Tønsberg – Eidsfoss railway line

Tønsberg – Eidsfoss
Sundbyfoss Jernbanebru (2011) about the Sundbyelva
Route length:	48.1 km
Gauge :	1067 mm ( cape track )
Maximum slope :	16.7  ‰
Legend 48.10 Eidsfoss (until 1907 Eidsfos ) 35.5  moh. 45.40 Stubben (until 1920 Brække ) 38  moh. 42.20 Kopstad (until July 1, 1915 Usby ) 44  moh. Østbybekken (18.85 m) Holmestrand – Vittingfossbanen from Hvittingfoss 39.00 court 68.2  moh. 36.75 Sundbyfoss (until 1909 Sundbyfos ) 58.2  moh. 36.57 Sundbyfoss (20 m) 33.00 Hildestad (until 1926 Hillestad ) 44  moh. Holmestrand – Vittingfossbanen to Holmestrand 29.30 Bar fare (from 1925 Hp.) 45.3  moh. 24.90 Bakstvål (until 1926: Bakstvold ) 41.2  moh. 21.95 Svinevoll (until 1926: Svinevold ) 42.1  moh. 20.00 Bakke (from 1929) 19.14 Fossan 30.8  moh. 17.00 Revatal (until 1926: Rævetal ) 25.3  moh. 15.07 Valle (126 m) 14.50 Ramnes (from July 16, 1927 Hp., From Sept. 15, 1930 station) 22.4  moh. 12.20 Klopp 14  moh. 9.85 Fresti (20 m) 9.72 Fresti (from July 16, 1927 Hp.) 8.4  moh. 6.03 Auli (from Feb. 1, 1902 Hp.) 8.4  moh. Vestfoldbanen from Sandefjord 3.24 Jarlsberg points Drammen – Skiensbanen to Tomsbakken Slottsfjell tunnel (1881, 235 m) Tonsberg (gamle stasjon) 1.50 Tønsberg (Knapløkken) (1915) 15.2  moh. Vestfoldbanen to Tomsbakken 0.00 Stensarmen (1902, railway depot) Swell:

The railway line Tønsberg - Eidsfoss ( Norwegian "Tønsberg - Eidsfossbanen" (TEB) ) was a narrow-gauge railway line in Norway . The branch line of the Vestfoldbane , which led from Tønsberg to Eidsfoss in Vestfold og Telemark , was opened on October 18, 1901 and was in operation until June 1, 1938. Part of the line was operated jointly with the Holmestrand – Vittingfoss railway line.

An important customer was the Eidsfos Jernverk ironworks in Eidsfoss, which produces cast iron ovens. The construction of the line was a response to the strong economic development that arose from the Vestfoldbane along the coast.

Tønsberg – Eidsfossbanen

The planning of the route began before the turn of the century. The cost of the route was estimated at 1.2 million crowns . In 1896 the government promised a grant of 596,000 crowns. The rest was funded with public and private contributions.

On May 26, 1900, the Storting decided to grant a loan of 125,000 crowns for the railway line.

The route was 48 km long, the maximum difference in altitude was 38 meters. In the early years, wood, fertilizer, milk and grain had to be transported. In 1907 a deficit of more than 17,000 crowns was made on the route. This year three steam locomotives were in use on the route. For the mutual rental of wagons between Norges Statsbaner and Tønsberg – Eidsfossbane , 40 Öre per day was due for a two-axle freight wagon, plus one Öre per running kilometer. Separate agreements applied to passenger cars. The company received a user fee for using the six-kilometer stretch between Hillestad and Hoff through the Holmestrand – Vittingfossbane .

Vestfold private banker

In 1934 the two companies Holmestrand-Vittingfossbanen and Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen merged to form A / S Vestfold Privatbaner . Passenger traffic on the HVB ceased on September 27, 1931. Freight traffic was temporarily suspended from 1935 due to the closure of Vittingfos Brug , as no goods were to be transported.

The line was taken over by the state in 1938 and closed on June 1, 1938. All rails have been removed.

