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Baltic-X221 Page 4: Copenhagen 08/09th December
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This page is one of a series showing images from a 10
night 'Christmas Markets' cruise from Southampton in December 2012.
We were dues to leave Amsterdam at 22:00hrs on the 6th December. We were
still at the Amsterdam Cruise Terminal berth when we awoke on 7th - the
Amsterdam pilots again considered it to be too windy to pass Centraal
Station or to enter the Ijmuiden locks. We left around lunch time and left
the lock around 15:00. We had been scheduled to arrive in Copenhagen at 8am
on the 8th December, but leaving 14 hours late meant that instead we had a
day at sea in sunny but freezing conditions, doing over 22 knots.
We overtook various freighters and the Norröna of Smyril Line,
arriving at Copenhagen at around 16:00hrs, losing one of our two days in
that port.
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P&O Cruises
Baltic-X221 Page 4: Copenhagen 08/09th December
2012
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Norröna of Smyril Line off
Hantsholm in Denmark
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th December 2012
Bianco Victoria Bulker
Lauritzen
Bianco Victoria Bulker of
Lauritzen's overtaken by Oriana
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th December 2012
Faust
Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Faust of Wallenius
Wilhelmsen overtaken by Oriana
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th December 2012
Little and 'big' Mermaids at
Langelinie
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th December 2012
Lokalbanen A/S ('Local Railway', abbreviated LB) is a
Danish company responsible for train operation and related passenger
services on various railways around Copenhagen. Owned by the Greater
Copenhagen Authority (HUR), Lokalbanen was established in 2001 following
HUR's acquisition of the share of the railway lines previously owned by the
Danish state. The company headquarters are located in Hillerød; the company
has offices in various stations on the lines it operates.
Lokalbanen operates on the lines formerly controlled by Frederiksværkbanen
(HFHJ), Gribskovbanen (GDS), Hornbækbanen (HHGB) and Nærumbanen (LNJ), from
which it took over operation in May 2002. All companies were subsequently
closed. Ownership of the trains and infrastructure from the companies is now
the responsibility of Hovedstadens Lokalbaner (HL), from which Lokalbanen
leases its trains; all HL lines have so far been run by LB, with the
exception of the Lille Nord line run by DSB S-tog on behalf of HUR.
Hillerød station building.
Hillerød is junction for five different lines to Copenhagen (S-Tog),
Tisvildeleje, Gilleleje, Helsingør and Frederiksværk
The lines in the foreground are for Frederiksværk trains, but none arrived
on my brief visit - I presume it uses LINTs
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th December 2012
Lokalbanen - Hornbækbanen
(HHGB)
The Hornbækbanen combines the previous
Helsingør-Hornbæk-Gilleleje Banen (HHGB) and Gribskovbanen from Gilleleje to
Hillerød, plus a branch from Kagerup to Tisvildeleje
NoHAB Diesel
NoHAB diesel at Hillerød
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th December 2012
LINT DMUs
HHGB LINT DMU at Hillerød loading for Tisvildeleje
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th December 2012
The Lille Nord provides a direct
Helsingør-Hillerød route, previously operated by DSB using similar Y-Tog
Lynette sets as the other Danish local lines.
LINT DMUs
HHGB LINT DMU at Hillerød loading for Helsingør
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th December 2012
Lokalbanen - Nærumbanen
(LNJ)
The Nærumbanen runs from Jægersborg, adjacent to the
S-Tog station of DSB, to Nærum. A frequent service is provided by two
lightweight tram/train DMUs along this short single line branch with a
passing place at Fuglevad. The complete journey takes just 13mins with five
intermediate request stops - the trains have tram-style bell pushes to stop
the train.
Nærumbanen three section DMU arriving at Jægersborg
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th December 2012
Nærumbanen three section DMU at Nærum
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th December 2012
Nærumbanen three section DMU back at Jægersborg and in
a brief respite from snowfall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th December 2012
On board the Nærumbanen three section DMU
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th December 2012
Regionstog A/S is a Danish railway company that took
over the operation of the three private lines in Region Zealand, West
Zealand Local Lanes, Østbanen and Lollandsbanen. It was established in 2009
when Vestsjællands Lokalbaner A/S, Østbanen and Lollandsbanen A/S where
merged. Regionstog has administrative offices in Maribo and Holbæk.
Constituent Railways are:-
Lollandsbanen (Nakskov-Nykøbing F.), 50.2 km long, opened in 1874 and
transports approx. 875,000 passengers.
Østbanen (Køge-Faxe Ladeplads / Køge-Rødvig), 46.2 km. long, opened in 1879,
and transports approx. 900,000 passengers.
Tølløse course (Holbæk)-Tølløse-Slagelse, 50.8 km. long, opened in 1901, and
transports approx. 555,000 passengers.
Odsherred Railway (Holbæk-Nykøbing Sj), 49.4 km. long, opened in 1899, and
transports approx. 1.1 million. passengers.
The Østbanen has two lines from Køge, to Faxe
Ladeplads and Rødvig. Køge is at the end of an S-Tog line from Copenhagen.
Østbanen train leaving Køge for Faxe Ladeplads
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th December 2012
