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Östra Södermanlands Järnväg (Ö.Sl.J.), Eastern Södermanland Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Mariefred, Sweden. Steam-hauled passenger traffic is provided all days of the week during the summer. Operations began on a small scale at the Lina brick works in Södertälje in 1959, until a chance to take over the recently closed Läggesta-Mariefred appeared in 1964.
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The collections of the heritage railway are centered on the seven Swedish railroads who ran scheduled passenger traffic on 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) track. The collection of passenger cars is internationally noteworthy, as 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) gauge is typically for industrial freight only.
Ö.Sl.J. operates traffic with 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) narrow-gauge with locomotives and carriages dating from the period 1890-1925. Scheduled traffic run between Mariefred - Läggesta - Taxinge-Näsby, a total length of 11 km (6.8 mi).
This is the heart of Ö.Sl.J. The line was originally the SJ standard gauge spur line from Läggesta to Mariefred, which the Swedish State Railways (SJ) operated until 1964 when the line was closed. Ö.Sl.J. took over the track and station in Mariefred after a few years and relaid the track to 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) narrow gauge.
When the new SJ main line "Svealandsbanan" (Södertälje - Eskilstuna) was built in 1995, the old Södertälje - Eskilstuna line was closed and the track torn up on most of the line. Soon after this Ö.Sl.J. got permission to use the 7 km (4.3 mi) long remaining part of the line from Läggesta to Taxinge-Näsby. After a 10 years long trial period running a type Y7 railcar the line is now undergoing regauging to 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) narrow gauge. Traffic will commence in this new guise in the Summer of 2011.
Steam Locomotives at Östra Södermanlands Järnväg:
Nr.1 Lotta (Under restoration)
No 2 Lessebo (The only remaining original design Mallet locomotive in the world. Operational)
Nr.2 Virå (Operational)
Nr.3 Dylta (Operational)
Nr.4 KM Nelsson (Operational)
Nr.5 Hamra (Operational)
Nr.6 Christina Hjelm (Under reconstruction)
Nr.7 Helgenäs (Boiler overhaul)
Nr.8 Emsfors (Operational)
Nr.9 JGJ 9 (Operational)
Nr.10 Avesta (Boiler overhaul)
Östra Södermanlands Järnväg - Official website