Remnants of the railway line

The engine shed , the jetty with rails in Eidsfoss and the waterway in Fresti are still there. Revetal station is now a café and Fossan's was converted into a residential building. All other intermediate stations have been demolished, only a few remains of the former railway bridges can be found. The Østbybekken bru, a stone viaduct near Kopstad, was declared a cultural heritage in 1997.

Museumsforeningen Vestfold Privatbaner

To the south of the Hillestad school in Hynnås on the Holmestrand – Vittingfoss railway line , the association Museumsforeningen Vestfold Privatbaner has rebuilt 150 meters of track. A copy of the Ramnes station building was rebuilt there, and the construction of a small locomotive shed began in 2013.

«Eidsfosbanevise»

A piece of music was written about the route: the "Eidsfos Railway Way" . The composer and lyricist are unknown. There is a shellac record recorded by Johannes Dehn with a speed of 78 min ⁻¹ ( Gramophone 72727 ).

literature

• Asbjørn N. Jakobsen: Små-tog på spinkle skinner gjennem det inre av Vestfold . 1993, ISBN 82-992914-0-2 (Norwegian).
• Asbjørn N. Jakobsen: Jernbaneminner from Vestfold . 1996 (Norwegian).
• Håkon Westby: Holmestrand – Hvittingfossbanen - Den postale historien . Ramnes, Norway 2002 (Norwegian, 100-års jubileumshefte).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Thor Bjerke, Finn Holom: Banedata 2004 . Data from infrastructures to the railroad in Norway. Ed .: Jernbaneverket, Norsk Jernbanemuseum and Norsk Jernbaneklubb Forskningsavdelingen. NJK Forskningsavdelingen, Hamar / Oslo 2004, ISBN 82-90286-28-7 , urn : nbn: no-nb_digibok_2011040708010 (Norwegian).
2. ^ Tønsberg – Eidsfossbanen. In: nebysamlingene.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014 (Norwegian). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Tønsberg – Eidsfoss. HOFPOSTEN, archived from the original on September 25, 2013 ; accessed on April 2, 2018 (Norwegian): "Morgenbladet 1901" 
4. ↑ ^{a b} DEN KGL. NORSKE REGJERINGS DEPARTEMENT FOR DE PUBLIC WORKERS FRA STYRELSEN FOR STATSBANERNE: NORGES JERNBANER. (PDF) BERETNING OM DE NORSKE JERNBANERS DRIFT 1 APRIL 1906–31 MARTS 1907. HOVEDSTYRET FOR STATSBANENE, 1924, p. 5 , accessed on February 26, 2014 (Norwegian). 
5. ↑ Revetal Gamle Stasjon. September 27, 2007, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved April 2, 2018 (Norwegian). 
6. ↑ Lang's private railway station in Vestfold. Norsk Jernbaneklubb, June 28, 2008, accessed February 26, 2014 (Norwegian). 
7. ↑ Østbybekken steinhvelvsbru. nord-jarlsberg.museum.no, archived from the original on March 2, 2014 ; accessed on April 2, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Kulturminnestafetten - Folkets kulturminner - en presentasjon av 429 valgte kulturminner. riksantikvaren.no, September 27, 2007, archived from the original on September 27, 2007 ; Retrieved April 2, 2018 (Norwegian). 
9. ^ Tønsberg – Eidsfossbanen og Holmestrand – Vittingfossbanen. Norske jernbanestasjoner, archived from the original on April 12, 2012 ; Retrieved August 26, 2019 (Norwegian). 
10. ↑ Museumsforeningen Vestfold Privatbaner . Norske jernbanestasjoner, accessed August 26, 2019 (Norwegian). 

Web links

Commons : Tønsberg – Eidsfossbanen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Tønsberg – Eidsfossbanen. (historical pictures). In: digitaltmuseum.no. Retrieved February 26, 2014 (Norwegian). 
• TEB and HVB In: jernbane.net. Retrieved February 26, 2014 (Norwegian).