Thamshavnbanen

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Thamshavn – Løkken Verk
Train in Løkken
Train in Løkken
Route length: 25.30 km
Gauge : 1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Power system : 6600 V 25 Hz  ~
Maximum slope : 44  ‰
Minimum radius : 70 m
Legend
   
 0.15 Thamshavn 2.8  moh.
   
 1.03 Orcanger 14.6 moh.
   
 2.04 Hov 16.0 moh.
   
 3.14 Bårdshaug 11.0 moh.
Stop, stop
 4.41 High school 6.4 moh.
Stop, stop
 4.95 Follo 6.9 moh.
Stop, stop
 5.79 Fannremsmoen 8.3 moh.
Station, station
 6.83 Fannrem 15.2 moh.
Stop, stop
 9.43 Blåsmo 14.9 moh.
Stop, stop
 10.19 Ekli 15.7 moh.
Station, station
 12.76 Solbusøy 20.4 moh.
Stop, stop
 14.41 Øyum 22.5 moh.
Station, station
 19.35 Svorkmo 54.5 moh.
Stop, stop
 22.28 Skjøtskift 141.1 moh.
Stop, stop
 23.95 Jordhusmoen 152.3 moh.
End station - end of the line
 25.15 Løkken Verk 163.5 moh.

The Thamshavnbahn , in Norwegian Thamshavnbanen , is an electrically operated narrow-gauge railway near Trondheim , Norway .

history

Copper has been mined in the mine since 1864 , and pyrites were added later . Christian Thams founded Orkla ASA and initiated the railway line. On July 10, 1908, the railway between Thamshavn and Svorkmo started, on August 15, 1910 Løkken Verk was reached.

In 1963 the passenger traffic was stopped. Freight trains ran until 1974. In 1982 the Friends of the Thamshavn Railway was founded and the first museum train ran on the 75th anniversary of the opening of the railway line. On July 10, 1987, the ore mine was finally closed. The Orkla Industrial Museum is located there .

In Germany, the Thamshavnbahn is known for the use of the German steam locomotive series 99.22 in World War II .

Web links

Commons : Thamshavnbanen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files