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984 XIII. INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS OF SWEDEN.
to be used, in additon to which, for the carriage of ore in Norrland, a number
of specially powerful eight-linked tank engines, weighing no less than 75 tons,
have been constructed. — As fuel, English coal is chiefly used. Still, native
coal from Skåne is used to no small extent on the Government railways. On
behalf of the Government railways, experiments are at present being made with regard
to turning Swedish coal into bricklets, purposing to gain a greater heating effect.
For some time extensive researches have been going on in order to explicate
the question in what degree the power of our numerous and large Waterfalls
can be used for the electrical traction of our railways. Simultaneously our vast
peatmosses are investigated for ascertaining their utility for the railways of the
country.
The passenger carriages amount as a total to 2,700, of which number not
quite 1,200 belong to the Government railways. The cost of construction of thrae
latter amounts to 16 million kronor. As well on the Government as on the larger
private lines bogie-carriages, with side-corridors and a through-passage right along
the entire train, have been introduced a few years ago, which, so far as fittings
and technical arrangements are concerned, satisfy the most exigent claims. Special
restaurant-carriages are attached to the principal day trains, and there are sleeping
carriages in all the night trains. The comparatively severe climate has caused
pains to be taken, on the whole successfully, to warm the passenger carriages in
a satisfactory manner, and this has been effected by means of steam from the
engine. The lighting in the larger trains on the Government railways is effected
by means of oilgas according to the Pintsch system, for the production of which
special gasworks are established at several places. Preparations have of låte been
made for effecting the illumination by means of a mixture of oil- and acetylene gas.
According to the statement of authorities, the passenger cars of the Swedish
railways as to equipment and comfort rank rather higher than those of the
greater countries.
Bogie-car.
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