Åmål-Årjängs Järnväg

Åmål-Årjängs Railway

Updated: 17 Jan 2018

Lok/Engines

N:r	Litt	Wheel arrangement	Tillverkare/ Manufacturer	Tillverknings nummer/ Manufacture's number	Tillverknings- år/ Year of manufacture	Ursprung/ Origins	Hyrt/ Leased	Inköpt/ Purchased	Sålt/Slopat Sold/Scraped
1	Kd	oCo 0-6-0	Nohab	415	1895	SJ 456		1927	1933-34
?	Kd1-Kc2	oCo 0-6-0	MV	109	1891	SJ 394		1927	1928-33
9	C	1BoT 2-4-0T	Nohab	191	1884	HNJ 9		1926	1933
14	L	1Co 2-6-0	Atlas	29	1895	HNJ Ea 14	1928	1930	DJ 14 1934, s/s 1940
15	L	1Co 2-6-0	Atlas	38	1900	HNJ Ea 15	1928	1930	DJ 15 1934, SJ L28 1865, s/s 1955
301	Kc5 Grisen	oCo 0-6-0	MV	103	1890	SJ 384, 1916 BJ K 301		1926	1932
429	Kd	oCo 0-6-0	Nohab	357	1893	SJ 429	1928		1929

Nohab = Nydqvist och Holm AB, MV = AB Motala Verkstad

ÅmÅJ was unsuccessful in its purchase of engines, which lead to some of its later problems. The railway had hoped to buy a type J engine from SJ, but SJ was unwilling to sell any. Engines 9 and 301, which were originally purchased during the construction phase, were planned to be used to for running trains; however, the inspection authority (Väg- och Vättenbyggnadsstyrelse VoV) did not pass the engines. Number 9 had been planned to make the run up to Kättilsbyn. Not having that engine available lead to a problem with how to get passengers the two kilometers there and back again to the mainline at Hallanda. Before the purchase of the railbus, a train would arrive in Hallanda, then, full of passengers, it would run up to Kättilsbyn and back again to then start on its journey again. Engines 14 and 15 were too large for the railway - they were too powerful and used too much coal: however, HNJ did not want to continue leasing the engines and ÅmÅJ needed something, so they had to buy them. ÅmÅJ bought several more appropriate engines, but was not able to use them, but instead had to use over dimensioned ones. Engine 9 was occasionally used on the mainline when the other engines were in for repair. ÅmÅJ had inquired with SJ about the possibility of leasing an engine (a type W) from them, but it was only around the time that ÅmÅJ filed for bankruptcy that SJ had any engines free, due to electrification, for lease.

Kanske lite ironiska, men just vid ÅmÅJ:s konkurrens, SJ erbjöd ÅmÅJ möjligheten att hyra ett W-lok. På grund av elektrifiering, behövde SJ inte så många lok.

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