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was borrowed in 1920. The latter was needed to overcome the snow during winter. Passenger transport proved popular and when construction of the power station was completed in 1922, there was public demand for operations to continue. Another advantage was that it would allow heavy machinery and other
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Municipality bought WittenbergâHalfredfoss in Glomma in 1898. They issued an engineering competition, which concluded with that also Solbergfoss should be part of a hydropower station. Oslo Municipality therefore bought Solbergfoss in 1906. A committee was appointed in 1907 and recommended two
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Little of the line remains. There are some tracks left in the streets of Askim. The first 3 kilometers (2 mi) out of Askim have been converted to a pathway, as has the section from Onstad to Tømt and the last 0.5 kilometers (0.3 mi) to
Solbergfoss. The engine shed at Solbergfoss remains.
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As operations had run with a loss for many years, the power station owners decided to terminate operations from 4 January 1965. Initially operations were merely temporarily placed on hood. The tracks were kept and the railcars parked at the depot at
Solbergfoss. A few freight trains were run, but
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Station. After 2.17 km or 1.35 mi the line crosses over the 33-meter or 108-foot Kolstad Bridge. It reached Onstad (3.4 km or 2.1 mi) and then crossed Skaarud Bridge (4.20 km or 2.61 mi) before reaching Tømt (6.0 km or 3.7 mi) and
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Lysverker decided to build a railway line from Askim to the construction site. It was planned to only be used during the construction period, and was therefore built with a low standard. Construction of the track was carried out in 1913, and the government
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years later that Mørkfoss and
Solbergfoss be built at the same time. Construction started in 1913. An agreement with the government allowed for a joint construction of the power from 1916. The power station was dimensioned for a production of 115 megawatts and 670 GWh/year.
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railcar was bought in 1938. From the 1950s there was increasing car traffic, taking patronage away from the railway. From the late 1950s to 1965 most of the traffic was as a school transport. The last major transport to the power station took place in 1948.
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592:(NSB). A Danish steam locomotive was bought in 1919 and an
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Berntsen, Ulf (1969). "Solbergfossbanen â og vognene vĂĽre".
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76:Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
868:LangĂĽrd, Geir-Widar; Ruud, Leif-Harald (2005).
537:The Solbergfoss Line ran from Askim Station to
822:Glemte spor: boken om sidebanenes tragiske liv
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824:(in Norwegian). Oslo: Baneforlaget.
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891:Ljøgodt, Lars (1976).
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1346:HellâSunnan
1017:Kongsvinger
757:Ljøgodt: 29
662:prime mover
594:NSB Class 9
539:Solbergfoss
297:Solbergfoss
171:Track gauge
152:Line length
94:Solbergfoss
52:Native name
1598:Categories
1573:High-speed
1522:Sulitjelma
1462:NesttunâOs
1341:Dunderland
1082:Spikkestad
1002:Gardermoen
692:References
670:Hässleholm
543:flag stops
1547:Vestmarka
1542:Vestbanen
1537:VĂĽlerenga
1517:Sperillen
1502:Singsaker
1482:Røykenvik
1477:Rodeløkka
1472:Oslo Port
1402:Hardanger
1382:Elgeseter
1320:Thamshavn
1284:Ringerike
1228:Sognsvann
1193:Lilleaker
1158:GrĂĽkallen
1153:Gamlebyen
1138:Fløibanen
1077:Sørlandet
967:Bratsberg
784:PĂĽ Sporet
588:from the
189:Norwegian
147:Technical
63:Abandoned
1568:Electric
1492:Setesdal
1432:Korsvoll
1397:Hafslund
1392:Grimstad
1315:Setesdal
1305:Old Voss
1300:Krøderen
1293:Heritage
1264:Grenland
1247:Proposed
1203:Ăstensjø
1123:Briskeby
1102:Vestfold
1092:Tinnoset
1032:Nordland
940:Mainline
820:(1994).
791:: 16â19.
686:Hercules
676:engine.
635:Bayreuth
607:derailed
240:railcars
231:and the
103:Stations
47:Overview
1583:Private
1532:Valdres
1467:Numedal
1437:Kragerø
1259:Fornebu
1178:KjelsĂĽs
1148:Furuset
1143:Frogner
1128:Ekeberg
1042:Ăstfold
1027:MerĂĽker
982:Drammen
952:Arendal
631:St Olof
561:History
474:0.00 km
415:2.17 km
383:3.40 km
356:4.20 km
324:6.00 km
290:7.90 km
197:railway
134:History
119:Railway
111:Service
82:Termini
1507:Skreia
1487:Sagene
1457:Namsos
1427:Kampen
1417:Horten
1377:Ă
lgĂĽrd
1370:Closed
1334:Merged
1310:Rjukan
1254:Arctic
1223:Skøyen
1218:Sinsen
1183:KolsĂĽs
1163:Grorud
1037:Ofoten
1007:Gjøvik
972:Brevik
962:Bergen
880:
857:
828:
482:(1918)
425:(33 m)
393:(1918)
389:Onstad
334:(1918)
302:(1918)
264:Legend
215:. The
213:Norway
164:Single
139:Opened
124:System
60:Status
1624:Askim
1561:Types
1351:JĂŚren
1279:Polar
1269:Hurum
1198:Løren
1111:Urban
1097:Trunk
1072:Solør
1062:Røros
1052:Rauma
997:Follo
977:Dovre
957:Asker
682:Skabo
678:Padda
666:Gamla
658:Padda
654:Gamla
509:Mysen
479:Askim
451:from
246:Route
209:Askim
68:Owner
1447:Lier
1442:Lade
1361:Voss
1238:Vika
1208:Ring
992:FlĂĽm
947:Alna
878:ISBN
855:ISBN
826:ISBN
656:and
633:and
330:Tømt
183:The
142:1918
116:Type
74:and
1422:Ila
1213:Røa
507:to
453:Ski
203:to
1600::
876:.
853:.
849:/
797:^
771:^
741:^
729:^
713:^
699:^
664:.
235:.
219:,
211:,
191::
925:e
918:t
911:v
886:.
863:.
834:.
789:2
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106:5
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