THE primary object of electrifying the State railways in Sweden was to make them independent of foreign fuel. In 1920, when the project was first considered, the probable future price of locomotive ...

With respect to the upcoming high-speed railway projects in Sweden, PCM RAIL.ONE and S:t Eriks, a leading Swedish producer of high-quality concrete products ans supplier to the Swedish railway ...

Not only did the introduction of railways in Sweden in the 1850s revolutionise travel. It also gave thousands of Swedish villages and towns large gardens, which were often the first public gardens to ...

Autonomy (News - Alert) Corporation has said that their Pan Enterprise technology has been selected by SJ, the Swedish Railways Organization, to improve information access. The Intelligent Data ...

HELSINKI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The cooperation of the Finnish rail fleet maintenance company VR FleetCare with the Swedish railway operator SJ AB is evolving. The two companies have signed an agreement to ...

The Swedish railway network is of a relatively late date. The parliamentary session of 1853/54 established the principle that the government was to assume responsibility for network of main lines.

Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for ...

A Swedish Railcar is on track to be re-entered into service after an extensive restoration. The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) in Peterborough said the diesel mechanical railbuses, built in 1958, would be ...