Tag: transport

More train trouble strands passengers

Train service on lines west of Oslo ground to a halt on Friday for the fourth time in the past week, because of a...

‘Dirtbags’ shocked transport minister

As Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen reached the end of an epic road trip from one end of Norway to another on Thursday, he said he was...

Segways on the way

Twelve-and-a-half years after they first rolled out in the US, the stand-up electric vehicles produced by Segway Inc of New Hampshire will finally debut...

Transit firm tries to teach manners

While the color green typically signifies “go,” new green zones on the platforms of Oslo’s main train and subway station (Jernbanetorget) most decidedly mean...

Transport minister hits the road

Ketil Solvik-Olsen has set off on what some might call the "mother of all road trips" in Norway. Solvik-Olsen, the country's amiable new transport...

Transit uproar derails Bergen’s government

Politicians have been bickering in Bergen for months over how their city's popular new public tram system known as Bybanen should be extended. They...

Seatbelt control nabbed hundreds

Police and highway authorities had warned they'd be mounting massive seatbelt control posts around Norway during the weekend, but that didn't prompt all motorists...

Youth put the brakes on driving

After decades of rapid growth, car use in Norway has stagnated in recent years. Fewer young people are getting their drivers licenses, more people...

Transport Minister pushes for parking reform

Few things irritate motorists more than finding a parking ticket on their cars. Justified or not, Norway's new transport minister, Ketil Solvig-Olsen, aims to...

Transport Minister steps on the gas again

Norway's new transport minister from the Progress Party, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, has managed to bypass congestion on another new stalled highway project. His goal is...
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