Falkenberg railway

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Falkenberg Railway (svenska Falkenbergs Järnväg (FJ) or Pyttebanan) was an 891 mm gauge narrow gauge railway line between Falkenberg and Limmared in Sweden. It was inaugurated September 28, 1894 and was in us until 1959.

[edit] History

The first plan to build a railway in the area dates back to 1869 and concerned a railway between Falkenberg and Fegen. The plan did however come to nothing. It would take until the construction of Halland Central Railway in 1886 for any further plans to develop.

The traffic commander, Albert Simonsson did put forward a plan for a 30 kilometer long railway between Falkenberg and a village close to Gällared in 1890. A proposal of a 600 nm railway, which would cost 823 000 Swedish Kronor was prepared by Fredrik Arvidsson Posse.

A company was formed at a meeting April 16, 1891 in Ljungby Inn.