Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line
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The Holmestrand–Hvittingfoss Line or HVB is an abandoned railway between Holmestrand to Hvittingfoss in Norway. It consisted of two sections: a 13.4-kilometer line from Holmestrand to Hillestad and a
Aluminum train in Holmestrand in 1923
In Norway, a number of main lines were in the 19th century built with narrow gauge, 3 ft 6 in, to save cost in a sparsely populated mountainous country. This included Norway's first own long-distance
Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line
…transported up to Hillestad. However, the truck carrying the building had an accident and the building was smashed. The heritage enthusiasm died out. Narrow gauge railways in Norway Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1994). Glemte spor: boken om sidebanenes tragiske liv (in Norwegian). Oslo: Baneforlaget. ISBN 82-91448-00-0…
Carl Abraham Pihl and his entourage inspecting the construction of the Røros Line in 1877
Støren Station on the Røros Line during the 1880s
Holmestrand Station on the Vestfold Line in 1906