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Nostalgitåg och veteranbuss

Cultural excursion to Triabo - Sunday 4 September

We will ride the Smalspåret to Triabo. The railbus we are travelling with was built in the 1950s by Hilding Carlssons Mekaniska Verkstad in Umeå. 76 motor coaches and 75 trailers were built between 1952-1958. When we arrive at Triabo, Bo Bergman meets us and we are guided and told about Triabo station community and its history. The place is also mentioned [...]

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Föreningen Smalspåret årets eldsjälar

Enthusiasts of the year

In connection with Virserum's market, an annual "enthusiast of the year" award has been presented by Virserum's community association for a couple of years. This year we received this very fine award of which we are extremely proud. The prize is a thank you for our efforts for Virserum. - This is incredibly fun for us in the association, it is a receipt

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Congratulations to the Nostalgia Tip winners!

During the Narrow Gauge Nostalgia Days, a few hundred people went on a quiz walk in the station area and answered questions on nostalgic topics! The following are the winners, who shared a sumptuous prize table of books, films and gift cards at Coop (thanks Konsum Virserum!). Many congratulations! 1st Lotta Hedlund, Virserum 2nd Wåge Olofsson, Hjältevad 3rd Malin Waltersson, Virserum 4th Christian Svensson, Virserum 5th

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Pressbyråkiosken åter vid Virserums station

Press agency kiosk back at Virserum station

On 1 January 1967, the Pressbyrå kiosk at Virserum station was closed down. In exchange for taking care of and transporting the kiosk away, one of the kiosk assistants' husbands was allowed to take over the entire kiosk when it was closed down. The kiosk then ended up in Rödmossa outside Virserum and became a carpentry shop. No one thought then that 50 years later it would be

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Annual meetings and general assemblies

Föreningen Smalspåret Växjö-Västervik convenes its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 23 April 2016 at 13.00 in the waiting room of the station building in Virserum. Agenda according to the statutes. At 12 noon, a simple lunch will be served in the restaurant car (register in advance to [email protected]). After the AGM, there will be a members' meeting, when Michael Leijonhud from the Infrastructure Office will talk about the struggle to develop the Stångådalsbanan, some history, what we see ahead

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