All Norway articles – Page 5
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NewsDouble tunnel breakthrough on the Follo Line
NORWAY: Tunnel boring machines ‘Dronning Eufemia’ and ‘Dronning Ellisiv’ simultaneously broke through to complete a 9 km northern section of the Follo Tunnel on September 11, a significant milestone in the construction of the 20 km tunnel which will be the longest railway tunnel in the Nordic region. The twin-bore ...
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NewsDrammen diversion tunnelling tendered
NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Bane NOR has started prequalification for the next phase of its long-running Vestfold Line upgrading to double-track the inter-city route between Oslo and Larvik. Due to be completed around 2025, the Drammen – Kobbervikdalen upgrading project envisages the construction of a deviation suitable for 200 km/h operation ...
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NewsCAF to supply 87 trams to Oslo
NORWAY: Oslo public transport operator Sporveien has selected CAF to supply 87 trams, it announced on June 11. The €200m contract includes options for 60 more vehicles. CAF is to supply 100% low-floor Urbos 100 trams similar to those that it has supplied to Nantes in France. Designated SL18 ...
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NewsBimodes in Norway’s next Flirt order
NORWAY: Funding for the purchase of a further 25 Stadler Flirt multiple-units to accommodate growing ridership was confirmed by Minister of Transport & Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen on May 15, following a revision of the state budget. State-owned rolling stock company Norske Tog is expected to place a firm order for ...
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NewsVDL wins Oslo electric bus order
NORWAY: Greater Oslo bus operator Unibuss placed an order for 40 electric buses from VDL Bus & Coach on May 8. Unibuss has ordered 30 Citeas SLFA-180 Electric buses, which have a 169 kWh battery pack, to operate on routes 20, 21, 28, 34, 37 and 54. A further ...
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NewsNorway’s ERTMS programme moves forward
NORWAY: National infrastructure manager BaneNOR is pushing ahead with its national ERTMS roll-out following the award of three key contracts as part of an NKr20bn 10-year digitisation programme. Formal contract signing is expected at the beginning of April. The BaneNOR board agreed on March 14 to award the NKr5·5bn trackside ...
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NewsFlytoget’s first CAF Oaris trainset nears completion
NORWAY: Dynamic testing with the first of eight four-car Oaris trainsets that CAF is building for Norwegian operator Flytoget is due to begin in April. One set will travel to Velim in the Czech Republic for trials before the trains enter service on Flytoget’s Airport Express service between Gardermoen Airport ...
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Metro Report InternationalOslo electric bus pilot begins
NORWAY: December marked the start of a two-year electric bus pilot project in Oslo, involving three operators running a total of six electric buses. The total cost of the pilot is NKr43m. Nobina is operating two 18 m long articulated buses supplied by BYD on routes 31 and 31E, ...
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NewsSixth Oslo metro line approved
NORWAY: Oslo city council approved plans for the city’s sixth metro line on November 13. Planned to open in 2024, the 8·2 km line with six stations would run from Majorstuen on the existing network to Fornebusenter to the west of the city centre, where the depot would be ...
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NewsReindeer collisions avoided with satellite technology
NORWAY: Satellite technology has been developed to try to reduce collisions between trains and reindeer in remote areas of Norway. Because reindeer are free-roaming herd animals, a single incident can injure as many as 50 animals. Developed by animal tracking technology company FindMy as a result of hackathon organised by ...
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NewsNorwegian passenger service tendering underway
NORWAY: Invitations to tender for the Lot 1 Sør passenger train operating contract were issued to prequalified bidders by Jernbanedirektoratet on October 12, when the national railway agency also announced plans for further competitive tendering. The Lot 1 Sør contract covers inter-city services on the Sørlandet line to Stavanger, Jær ...
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Metro Report InternationalKeolis to operate Bergen light rail line
NORWAY: The Fjord1 Partner AS consortium led by Keolis has been awarded a seven-year contract with a two-year extension to operate the 9?8 km Bybanen light rail line in Bergen. The operating contract is valued at NKr400m, although this does not take into account the value of ...
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