Örkaggens Järnväg (ÖkJ, the Örkaggen Railway) is a privately owned, narrow gauge railway in southern

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and has a total length of approximately . The railway was built to transport firewood from the forest to the farmhouse and logs to the side of the road for further transportation with a lorry.ÖkJ: History
(referenced on 2007-11-11) The railway began construction on privately owned land in 1974 after the necessary rails were bought from an abandoned

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railway near

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. By the end of the 1970s a total of of track was in service. The railway has four motorized

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s and a motorized draisine. There is also one small self-made

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, however it is not used since it is not powerful enough. The railway also has four passenger wagons and 16 goods wagons.ÖkJ: Goods wagons
(referenced on 2007-11-11)

References

External links

Örkaggens Järnväg home page

Fresh Cut (1/2007): The Logs go on Private Railway to the Sawmill (pages 4–5)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Orkaggens Jarnvag 600 mm gauge railways in Sweden Railway lines opened in 1974