Spårvägsmuseet
I had a couple of hours to kill in the city today and it was raining, so I went to Spårvägsmuseet, true to form, this time with the camera in tow.
Fragrant, lukewarm summer rain and a few claps of thunder, rather nice, actually. I walked instead of catching a bus and was soaked.
Construction of the subway station adjoining the Central Station almost finished, early 1950's.
Early 1940's tram in the signature Stockholms Spårvägar blue, before the change of abbreviation from SS to SL - I think that happened after the war. The old SS blue is long disused too, I think that's a pity. This warm, slightly dirty sky blue is a very distinct and recognisable colour, unlike the navy, red and cobalt that dominate today's uniforms and vehicles.
Ended up in a few of the shots myself..
"Keep the left-hand traffic
vote NO on the 16/10"
(There was a referendum in 1955 - the left-hand traffic side won, but Sweden switched to right-hand traffic in 1967.)
"Sweden must secure a domestic food production."
Lots of political messages on some of the public transport vehicles, bringing to mind the common joke about Sweden being the last Soviet state. I love the stylised wing decor.
This is my neighbourhood - I live right where one of the old pre-WWII tram lines ended. Today there's a subway station called Skogskyrkogården on Sockenvägen, just around that little loop between Enskede and Dalarövägen.
Monitor Festival on Saturday, with En Halvkokt I Folie, The Pain Machinery, Container 90 and Run Level Zero, looking forward to that. I like three bands out of the four, not bad at all, and I really don't want to miss a rare chance of seeing En Halvkokt I Folie.
Fragrant, lukewarm summer rain and a few claps of thunder, rather nice, actually. I walked instead of catching a bus and was soaked.
Construction of the subway station adjoining the Central Station almost finished, early 1950's.
Early 1940's tram in the signature Stockholms Spårvägar blue, before the change of abbreviation from SS to SL - I think that happened after the war. The old SS blue is long disused too, I think that's a pity. This warm, slightly dirty sky blue is a very distinct and recognisable colour, unlike the navy, red and cobalt that dominate today's uniforms and vehicles.
Ended up in a few of the shots myself..
"Keep the left-hand traffic
vote NO on the 16/10"
(There was a referendum in 1955 - the left-hand traffic side won, but Sweden switched to right-hand traffic in 1967.)
"Sweden must secure a domestic food production."
Lots of political messages on some of the public transport vehicles, bringing to mind the common joke about Sweden being the last Soviet state. I love the stylised wing decor.
This is my neighbourhood - I live right where one of the old pre-WWII tram lines ended. Today there's a subway station called Skogskyrkogården on Sockenvägen, just around that little loop between Enskede and Dalarövägen.
Monitor Festival on Saturday, with En Halvkokt I Folie, The Pain Machinery, Container 90 and Run Level Zero, looking forward to that. I like three bands out of the four, not bad at all, and I really don't want to miss a rare chance of seeing En Halvkokt I Folie.