Scenic route
Lennakatten
Uppsala → Faringe · Sweden
- Distance
- 33 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 40 min
- Top speed
- 50 km/h
- Operator
- Upsala–Lenna Jernväg
- Train
- Heritage steam · 891 mm
- Countries
- Sweden
- In service since
- 1876
Page last updated 2026-07-22 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Steam from the edge of a university city: the 891 mm Lennakatten rolls 33 km through Uppland forests and lakeside summer halts to the engine sheds at Faringe.
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