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But nevertheless: The light was insane! 😍 #HullerOmBullar

A black locomotive pulls a train along a shaded embankment beside a lake. The very tops of the trees are still lit by the setting sun, while the train and the lake are already in shadow. The windows catch the light and gleam. The entire scene is mirrored perfectly in the glassy, still lake.

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That is a link I never made, even if I was on a Grand Central train only weeks ago! Coffee is better at Västtrafik but the points for the tea go to Grand Central. 😉

Jap, this is between the border and Karlstad, you definitely passed through there today.

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A very quick walk to the station to catch the next Regina "home": A short, but absolutely wonderful trip on the quiet train through this beautiful landscape during the blue hour. What a perfect way to end the day! 😍 #HullerOmBullar

A Regina train waits at the platform at Högboda station

View across the aisle: Cozy warm light in the train and a lake in the blue hour outside the window

The Regina train at the platform in Arvika. Lovely blue hour light with dark clouds in the distance

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But nevertheless: The light was insane! 😍 #HullerOmBullar

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🔊 *ding-ding-ding-dong* «Mälarzug nach Märstetten, Knifflikon, Obersalingen mit Abfahrtszeit 20 Uhr 37 fährt sogleich ein auf Gleis 3.»

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The train left Kil, the last stop, perfectly on time as the shadows grew quickly. And then, two stations away from us, it stopped. For no reason. 1 Minute, 2, 3... Not much, but these 3 mins of delay were enough for the shadows to cover nearly all of the dam. Arrgh, we were so close! #HullerOmBullar

A photo with a lot of zoom across the lake on the very last bit of the dam still illuminated in the orange sunset light. A black locomotive hauls a rake of black and blue carriages across the dam.

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All afternoon, we've been monitoring the oncoming Stockholm-Oslo service. If it was perfectly on time, it would pass the dam in the last 2 or 3 minutes before sunset. These trains aren't the most punctual ones, but as 1409 showed it even ahead of time, we decided to give it a try. 😬 #HullerOmBullar

The lake in the soft evening light. Little forest covered hills all around it, occasional houses at the shore.

The most exciting train of the evening, the Intercity from Oslo, runs in the opposite direction - which required a shot against the light. This wouldn't work with the dam, so we looked for another spot. And again: These trains are perfect for lighting conditions like this. 🥰 #HullerOmBullar

Passing a harvested grain field, an old black locomotive pulls a rake of old black carriages round a bend. In the background lies a woodland, where the first leaves are glowing with colour in the gentle evening sun. The ribbed sides of the locomotive and carriages reflect a great deal of light and thus almost glint in the evening light. With ‘normal’ trains, this effect only occurs when the sun is lower in the sky and at a sharper angle to the train.

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Värmlamdsbanan passes along and across (!) of a number of lakes between Kil and the border. Of course, we wanted to capture this typical scene in a photograph, so we made our way throuh a clearing down to the lakeside. The sun came back and the day evolved into a very quiet evening. #HullerOmBullar

A short, two-carriage train crosses a causeway over a lake as smooth as glass. There is woodland all around, with reeds in the foreground.

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It was so quiet, that you could hear voices from very far away and some deer got quite close, when we followed the path down to the lake. A beautiful corner, but what it needs is a long train. Needless to say, there weren't any. No freight, not even a 3-car Regina. #HullerOmBullar

A variation of the spot from the message before. This time with more reeds in the foreground, the train seems smaller and further away. And a light wind ripples the lake's surface.

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The small station of Högboda serves a tiny village - but it features its own coop grocery store. In the middle of nowhere! 🤯 We didn't complain, this was ideal to stock up on food, as the weather was about to clear up and it looked like this would going to be a long evening. #HullerOmBullar

Little coop grocery store just next to the tracks of the railway station

Patches of blue in the sky as a Värmlandstrafik Regina EMU leaves Högboda. Behind the train, the little village and a few bales of hay in a freshly mown field.

Likely a military charter from Bure to Basel. Line, rolling stock and day of the week would match.

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The website is a horrible mess, the app is significantly better!

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I found the 1409.se app quite useful, as it shows times for stations without commercial stops as well. As they have access to the data, there must be a way to fetch them. Unfortunately freight train data seems not public anymore. And there's no information at all about vehicles for regional trains.

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Too bad, as Regina showed up as well and, of course, a fika break was held. #HullerOmBullar

The same spot, but this time with a 4-car SJ Snabbtåg Regina and even less light

Kanelbulle in the grass at the photo spot

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Hector came to say hello at our next photo spot. The sun, that old grump, however preferred not to take part in this gathering. Too bad. #HullerOmBullar

A Hectorrail Vectron locomotive hauling a long wood train along a forest where the trees show first signs of autumn colours

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Interestingly, apart from a northbound empty train, no more freight? Maybe a maintenance time window? Anyway, after a lunch break at lake Värmeln, we're back for the next train. Great that Värmlandstrafik's fantastic branding is now also applied on trains! 🥰 #HullerOmBullar

A little beach at a typical swedish lake

A Regina EMU in yellow Värmlandstrafik branding at the station

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No timetabled passenger trains for nearly two hours now. Bad for us, as we'd like to get to a spot a few dozen kilometres south. Good for us, because that gap looked very much like a freight train window, and sure enough, the level crossing bell rang barely 10 minutes later. #HullerOmBullar

Two black Rc locomotives of BLS Rail haul a long wood train through the station of Edane.

