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. It was started in 1994 and runs trains in both Sweden and

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. In 1999, two locomotives (of type

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and TMY) from the company were painted in the colors of the U.S. Great Northern Railway to participate in

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's film ''

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'', which was set in the United States but filmed in Sweden.

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* http://www.tagakeriet.se/ * http://www.nohab.hu/tagabpics.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Tagab Railway companies of Sweden Swedish companies established in 1994 Railway companies established in 1994 Companies based in Värmland County