<i>17 June 2001, Malmö, Sweden</i><br>
After what the tour guide told us boat passengers I thought
this are some undergound trains manufactured in the
Malmö harbour area.
<p>
In the meantime I have learned from Peter Faber "peter.faber@telia.com"
that the trains are X-1 EMU-2:s from Stockholm's local trains operator, 
X-1 being an older cousin to the x-10/11 "Pågatåg", the
local/regional trains in Malmö and other places. 
<p>
The X-1:s have run in heavy service since around 1970, and recently
cracks have been found in the bogie frames. The trains are now repaired
in every available train workshop in Sweden, for example at Kockums in
Malmö, formerly a famous ship manufacturer.
It is there that I spotted these trains.
<p>
The situation is affecting the traffic in Stockholm area, and SL, the
traffic authority in the area, is looking to quickly buy second-hand
equipment to handle the situation, and it is possible that some older DB
420 EMU:s will serve in Stockholm.
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Digital photo by Klaus F&ouml;hl 
(<a href="mailto:kf@ph.ed.ac.uk">kf@ph.ed.ac.uk</a>)