Thursday, December 7, 2017

A journey to Sweden, 1989: Arvidsjaur

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Another junction: At Arvidsjaur, we changed into the train to the east, because our next youth hostel was at Skellefteå. Here is my only picture of Arvidsjaur's interlocking panel:

Interlocking panel, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

Why I photographed the station building through the stakes of a wagon, I do not know:

Station building, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

A tracklaying gang was replacing ties, with one of their rail trucks parked:

Tail truck, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

Here is the machine used for replacing ties:

Tie replacing, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

It is first used to pull out rotten ties from below the track:

Tie replacing, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

On the other hand, it also pushes the replacement tie under the rails:

Tie replacing, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

Tie replacing, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

Tie replacing, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

As there is no coarse ballast used for station tracks, the tie is simply lifted up, then the rail is spiked to it—that's it:

Tie replacing, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

At last, something more interlocking related—a set of points checking contacts:

Points checking contacts, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

Points checking contacts, Arvidsjaur, 22.7.1989

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