Askim – Solbergfoss railway line

Askim – Solbergfoss
Solbergfoss 1920
Map of the area around Askim, 1914
Route length:	7.9 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Legend 7.90 Solbergfoss Kraftverk ( 59.64 °  N , 11.15 °  E ) Oppegaard 6.00 Tømt 4.20 Skaarud bru 3.40 Onstad 2.17 Kolstad bru via Kolstadbekken and Kolstadveien (33 m) Indre Østfoldbanen from Ski Kykkelsrudsbanen 0.00 Askim Vammabanen Østfoldbanen to Mysen

The Askim – Solbergfoss ( Norwegian : Solbergfossbanen ) railway was a 7.9-kilometer branch line of the Indre Østfoldbanen in Viken in Norway . It led from Askim to the Solbergfoss power station .

history

The route was built by the city of Christiania and completed in 1917. It was built to transport building materials for the construction of the Solbergfoss power station, which was built from 1913 to 1924. The line was used for freight traffic during the construction period and then until 1937. Passenger traffic was started independently in 1920 and maintained until the line was closed in 1964. From 1928 rail buses drove .

vehicles

Motorcar of the Solbergfossbane

number	Surname	design type	Wheel alignment	Manufacturer	Fabr.-No./ year of construction	Special
	Gamla	Gasoline railcar	1 A	AB Hässleholms Werkstader, Hässleholm	1928	Taken over by Norsk Jernbaneklubb , in use at Krøderbanen from 1990 , stored in Ski in 2013 .
	Padda	Gasoline railcar	1 A	Skabo jernbanevognfabrik , Skabo	1938	Built according to plans by Hilding Carlssons Mekaniska Verkstad , taken over by Norsk Jernbaneklubb , parked outdoors for several years during transport to Krøderen in Drammen due to engine failure in 1971, in use at Krøderbanen from the mid-1980s , parked in Mysen in 2013 .

Usage today

The embankment was cleared and is now largely a hiking and cycling path. The turntable in Askim is still partially preserved. Two rail buses named Gamla and Padda are looked after by the Norsk Jernbaneklubb .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ further technical data from Gamla
2. ↑ further technical data from Padda

Web links

Commons : Bruksbanen Askim – Solbergfoss  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• SOLBERGFOSSBANEN 1918–1965. In: askimlinjene.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (Norwegian). 
• Solbergfossbanen at openstreetmap.org
• Photo by Gamla
• Photo by Padda
• Pictures of the railway line
• Route sketch