Tag: trains
Train line hit by sabotage attempt
Someone has placed a log over train tracks near Modum for the past two nights in a row, in what police fear is a...
Labour ready to invest in trains
After decades of neglect by a long series of governments, the ruling Labour Party now claims it wants to further boost funding for Norway's...
Railroad on verge of full breakdown
Norway's ailing rail network may be "approaching the end of its lifetime," admits the director of state railroad Jernbaneverket. Railroad infrastructure "is deteriorating faster...
More talks on train woes
Another rash of train trouble during the Easter holidays prompted more high-level talks on Tuesday, between Norway's transport minister and the head of the...
Trains stood still nationwide
All trains in the entire country stood still Monday evening, because of a breakdown in the communications system used by Norway's beleaguered state railroad...
Accident probe: No technical failure
It will be a few more weeks before their report is finished, but investigators probing the cause of a fatal accident involving runaway railcars...
Mystery surrounds fatal rail accident
A formal inquiry is underway into Wednesday's fatal and bizarre accident in Oslo involving 16 runaway railroad boxcars and spectacular drama. "This never should...
Runaway train spurs death, injury
UPDATED: Several railroad cars suddenly started rolling on their own out of the Alnabru terminal on Oslo's east side Wednesday afternoon, careened out of...
Opposition fears great train robbery
Norway's train system continues to seem on the verge of derailment, and opposition politicians have little confidence the government will finally set things right....
Train tunnel to close this summer
Commuters in the Oslo area got the bad news on Tuesday that the key train tunnel under the city will be shut down for...
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