Go-Ahead Norge is a railway operator in Norway that commenced operations in December 2019. It is a subsidiary of the

Go-Ahead Group The Go-Ahead Group plc is a passenger transport company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Norway and Germany. Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in 2022 it was purchased ...

. The branding used is Go-Ahead Nordic.

History

In October 2018, Go-Ahead Norge was awarded an eight-year contract by the

Norwegian Railway Directorate The Norwegian Railway Directorate ( no, 'Jernbanedirektoratet', abbr.: JBD or JBDIR) is a government agency holding the strategic responsibility for the Norwegian railway network. It is formed on the basis of the railway reform and became operatio ...

to operate the Oslo South package, consisting of three routes operated by Vy beating off competition from SB and Vy with operations commencing on 15 December 2019.

Services

Go-Ahead Norge operates services on the

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Jæren Jæren is a traditional district in Rogaland county, Norway. The other districts in Rogaland are Dalane, Ryfylke, and Haugalandet. Jæren is one of the 15 districts that comprise Western Norway. At about , Jæren is the largest flat lowland area ...

and

Sørlandet Line The Sørlandet Line ( no, Sørlandsbanen) is a railway line between Drammen (though this is connected to Oslo by means of the Drammen Line) via Kristiansand to Stavanger. The line is long between Oslo and Stavanger. History The railway was cons ...

Rolling stock

Go-Ahead Norge operates 20

electric multiple units An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number ...

; two Class 69s, 11 Class 72s and seven Class 73s. It also operates three

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electric locomotives and 14 B7 carriages. All are leased from Norske Tog.Go-Ahead Wins Tender ''

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'' issue 843 December 2018 page 80

References

External links

* {{Railway companies of Norway Go-Ahead Group companies Railway companies of Norway Railway companies established in 2019 Norwegian companies established in 2019