Railway knowledge

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A growing field guide to the railways, places and details seen through the windscreen.

Hovedbanen trial run in 1853Illustreret Nyhedsblad · 1853 · Public domain

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Norway's railway story

Begin before NSB, then follow the political settlements, European framework and defined ERA powers that shaped the railway sector Norway has today.

1854First railway1883NSB established1996-2022Roles divided
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You do not need to know a pantograph from a point machine to start here. But, well, you might by the time you leave.

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