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Emergency photo spot at the level crossing. I was grumpy, the light couldn't have been any worse. But SJ’s black Intercity trains are kind of a supernatural phenomena. No matter how rubbish the light is – like here, straight against the midday sun – you still manage to get a shot. #HullerOmBullar

In front of a row of trees illuminated from behind, a black locomotive pulls a rake of black carriages through a curve under the filligrane swedish catenary

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Our quiet morning became hectic when the sun attempted to break through the grey sky. Will this become a photo day after all?! 🤨 Off through sleepy Arvika to catch the next train! Only problem: Delays. When we arrived in Edane, there wasn't enough time left to reach the photo spot. #HullarOmBullar

A Värmlandstrafik Regina train at Arvika station.

Arvika's high street with the railway station at the far end

View on a lake mirroring the sky at Edane station

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Back to last week’s trip, when the pace of our assimilation into Swedish culture started to become mildly worrying: We were now staying in a stuga, and I’d swapped my classic croissant breakfast for an ostfralla. 😱 #HullerOmBullar

Little house in red with white windows in a lush green garden

Ostfalla och Kaffe auf dem Frühstückstisch

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Wie ich mir das letzte Board Meeting bei Shell vorstelle:

Rich men laughing meme: «And then they said, it worked so well, we do another Tankrabatt»

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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Man kann da von ennet der Grenze wirklich nur noch kopfschüttelnd zuschauen.

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Female Kestrel in flight. 😍 Taken recently at the Huntspill seawall in Somerset. #birds 🪶 You can order my 2026 birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2027-birds-c... 😊🐦

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Dominic Stucki @dominicstucki.ch · 29/09/2026

Das ist doch alles nur noch komplett wahnsinnig: Meine Krankenkassenprämie ist in den letzten 6 Jahren um über die Hälfte gestiegen! Für die gleiche Leistung. 🤯 Und meine Kasse ist kein Einzelfall.

Indizierte Entwicklung meiner Krankenkassenprämie seit 2022. 2027 sind wir bei 152.5!

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Dominic Stucki @dominicstucki.ch · 28/09/2026

Honestly, I thought the best #Chvrches album was already out. Not because I don’t think they’re capable for more. It’s just that Screen Violence was so good that it's statistically unlikely. But it looks like I'm in for a surprise. Slightly hyped for this!

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CHVRCHES - Roses (Official Lyric Video)

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Dominic Stucki @dominicstucki.ch · 28/09/2026

Yes, thank you! 🙏 There is a ton of problems, but in the end, ICE is still the best long distance train network in Europe.

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Dominic Stucki @dominicstucki.ch · 28/09/2026

Da bist du mal zwei Wochen nicht auf Youtube, und dann gibts neue Musik von Chvrches, The War On Drugs, Beach House, Slow Pulp und Ex:Re?! 🤯🥰 Was ist denn hier plötzlich los?

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However: While it's nice to have options, it comes with a price tag. 💸 What I don't get is (maybe a Swedish colleague can explain?) why they didn't opt exclusively for the capacity-optimised modern option, as this would simplify the layout and thus lower operational costs & increase reliability.

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From what I observed during my short stay there is, that they actually switch operation modes: The modern way during weekdays, when there are a lot of trains and the classic way on weekends, when they need more tracks for pausing trains. For the timetable planners, this must be heaven.

Pendeltåg on the central turnback track 3

... you can even accommodate two stopping through trains following each other with minimum headway by using tracks 2 and 8 as a second Down and Up platform. However, you loose the direct access to the carriage sidings, as there is no switch to get to the sidings from tracks 3/4.

The same drawing as in the post above, but an entering terminating train and a passing train is drawn on top of it rather ugly (sorry for that!) to show that there is no conflict this way

You can avoid these conflicts with the "modern" way of operation, where track 1 and 7 are the Down and Up through track, so that the turnback tracks are between the Up and Down lines. This way, trains can enter/leave the turnback tracks without conflicts with trains in the opposite direction. And...

Track layout of Uppsala C as explained in the thread. Shown is the "modern" operation concept. Main Lines are blue, turnback sidings red, other tracks black

...if your train starts/ends on track 7 or 8. And passing trains can pass all switches on the straight track. However, this generates a number of conflicts. A terminating train from Stockholm cannot enter the turnback tracks, if a southbound train passes. Similar in the North.

The same drawing as in the post above, but the conflict between an entering terminating train and a passing train is drawn on top of it rather ugly (sorry for that!)

The classic way is easy to unterstand: Track 1 and 2 are used as Down and Up main lines, where through running trains stop or pass. Platforms 3 to 8 are used to turn trains terminating from Stockholm, Gävle and Sala. The advantage of this is, that you can easily shunt from/to the carriage sidings...

Track layout of Uppsala C as explained in the thread. Shown is the "classic" operation concept. Main Lines are blue, turnback sidings red, other tracks black

This is the track layout at Uppsala C. Four central bay platform turnback sidings, two from each direction, and two through platforms on each side. Carriage sidings in the South-East and a lot of switches. What makes it interesting is, that you can operate the station in a classic and a modern way.

Track layout of Uppsala C as explained in the thread

Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ok, quick nerd spin-off of #HullerOmBullar. I made this remark about the track layout at Uppsala C earlier and I'd like to elaborate on this. Mini thread.🧵👇

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The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*. If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue

Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways

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Dominic Stucki @dominicstucki.ch · 26/09/2026

Ja, war bei der Ausgangslage wohl nur ein Frage der Zeit. Was man nur schon an Frontends zu Gesicht bekommt, wenn man nicht bei Booking sondern beim Hotel selbst bucht, ist ja schon so abenteuerlich, da will ich mir das Backend ofr gar nicht vorstellen.

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Dominic Stucki @dominicstucki.ch · 26/09/2026

Uff. Scheint eine ganze Menge skandinavischer (?) Hotels erwischt zu haben. Habe das vor zwei Tagen in Schweden auch gekriegt. Auf Nachfrage gab das Hotel an, sie seien gehackt worden.