Salsta

Upptåget 2 car Class X52 running at 200kph south-bound towards the camera. This is the local stopping service north from Uppsala Central with 11 local stations over 106km to Gävle. The service is provided until 2021 by DSB Uppland a subsidiary of the Danish national train operator on behalf of Upplands Lokaltrafik (UL) the public transport agency of local authourities in Uppsala County.
Notice anything familiar about train running compared to GB practice?
Note the catenary tensioning system and the auxiliary power supply 20kVA with three cables above the traction power supply 15 kVA 16.7 Hz on shared stanchions. In the left background is a signal controlling the facing crossover.

Location: Salsta

Original line: Ostkustbanan

Photographer: Charlie Niven

Contact photographer: Charlie Niven

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Date: 06/10/2010

Image number: 56498


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