A/S Stenkjær og Namsos Automobilselskap was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

bus company that operated services from

Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on th ...

Namsos ( sma, Nåavmesjenjaelmie) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Kl ...

from 1908 to 1920, when the company was taken over by the county-owned Fylkesbilene i Nord-Trøndelag. The company operated Rex Simplex buses in addition to the ferry ''Oma'' from

Rødkleiva Rødkleiva is a hill located in Nordmarka in Oslo, Norway. It was taken into use as a slalom hill in 1947 and was used for the combined event of the Holmenkollen Ski Festival eleven times between 1947 and 1963. It hosted the slalom events for ...

to Namsos.

History

The

Hell–Sunnan Line The Hell–Sunnan Line ( no, Hell–Sunnanbanen) is a railway line between Hell, Stjørdal and Sunnan, Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The name is no longer in official use and the line is now considered part of the Nordland Line. The He ...

opened to Steinkjer in 1905. Stenkjær og Namsos Automobilselskap was founded in 1908 to operate a corresponding bus route from

Steinkjer Station Steinkjer Station ( no, Steinkjer stasjon) is a railway station located in the town of Steinkjer in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located on the Nordland Line, serving both local and express trains no ...

to Namsos. The initial share capital was . On 13 July 1908, the company received its first two seven-seat Rex Simplex buses, and the drivers were Oliver J. Ivarsen and Sigurd Nilsen. The route started on 25 July, two weeks after Norway's first bus route had opened from

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

Batnfjordsøra Batnfjordsøra is the administrative centre of Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Batnfjorden at the mouth of the river Batnfjordelva. European Route E39 passes through the villa ...

. The line was also the first bus route in the country to carry post. The travel time along the road was two and a half hours. The bus service delivered mail to six post offices: Egge, Østvik, Veldemelen, Sprova, Elda,

Namdalseid Namdalseid is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Namsos Municipality. It was part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipal ...

and Rødhammeren. The route corresponded with the ferry ''Oma'' at Rødhammeren, where the ferry continued to Namsos. Before the route, post was sent three or four days a week by horse carriage, taking six hours to Rødhammeren. The bus route increased this to six times per week. The route was several times sabotages by horse carriage owners. The company was bought by

Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality ( no, Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its current form on 1 January 1976 when the ...

in 1920, and became part of the newly established Fylkesbilene i Nord-Trøndelag. The owners were paid 150% of the share capital.Erlandsen, 1995: 32

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Biography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Steinkjaer og Namsos Automobilselskap Bus companies of Trøndelag Transport companies established in 1908 Transport companies disestablished in 1920 Companies based in Steinkjer 1908 establishments in Norway 1920 disestablishments in Norway 1920 mergers and acquisitions