Swedish Railway Museum Gavle
The Swedish Railway Museum -- Gavle
Located a couple of hours north of Stockholm, and about a 30 minute
walk from the station, in the beautiful city of Gavle, this
museum contains a modest but very interesting collection of rolling
stock, model trains, diaramas and photos which document the history of
railroading in Sweden. Though somewhat compact in size -- making indoor
photography a real challenge -- there is ample descriptive material in
English to give one a good feel of the collection. The museum has
a small cafe and bookstore and a very nominal admission fee. The
morning I was there in September 2003 I think I was the only visitor.
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A walk to and from the museum passes through pretty neighborhoods in a
graceful city of water, boulevards and fine buildings.
Coming and going from Gavle takes one through a large and accomodating
station with a very nice restaurant and access to Intercity expresses
which run hourly to and from Stockholm, with an option to take an
alternative faster extra fare X2000 train each hour.
Click here to see more photos of Swedish rail.
