FR Locomotives: SJ

Colorful locomotives designed for heavy duty operation in a difficult and unforgiving climate describes train operation in the Sweden. Sweden along with its Scandinavian neighbors have much to contend with as the winter months embrace these countries so of course snow plows are standard equipment and most propulsion is electric generated by hydro-electric plants. I would claim Sweden to be one of the best at climate change sensitivity, not only is the electric generated by turbines in the form of hydroelectric, but their Rc locos don’t last and last and last thereby reducing the impact on the environment from scraping and making more.

The Scandinavian train is found in Marklin’s HO scale, and only covered by them in Z for the MY locos for the DSB. All four versions by Marklin of the NOHAB locos are GREAT! FR has come along and provided an extensive line-up of rolling stock and locos for Scandinavian train enthusiasts including the next three examples:

_DSF9248 _DSF9251 _DSF9250 _DSF9249

FR #46.130.31 – SJ (Statens Jarnvagar – Swedish State Railways), class Rc-2 1103

_DSF9255 _DSF9254 _DSF9253 _DSF9252

FR #46.130.10 – SJ (Statens Jarnvagar – Swedish State Railways), class Rc-2 1037

_DSF9259 _DSF9258 _DSF9257 _DSF9256

FR #46.131.03 – BANVERKET, class ELL0003R