The Norwegian Railway Club ( no, Norsk Jernbaneklubb) is an association which is involved in the preservation of Norwegian museum railways. NMT has its operating base at
Hønefoss Station
Hønefoss Station ( no, Hønefoss stasjon) is a railway station located at Hønefoss in Ringerike, Norway. The station is located at the intersection between the Bergen Line, the Randsfjord Line and the Roa–Hønefoss Line. Hønefoss is served ...
in
Ringerike, Norway. The society was founded on 22 May 1969, and is based at
Bryn Station in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, but with local groups all over the country. It publishes the magazine ''
På Sporet
''På Sporet'' (lit. 'On the Track') is a quarterly magazine published by the Norwegian Railway Club. The magazine was started in 1969. It is dominated by news and feature articles about domestic trains and rail transport
Rail transport (also ...
'' four times a year, as well as publishing numerous books. The club also operates two heritage railways, the
Old Voss Line
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in Bergen, and the
Krøder Line. Most of the work is done by volunteers.
The Norwegian Railway Club runs Norwegian Heritage Trains or NMT (''Norsk Museumstog''). All the members of NMT are volunteers and their classic train activities are under government supervision. NMT is doing restoration, preservation and operation of classic trains at the part of the
Norwegian railway network. The activity of NMT is not run for the purpose of profit. All income of the activity is solely used for the preservation of
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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railway history so that the coming generations will be allowed to experience and learn transport by train of the 19th and 20th centuries. .
References
External links
Norsk Museumstog websiteNorsk Jernbaneklubb website
Official site
Heritage railways in Norway
Organisations based in Oslo
Non-profit organisations based in Norway
Hobbyist organizations
1969 establishments in Norway
Organizations established in 1969
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