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| The railway ferry M/F Storegut at Tinnoset | |
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| Type | Railway |
| Status | Heritage |
| Terminals | Notodden Tinnos |
| No. Tinnoset is a village in the municipality of Notodden, Norway, located at the southernmost end of Tinnsjå. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Notodden Station also known as Notodden Public Transport Terminal is a Railway station serving Notodden, Norway. of stations | 7 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| Owner | Norges Statsbaner |
| Operator(s) | Norges Statsbaner |
| Character | Freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 34 km |
| No. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Norges Statsbaner commonly know as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways is a Norwegian transport company of tracks | 1 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
| Electrification | 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC |
Tinnosbanen was a 30 km Norwegian railway line that went from Tinnoset to Notodden in Telemark. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Tinnoset is a village in the municipality of Notodden, Norway, located at the southernmost end of Tinnsjå. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The railway was part of the transport chain used to transport fertilizer from Norsk Hydro's factory in Rjukan to the harbour in Skien. Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant Norsk Hydro ASA (,) is a Norwegian Aluminium and Renewable energy company headquartered in Oslo. Rjukan is a city and the administrative center of Tinn municipality in Telemark. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County The railway opened in 1909 and was closed when the plant closed in 1991. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The railway is sometimes mistakenly believed to be part of Rjukanbanen.
The railways starts in the north at the mouth of the lake Tinnsjø where the railway ferries arrived from Mæl. Tinnsjå ( Tinnsjø, Tinnsjøen) is one of the largest lakes in Norway Mæl Station is a railway station on Rjukanbanen and where the railway cars on the line were transferred to the railway ferry to Tinnoset. The railway continued south from Notodden along Bratsbergbanen. The transport chain from Rjukan to Skien consisted of four sections:
- Rjukanbanen, railway line from Rjukan to Rollag (Mæl), 16 km
- Tinnsjø railway ferry from Rollag to Tinnoset, 30 km
- Tinnosbanen from Tinnoset to Notodden, 34 km
- Telemark canal from Notodden to Skien, 54 km with barge
- In 1919 the canal was replaced with the railway Bratsbergbanen from Notodden to Skien. Rollag is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway Rollag was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Mæl Station is a railway station on Rjukanbanen and where the railway cars on the line were transferred to the railway ferry to Tinnoset. Tinnsjø railway ferry was a Norwegian Railway ferry service on the lake Tinnsjø that connected the railways of Rjukanbanen and Tinnosbanen The Telemark Canal originally consisted of two canals The Norsjø - Skien Canal with locks in Skien and Løveid was built in the period BARGE, the Big August RecGambling Excursion is a yearly convention held in Las Vegas during the first weekend of August Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways [1]
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History
Norsk Hydro was founded in 1905 by Sam Eyde as a Norwegian fertilizer manufacturer, and the first factory was opened in Notodden. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Samuel Eyde ( 29 October 1866, Arendal – 21 June 1940) was a Norwegian engineer and Industrialist Fertilizer factories need a lot of energy, and then it was necessary to locate the plants near hydroelectric power plants, and at Rjukan there was a large waterfall. Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water In 1911 Rjukan Salpeterfabrikk was opened. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year [2]
Tinnosbanen was opened in 1909 as a standard gauge (1435 mm) railway along with Rjukanbanen and the railway ferry service, and was the second railway line in Norway, after Thamshavnbanen, to be electrified in 1911. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The railway service utilised Telemark Canal until 1919 when Bratsbergbanen opened from Notodden to Skien. The railway was used both to transport raw materials to the factory and to transport the finished fertilizer to the harbor at Skien. There was also passenger trains that ran.
In 1912 the state bought Tinnosbanen from Norsk Hydro, and started construction of a new railway from Notodden to Skien, to replace the canal barges, with the railway being completed in 1916. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Norges Statsbaner took over the railway operations in 1920 when the new railway from Notodden to Kongsberg was completed. Norges Statsbaner commonly know as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways is a Norwegian transport company Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar This article is about the Norwegian town For the industrial corporation named Kongsberg see Kongsberg Gruppen (with links to subsidiary firms. [3]
The railway ferry service was provided by four different ships, D/F Rjukanfoss, D/F Hydro (1919), D/F Ammonia (1929) and M/F Storegut (1956). The three first were steam ships, and the latter two are still anchored at Mæl. A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller The service was the only ever railway ferry service on a lake in Norway, and D/F Ammonia is the only remaining railway ferry steam ship in the world. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the [4] In 1944, during World War II, D/F Hydro was the target of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage, when the ferry was sunk to 430 meters deep in Tinnsjø to prevent Nazi Germany from developing nuclear weapons. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Norwegian heavy water sabotage was a series of actions taken by Norwegian saboteurs during World War II to prevent the German nuclear energy project from acquiring Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. [5]
In 1929 Norsk Hydro also establish itself at Herøya in Porsgrunn, and in 1991 the factory in Rjukan, and therefore also the railway line, was closed. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herøya is a peninsula in the municipality of Porsgrunn. It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunneklevfjord to the east at the Porsgrunn is a town and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The passenger trains, operated by Norges Statsbaner, had been discontinued already in 1985. Norges Statsbaner commonly know as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways is a Norwegian transport company Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) In 1997 the ownership of the track was transferred to Stiftelsen Rjukanbanen, a foundation that started heritage operation of the line in 1999. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Stations
- Notodden Old
- Notodden New
- Lisleherad
- Grønvollfoss
- Årlifoss
- Gransherad
- Tinnoset
References
- ^ Maana Forlag. Fakta om Rjukanbanen (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2006-12-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
- ^ Norsk Hydro. Norsk Hydro ASA (,) is a Norwegian Aluminium and Renewable energy company headquartered in Oslo. The next gigantic step. Retrieved on 2006-12-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
- ^ Helge Nisi. Tinnoset (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2006-12-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
- ^ Maana Forlag. Fakta om Rjukanbanen (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2006-12-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
- ^ Rjukan Tourist Office. Rjukanbanen (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2006-12-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
External links
- Stiftelsen Rjukanbanen
- Web site on Rjukanbanen and Tinnosbanen
- Private web site with focus on ferries on Tinnsjø
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