Strömstad Patrick Grace

Strömstad is a town on the West Coast of Sweden, north of Gothenburg, and is the northern terminus of Bohusbanan and was completed in 1903. The line was intended to continue north into Norway but lack of finance and the difficult terrain resulted in the project being abandoned.

The station itself had minimal goods facilities, as there was a harbour branch with more facilities. The line was electrified in the 1950's, and is now a minimal station with a limited service to Gothenburg.

The model is based on the situation in the 1960's and runs to the summer 1965 timetable. Since the above photo was taken, ovehead electrication has been added to the layout.

For information and photos of Strömstad and Patrick's other layouts, please visit his website.

Fjällnäs Lövhöjden Månstorp Järnväg Adrian Allum

The Fjällnäs Lövhöjden Månstorp Järnväg (FLMJ) represents the railways of Sweden as they are today in HO scale. The railway is located at a ‘Park Home’, and as there is not enough room indoors, it is built in the garden around it.

At present, the railway has 3 stations, a large fiddle yard and over 80ft of continuous run. It is still under construction and a major extension is due for completion by 2006, the 150th anniversary of the Swedish railways.

For more information on the FLMJ please visit the Adnalms Järnvägsklubb website.

Steninge Adrian Allum

Based on Anderstorp station on the former Halmstad Nässjö Railway in southern Sweden, Steninge is an attempt to show a typical example of branch line practice in the late 1990's. Originally built by Patrick Grace, the layout was recently acquired by Adrian Allum and 'modernised'.

Steninge was originally a through station on a minor line serving a small harbour. For economic reasons the former through line has been truncated here and only a short remnant survives as a head-shunt. Facilities at the station consist of a goods shed, gravel loader and a quay.

For more information on Steninge please visit the Adnalms Järnvägsklubb website.