Hesselby Bangård
The society which re-established the railway on the Isle of Gotland, Föreningen Gotlandståget (Gotlands Train Society) originally intended to preserve a train which the Swedish National Railway Mueum owned on the island in 1972. Gradually they expanded into Hesselby station in the mid 1970s. Eventually the station yard (bangård) was rebuilt to its former maximum extent with loco shed, carriage shed, turntable and workshops etc. This view shows the basic secondary platform between the running lines. Also shown are freight and engineering waggons, a diesel shunting loco and some rail bikes (dressiner). These latter are 3-wheeled rail vehicles which are hired out to visitors to cycle the route on days when trains are not running; maybe British preserved railways could be doing likewise to generate extra revenue?
Location: Hesselby Bangård
Original line: Gotlands Hessleby Jernväg
Photographer: Charlie Niven
Contact photographer: Charlie Niven
Date: 05/07/2017
Image number: 60132
Other photographs of Hesselby Bangård on RailScot
 |  |  |  |  |  |
