Smedjebackens hamn och lokstall

About the museum

Smedjebacken harbour has been a hub for transport to and from Västerbergslagen since the Middle Ages. When the Strömsholm canal was completed in 1795, iron and copper from the Bergslagen works gained a navigable route towards Lake Mälaren and Stockholm, and the harbour enjoyed a period of prosperity. Of the older harbour buildings the harbour warehouse remains, along with one of the former at least twenty iron storehouses.

The Wessman-Barkens Järnväg (Wessman-Barken Railway) opened in 1859 as an extension of the transport route towards Ludvika and was built with the unusual track gauge of 1188 mm. The present engine shed was built in 1874, when the locomotive Smedjebacken was delivered. Today a steam locomotive built in 1914 by Orenstein & Koppel stands in the engine shed; it was used from 1933 to 1953 at the Smedjebacken rolling mill.

In summer the engine shed functions as a small museum and exhibition space, mainly for industrial and cultural-history exhibitions. In the harbour warehouse there is, among other things, an exhibition on older boat engines and a small canal museum. The harbour area with the engine shed is part of Ekomuseum Bergslagen, and the steamers Runn and Kuriren from Barkens ångbåtar (Barken Steamboats) have the harbour as their home port.

Highlights

• Steam locomotive from 1914 in the preserved engine shed
• Harbour warehouse with an exhibition on older boat engines
• Small canal museum at the start of the Strömsholm canal
• Steamboats chugging around on Barken
• Harbour and works environment that is part of Ekomuseum Bergslagen

Permanent exhibition

• Lokstallet och hamnmagasinet – Steam locomotive from 1914 in the engine shed, and an exhibition on older boat engines and a small canal museum in the harbour warehouse.

Operated by

Smedjebacken kommun

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The harbour area is described by Naturkartan as wheelchair- and pram-friendly, with a toilet and parking nearby; the information applies to the harbour as a whole and not specifically to the inside of the engine shed.

Kids & families

There is a playground in the harbour.

Getting there & parking

The harbour lies by Kyrkogatan in Smedjebacken, at the start of the Strömsholm canal.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant

In summer the harbour has a harbour café (Café Fyren) and a harbour restaurant (Bryggan), as well as crazy golf and motorhome pitches.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.