Scania
Scania - Scania Express - Polheim Nereus
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Scandinavian Ferry Lines vessel Scania, which operted on the Landskrona-Tuborg Havn (Copenhagen) services of Scandinavisk Linietrafik (part of Scandinavian Ferry Lines).
 
Scania was ordered by Rederi AB Svea in 1963 for a Gräddö-Mariehamn service by Express Linjen. However, on delivery she began service with Scandinavisk Linietrafik between Korsör-Kiel. In 1967 Scania transferred to the Landskrona-Tuborg Havn route until she was sold in 1971 to Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab. After renaming as Scania Express, she served on the Vasa - Umeå route until 1976, when she passed to Rederi Ab Gotland, under the name of Polheim. She was sold to Agapitos Lines for service in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1981 as the Nereus. She was lost in 1989.
 
 
Ship Names on this Page:-
Nereus - Agapitos Lines: 1981-89
Polheim - Rederi Ab Gotland: 1976-81
Scania - Scandinavisk Linietrafik: 1963-71
Scania Express - Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab: 1971-76
 
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Scania
Scania - Scania Express - Polheim Nereus
 
 
Scania (1963-1971)
 
Scania was ordered by Rederi AB Svea in 1963 for a Gräddö-Mariehamn service by Express Linjen. However, on delivery she began service with Scandinavisk Linietrafik between Korsör-Kiel. In 1967 Scania transferred to the Landskrona-Tuborg Havn route until she was sold in 1971 to Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab. After renaming as Scania Express, she served on the Vasa - Umeå route until 1976, when she passed to Rederi Ab Gotland, under the name of Polheim. She was sold for service in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1981 as the Nereus. She was lost in 1989.
 
 
Official Skandinavisk Linietrafik (Scandinavian Ferry Lines) postcard of Scania.
 
 
 
Official Skandinavisk Linietrafik (Scandinavian Ferry Lines) postcard of Scania.
 
 
 
A.Duncan photographic postcard of Scania.
 
 
 
Ultra postcard Sk729 of Scania at Landskrona.
Photo: T.Lindeberg
 
 
 
Ultra postcard Sk730 of Scania at Landskrona (plus Dan Viking?)
Photo: T.Lindeberg
 
 
 
Ultra postcard of Scania leaving Landskrona.
Photo: T.Lindeberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scania Express (Vaasa-Umeå: 1971-76)
 
Scania Express was built in 1964 by Uddevallavarvet for Rederi Ab Svea. She entered service as Scania for Scandinavisk Linietrafik between Korsör-Kiel. In 1966 Scania moved to the Landskrona-Tuborg (Copenhagen) route. Scania was sold to Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab in 1971 and renamed Scania Express. In 1976, Scania Express was sold to Rederi Ab Gotland and renamed Polheim for services to Visby until 1981. when she was sold to Agapitos Lines as Nereus.
 
 
Official postcard of Scania Express.
Scan supplied by Mikael Blomberg.
 
 
 
BildForm postcard U10 of Scania Express.
 
 
 
Grako Production (serial number 1240) postcard of Polar Express (alongside) and Scania Express.
Photo Giovanni Trimboli
 
 
 
 
 
 
Polheim (Gotland: 1976-81)
 
Scania Express served on the Vasa-Umeå route until 1976, when she passed to Rederi Ab Gotland, under the name of Polheim. Polheim was sold for service in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1981 as the Nereus. She was lost in 1989.
 
I do not have a postcard of Polheim in Gotland service.
If you can help, please email: simplon@simplon.co.uk
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nereus (Agapitos Lines: 1981-89)
 
Polheim was sold for service in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1981 as the Nereus. She was lost in 1989.
 
A.Duncan photographic postcard of Nereus.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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