Tertitten – Urskog-Hølandsbanen

Urskog–Hølandsbanen was built in stages to give farms, forests and small communities east of Oslo a connection with the national railway. Its preservation at Sørumsand began soon after closure and created Norway's oldest railway museum operation.

1. 1896–1903

   The 750 mm railway is completed in stages

   The first section between Bingsfoss and Bjørkelangen opened in 1896. Rails reached Skulerud in 1898 and the main-line connection at Sørumsand in 1903, completing a 56-kilometre rural railway. 13

2. 1896–1960

   Passengers, timber and farm goods share the line

   The light railway carried local passengers alongside timber, agricultural produce and other freight. Its narrow gauge and modest equipment reflected a route built economically for the traffic of the district. 13

3. 1945

   The state takes over

   Urskog–Hølandsbanen became part of the Norwegian State Railways. Operation continued for another fifteen years as road transport took a growing share of local traffic. 3

4. 1960–1961

   Closure is followed by immediate preservation

   Ordinary traffic ended in 1960. Railway supporters organised the following year to save a representative section, rolling stock and the operating environment at Sørumsand. 13

5. 1966

   The first museum train runs

   Tertitten carried its first heritage passengers in 1966. Three working steam locomotives, carriages, stations and workshops now preserve both the original railway and the early Norwegian museum-railway movement. 12