Tag: trains
Railroad boss quits after Follobanen scandal, and with 10 months’ pay
At least one head has rolled at Norway's troubled train and railroad system, after the boss of railroad unit Bane NOR resigned with immediate...
Future uncertain for popular ‘Flytoget,’ the Airport Express Train
UPDATED: Norway's first high-speed train line has been running to and from the country's gateway airport, Oslo Gardermoen, since it opened in 1998. Now...
Troubled train line’s opening uncertain
Embarrassed officials at Norwegian state railway Bane NOR no longer dare to set a date for the opening of the new high-speed Follobanen commuter line...
Bane NOR apologizes for more train trouble
Three trains on the main Dovrebanen line in central Norway were all halted by more electrical trouble during the night. Some passengers were stuck...
More delays for troubled train line, and anger over widespread unreliability
UPDATED: The reopening of what was supposed to be a new high-speed commuter line in the Oslo area (Follobanen) has been delayed for the...
Rail bosses come under fire
Managers of Norway's railroad system, led by Bane NOR boss Gorm Frimannslund, are under fire after the government ordered an external probe into why...
Outrage grows over railroad fiasco
Officials at Norway's state-owned and much criticized train system are facing more public outrage in the New Year, after they had to shut down...
State rail agency hailed and blasted
Officials at BaneNor, the state agency in charge of Norway's rail systems, found themselves the targets of both praise and anger this week. Just...
More heavy snow halted trains
Another blizzard that dumped as much as 30 more centimeters of snow in Southern Norway forced closure of the rail line known as Sørlandsbanen,...
Trains to start running abroad
Norwegians haven't been able to take the train to any foreign destinations since the Corona pandemic first shut down operations in March of last...
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