| Place | Arrive | Depart | Train | Traction details & notes |
| Timperley | 05:22 | Taxi | ||
| Manchester Airport (MAN) Terminal 1 | 05:34 | 06:50 | SK1540 | SAS MD-81 OY-KHG dep 60 late due to snow |
| Copenhagen Airport (CPH) | 10:35 | missed 10:35 to Västerås - next is 15:05 - need something to pass the time - go and do some required line! | ||
| Københavns Lufthavn Kastrup | 11:35 | DSB EMU 2x12 + 2x11 | ||
| København H | 11:49 | 12:04 | DSB DL ME1505 | |
| Høje Taastrup | 12:18 | 12:37 | DSB EMU 2x15 | |
| Københavns Lufthavn Kastrup | 13:01 | |||
| Copenhagen Airport (CPH) | 15:05 | SK1820 | SAS Fokker 50 OY-KAI still snowing, dep 30 late | |
| Västerås Airport (VST) | 16:30 | arr 30 late | ||
| Västerås Airport | 17:20 | Taxi | ||
| Tillberga depot | 17:50 | |||
| The ALSTOM-built trainsets for the future Arlanda Airport services are being commissioned at the TGOJ depot at Tillberga, which is near suitable test tracks and routes (e.g. the newly-rebuilt Västerås - Stockholm line is suitable for 200km/h running). This is ironic as ALSTOM's competitor ADtranz have their main plant nearby at Västerås. | ||||
| Tillberga depot sidings | 18:55 | testing | Arlanda EMU Trainset 1 | |
| Tillberga depot sidings | 19:10 | |||
| by car to Hotel in Västerås | ||||
| New track today: Københavns Lufthavn Kastrup - north curve (-København H); (Høje Taastrup -) south curve - Københavns Lufthavn Kastrup; Tillberga depot sidings. | ||||
| by car from Hotel to Tillberga depot | ||||
| Tillberga depot sidings | 11:22 | testing | Arlanda EMU Trainset 3 | |
| Tillberga depot sidings | 11:40 | |||
| Tillberga depot sidings | 14:00 | testing | Arlanda EMU Trainset 3 | |
| via Headshunt (rev) - goods line alongside Tillberga station (rev 14:30/14:35) - onto test track (remains of former line towards Enköping) for ATC tests (many reversals) - goods line alongside Tillberga station (rev) - Headshunt (rev) | ||||
| Tillberga depot sidings photo | 15:30 | |||
| by car to Hotel in Västerås | ||||
| New track today: Tillberga depot - Tillberga station - remains of former line towards Enköping. | ||||
| by car from Hotel to Tillberga depot | ||||
| Tillberga depot sidings | 14:40 | testing | Arlanda EMU Trainset 1 | |
| via Headshunt (rev) - goods line alongside Tillberga station (14:55) - Västerås Norra (rev 15:05/15:09 - alongside ADtranz plant) - 200km/h running - deliberate emergency stop test from 200km/h near Orresta | ||||
| Enköping | 15:28 | just missed 15:27 return train to Västerås | ||
| Enköping station | 15:40 | Taxi | ||
| Västerås Airport (VST) | 16:05 | 16:55 | SK1821 | SAS Fokker 50 OY-KAG |
| Copenhagen Airport (CPH) | 18:25 | 19:30 | SK???? | SAS MD-81 OY-DFY dep 90 late |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) | 21:44 | arr ~90 late | ||
| Manchester Airport | 22:00 | Taxi | ||
| Timperley | 22:12 | |||
| New track today: Tillberga station - Västerås Norra - Enköping | ||||
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