Salsta
Infranord, the Swedish contractor which maintains the track on this route, was sending out a snow patrol loco twice a week while there was still snow on the ground. Here the loco in question is type DLL (originally Tb) which was built as both for snow clearance in station yards and as a heavy freight loco. The snowploughs are used to clear tracks not only ahead but also on both sides of the loco; the nearside plough is folded away. The General Motors engine makes it sound like a heavy helicopter such as a Chinook.
Location: Salsta
Original line: Ostkustbanan
Photographer: Charlie Niven
Contact photographer: Charlie Niven
Date: 03/03/2017
Image number: 77624
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