberga station (14:55) - Västerås Norra (rev 15:05/15:09 - alongside ADtranz plant) - 200km/h running - deliberate emergency stop test from 200km/h near Orresta |
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| Enköping |
15:28 |
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just missed 15:27 return train to Västerås |
| Enköping station |
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15:40 |
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Taxi |
| Västerås Airport (VST) |
16:05 |
16:55 |
SK1821 |
SAS Fokker 50 OY-KAG |
| Copenhagen Airport (CPH) |
18:25 |
19:30 |
SK???? |
SAS MD-81 OY-DFY dep 90 late |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) |
21:44 |
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arr ~90 late |
| Manchester Airport |
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22:00 |
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Taxi |
| Timperley |
22:12 |
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| New track today: Tillberga station - Västerås Norra - Enköping | ||||
Copyright © 1999 Paul Steane. Last updated on 14 October 2007 at 21:22.