Thamshavnbanen
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Thamshavnbanen Through Løkken
The Thamshavn Line ( no, Thamshavnbanen) was Norway's first electric railway, running from 1908 to 1974 in what is now Trøndelag county. Today it is operated as a heritage railway and is the world's oldest railway running on its original alternating current electrification scheme, using 6.6 Volt, kV 25 Hertz, Hz Alternating current, AC. It was built to transport pyrites from the mines at Løkken Verk to the port at Thamshavn, as well as passengers. There were six stations: Thamshavn Station, Thamshavn, Orkanger Station, Orkanger, Bårdshaug Station, Bårdshaug, Fannrem Station, Fannrem, Solbusøy Station, Solbusøy and Svorkmo Station, Svorkmo. The tracks were extended to Løkken Verk in 1910. It is Scandinavia's only railway with a rail gauge of , though the nearby Trondheim Tramway also features this gauge. It is the world's only railway with this combination of gauge and electrical equipment. The total length of the railway was . The transportation of passengers end ...
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