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THE
GOTLAND HESSELBY RAILWAY IN DALHEM
Trains pulled by
our steam engine
operate on our
museum railway
during the summer
of 2013
Timetable for service: Hesselby
(Dalhem) - Tule - Hesselby
(Dalhem)
Sundays : 2 June - 1 September,
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: 3 July- 17 August
On the sundays 12, 19 och 26 may
motorpowered trains runs between 12.15- 14.39. The trains that departs is B103/B104,
B105/106 and B107/108
Ticket prices: Hesselby - Tule - Hesselby (round-trip) Adults SEK 75, children 4-12 years 50 SEK.
Tickets for shorter trips and single way tickets is sold on request.
Important information for our visitors:
Our steam
engine is over 90 years old. Since it is a delicate piece of machinery,
breakdowns may occur. At times it may not be possible to repair the engine
until the next day.
On these occasions service is provided by a historical
diesel locomotive. We also do this in very dry weather conditions.
Our
steam engine "Cementa" at the Hesselby station, with coaches SlRJ F
7,
GJ CD
43 and GJ Co 8.
Photo: Daniel Åhlén
RENT A TROLLEY
From the
3st of
June to the 30th of August
2012, trolleys are available for rent at the
station between 11.00 - 15.00. But only on days when
there is no train service.
No
rental
on
Saturdays
THE GOTLAND
RAILWAY MUSEUM
The
Hesselby station
also features an
exhibition of the
Gotland railways
with trolleys,
tickets, photos,
uniforms and more.
The exhibition is
open on
sundays
to
fridays
from the 2nd
of June to the 1st
of
September and on all
days from the 3rd
of
July to the
17th
of August between 11.00 - 16.00
HOW TO FIND THE GOTLAND
HESSELBY RAILWAY IN DALHEM
From Visby,
follow county road 147 (which terminates at Slite in the east) for about one
kilometre. After one kilometre - and you are now east of the “Visbyleden” route (148) -
you turn right. The blue road sign will say ”Dalhem 17".
You will
pass through the hamlet ”Endre”, reaching Dalhem shortly afterwards.
Hesselby station is situated in the Dalhem parish, 700 meters south
of the church which is one of the island’s
grandest places of worship. Other sights in Dalhem is the country store museum,
”Dunbodi”.
If you prefer to travel by bus to Dalhem, take
bus service 41 from Visby bus station. It
operates daily between Visby and Katthammarsvik.
The
railway station of Burgsvik featuring a railbus prior to departure towards
Visby. 1947-48.
Post card from the archive of the Gotland Train Association.
THE RAILWAY CAFE
The Railway Cafe, which has both an open-air and an indoor cafeteria, is
famous all over Gotland for its tasty and home-made sandwiches and
cakes. The Gotland Train Association leases the cafe to one of the members, which
guarantees excellent cooperation and high quality. The Railway Cafe is open
on
sundays
in 5th of May to 1st of September and every day from the 23th June of July to the 18th of
August between 11.00-16.30. Telephone
to the Cafe:
+46498-380 43. We
suggest that group
visits are booked
in advance.
GROUPS
During the entire season, groups are of course most welcome on train service
days.
On other days, we are happy to arrange for special trains. Such arrangements
are subject to a surcharge.
Please book in advance on telephone +46498-380 43 or +46498-509 90.
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE GOTLAND TRAIN ASSOCIATION!
Support the work of the Gotland Train Association by becoming a member.
Members receive our magazine "Spårstumpen" and free trips on the
railway.
The fee for one member (living abroad) 2013: 275 SEK
Family members (living abroad) pays 325 SEK/year Permanent members pays
4 000 SEK
Our swedish postal giro number is: 18 66 45-8
IBAN:
SE57 9500 0099 6026
0186 6458,
BIC:
NDEASESS
THE GOTLAND
TRAIN ASSOCIATION
Dalhem Hesselby 166, S- 622 56 Dalhem, SWEDEN
On the web:http://www.gotlandstaget.se
E-mail: info@gotlandstaget.se
Webmasters: Anders Svensson & Daniel Åhlén
GOTLAND-RELATED LINKS
the Attractions of Gotland
the parish of Dalhem
Gotland.net, all
about Gotland (featuring travel, accommodations and activities)
Destination Gotland,
ferries from Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn to Visby. Shorter journey times because
of new high-speed crafts (3 hours and 15 minutes)
The buses on Gotland Timetables of town and county
buses. Line 41 goes to Dalhem.
Gotlandic news on the net (in Swedish)
LINKS TO OTHER RAILWAY
MUSEUMS
the Anten-Gräfsnäs Railway (Close to Gothenburg)
the Bergslagernas Railway Society
Böda
forest railwayon the island Öland
the Dal-Västra Värmlands Railway
the Association of the narrow gauge railways
Växjö-Västervik
HWJ the Railway Hultsfred-Västervik
the Jädraås-Tallås Railway
the Tram museum of Malmköping
the Nynäshamns Railway museum
the Railway of Ohs
the Swedish Railway society - railway links
the Railway of Risten-Lakvik
the Railway society of Roslagsbanan (in Stockholm)
the Skara-Lundsbrunns Railway
The Swedish Railway museum in Gävle
Swetramway – the Swedish trams on the net
the Upsala-Lenna Railway (at Uppsala)
the Wadstena-Fogelsta Railway
the East Södermanlands Railway
Copyright © The Gotland Train Association 2013
Last updated:
2nd of May 2013
We are very grateful to our translator, Mr Par
Isaksson
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