On Saturday 28.04.01, 21 members of the Norwegian Railway Club made a day trip to Gothenburg; the second largest town in Sweden and 357 kilometres south of Oslo.  Caused by bridge repairments 90 kilometres north of Gothenburg, the trains from Oslo had to end their journey in the little place Öxnered.  Then, a short bus journey followed, and another train could bring the travellers the last 75 kilometres to Gothenburg.  The picture shows how busy Öxnered can appear on a usually peaceful day!
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On this picture, Swedish State Railways Rc5.1339 is to be seen in front of a northbound train, while Norwegian coaches of class B3 are at right.  These coaches are 38 years old and usually not used in long-distance trains; not because of their lack of comfort, but because they don't allow speeds higher than 130 kilometres per hour.

Photo by Leif-Harald Ruud (leif-harald.ruud@skreditt.no/http://home.online.no/~leifharr)