Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Rauma railway, Norway


The Raumaban (railway) of the NSB is one of the several scenic lines in Norway: this is a 114 km branch line from Dombås to Åndalsnes which contains some impressive engineering features as well as the very tall cliffs and waterfalls it passes.  The change in altitude is 655 metres and the line has 32 bridges and 6 tunnels including the 1,340 meter horseshoe curve tunnel of Stavem.

Some details of the Bombardier diesel multiple units of NSB in the pics:

Class: NSB Regiontog Type 93
Number of passengers: 76 and 8 non-reservable folding seats
Number of trains: 15
Number of wagons per train: 2
Weight: 77 tonnes
Length: 38.21 m (125.4 ft)
Top speed: 140 km/h
Engines: 2 x Cummins N14E-R diesel, combined power of 612 kW (821 hp)

Other lines used on: Trondheim - Bodø, and Trondheim - Røros - Hamar.
Food on board: NSB MENY Automat and on some lines the ability to order simple food.

(Top pic by NSB, second pic of Åndalsnes by Geoff Churchman)

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