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140:
119:
118:
92:Headquarters
50:Company type
1460:Norsk Hydro
1384:Sydvaranger
928:375 kW
890:720 kW
862:14 & 15
851:375 kW
813:190 kW
777:375 kW
549:Road number
450:icebreakers
385:Rjukan Line
379:Rjukan Line
215:Founded as
151:Rjukanbanen
136:Norsk Hydro
112:Norsk Hydro
1419:Categories
1359:Nesttun–Os
1319:Dunderland
1191:2008-06-24
1136:References
1077:2008-06-24
827:9 & 10
241:concession
54:Subsidiary
1369:Ofotbanen
1314:Cargolink
798:AEG/Skabo
791:4 & 5
658:A. Borsig
513:Porsgrunn
419:Rjukanfos
405:Lake Tinn
338:Lake Tinn
314:Ofotbanen
271:liquidity
147:tank cars
63:Transport
1329:Grimstad
1288:SJ Norge
1273:Flytoget
1268:CargoNet
1263:Bane NOR
1171:(2007).
1145:(2001).
897:NSB El 1
870:Per Kure
866:Electric
835:Sécheron
831:Electric
820:NSB El 6
795:Electric
784:NSB El 7
753:Electric
683:4 "Odin"
607:Sold to
552:Traction
509:Grenland
456:Storegut
413:Skarsfos
326:Storegut
306:NSB El 1
302:Henschel
291:9 and 10
282:Storegut
231:between
167:Notodden
124:railway-
60:Industry
42:Formerly
1399:Valdres
1256:Current
919:1961–91
881:1966–91
842:1958–91
804:1912–56
768:1911–66
765:1911–18
729:1918–65
697:1908–49
664:1908–18
630:1907–08
593:1907–08
561:Service
555:Builder
441:Ammonia
409:Tinnsjø
393:Ferries
368:Ammonia
330:Ammonia
208:at the
189:History
76:Defunct
68:Founded
1307:Former
1207:
1157:
925:43.5 t
908:Diesel
887:61.3 t
845:Bo'Bo'
735:24.7 t
670:13.8 t
636:14.3 t
599:12.7 t
567:Weight
564:Wheels
527:, and
521:Brevik
517:Herøya
171:barges
122:was a
107:Parent
100:Norway
87:Closed
1389:Trunk
1324:Elkem
1185:(PDF)
1178:(PDF)
940:Notes
874:Thune
761:Skabo
718:Steam
686:Steam
655:Steam
619:Steam
584:Steam
576:Fate
573:Speed
570:Power
558:Built
430:Hydro
300:from
206:RjB 1
143:Skien
1354:Linx
1344:Lier
1205:ISBN
1155:ISBN
916:1961
884:B'B'
878:1922
848:60 t
839:1958
810:23 t
801:1912
774:44 t
726:1917
703:13 t
694:1908
661:1908
627:1907
590:1901
519:and
356:Line
344:and
328:and
126:and
96:Tinn
84:Fate
757:AEG
461:GRT
454:MF
446:GRT
439:SF
435:GRT
428:SF
424:GRT
417:SF
373:Mæl
371:at
366:SF
280:MF
155:Mæl
153:to
1421::
1293:Vy
1153:.
1113:^
1040:^
983:^
535:.
332:.
185:.
98:,
1241:e
1234:t
1227:v
1213:.
1194:.
1163:.
1080:.
922:C
872:/
807:B
771:D
759:/
732:C
700:B
667:B
652:3
633:B
616:2
596:B
581:1
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