Events - Anten Gräfsnäs Jvg

This article was published Sep 10, 2017.

Anten station


Today we did prepare a picnic basket and drove up to Anten for a nice time with coffee, camera and measure stick ... As so many times before, the sky did throw thousand buckets over us .. but we was lucky to get a few pauses inbetween, so we could take some photos and measures.

A typical swedish narrow gauge van

A few measures. 1/45 scale in parentheses.

  • Length 690 cm ex couplers (15.3)
  • Width 210 cm (4.66)
  • Wall height 200 cm on the side (4.44)
  • Wall boards, 11 cm high (0.24)
  • Door 155 cm wide (3.44)
  • Vents 65 * 65 cm (1.44 * 1.44)
  • All vertical beams on the walls, 7 cm wide (0.15)
  • Wheels blade springs 90 cm length (2.0)
  • Axlebox lid 22 cm diameter (0.48)
  • Buffer beam 20 cm high (0.44)
112405  -- A typical swedish narrow gauge van
112405 -- A typical swedish narrow gauge van
112455  -- top spring is 90 cm long
112455 -- top spring is 90 cm long
112504
112504
112512  -- door is 155 cm wide
112512 -- door is 155 cm wide
112518  -- vents are 65 * 65 cm
112518 -- vents are 65 * 65 cm
112521
112521
112524
112524
112532
112532

Station area

A few pictures while we walked around.

113019  -- tender for steam loco #31, a great looker!
113019 -- tender for steam loco #31, a great looker!
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113023
113027
113027
113215  -- railway cafe
113215 -- railway cafe
113230  -- prototype for my Koltorp station
113230 -- prototype for my Koltorp station
114038
114038
114048
114048
114107
114107
114113
114113
114249  -- the station house
114249 -- the station house
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114311
114301
114301
114511  -- handle is 90 cm long
114511 -- handle is 90 cm long
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114408
115654
115654

Open flat with sides

A few measures. 1/45 scale in parentheses.

  • Length 645 cm ex couplers (14.3)
  • Width 220 cm (4.88)
  • Side height 82 cm (1.82)
  • Side boards, 12 cm high (0.26)
  • All vertical beams on the side, 7 cm wide (0.15)
  • Wheels blade springs 90 cm length (2.0)
  • Distance from wheel axle to ends 160 cm (3.55)
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113410
113437
113437
113448
113448
113457
113457
113506
113506
113509  -- my lovely wife always ready with the notebook!
113509 -- my lovely wife always ready with the notebook!
113529
113529
113829
113829
113848
113848
113852
113852
113856
113856

Milk wagon for Pellerin

A few measures. 1/45 scale in parentheses.

This wagon is in a very sad state .. really need some attention. As written before, I remember when this was newly restored, but must been maaaany years ago now..

  • Length 550 cm ex couplers (12.22)
  • Width 220 cm (4.88)
  • Wall height 190 cm on the side (4.22)
  • Wheels blade springs 90 cm length (2.0)
114949
114949
115001
115001
115009
115009
115024
115024
115033
115033
115036
115036
115040
115040

Loco shed Window

A few measures. 1/45 scale in parentheses.

  • Green area 100 * 200 cm (2.22 * 4.44)
  • Yellow frame 12 cm wide all around (0.26)
115126
115126
115202
115202

Z4p locomotor

A few measures. 1/45 scale in parentheses.

  • Length 540 cm ex couplers (12.0)
  • Floor width 210 cm (4.66)
  • Cab width 230 cm (5.11)
  • Doors 55 * 170 cm (1.22 * 3.77)
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115359
115343
115343
115334
115334

Picnic place

After Anten we did drive further up to Gräfsnäs Castle and found a nice spot for a picnic. Rain did still fall over us, but coffee in the car works to ..

130941  -- our picnic place near the Castle
130941 -- our picnic place near the Castle

Gräfsnäs station

This is the end station of AGJ. Very empty but not often we are here nowdays, so we did take a quick walk around.

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131225
131339
131339
131346
131346
131401
131401
131420
131420
131456  -- the gauge is 3 swedish feet, but I only had 2 with me ...
131456 -- the gauge is 3 swedish feet, but I only had 2 with me ...
131543
131543
131551
131551
131624
131624
131744  -- can you see the frog ? ..
131744 -- can you see the frog ? ..
131757  -- the end for today ..
131757 -- the end for today ..