Urskog–Høland Line

Urskog–Høland Line
Loco No. 7 Prydz with a mixed train on the Urskog–Hølandsbanen, 18 July 2006
Overview
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railway
Status	Heritage
Termini	Sørumsand Skulerud
Operation
Opened	1896
Closed	1961
Owner	Norwegian State Railways (pre heritage)
Operator(s)	Norwegian State Railways (pre heritage) Stiftelsen Urskog-Hølandsbanen
Technical
Line length	57 km
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in)
Electrification	No

Skulerud Station on May 27, 1907

The Urskog–Høland Line (Norwegian: Urskog–Hølandsbanen), also known as Tertitten, is a narrow gauge railway between Sørumsand and Skulerud in Norway.

History

The original line was 57 kilometres (35 mi) long and was built in three stages: Urskogbanen opened in 1896, running from Bingsfossen to Bjørkelangen; Hølandsbanen from Bjørkelangen to Skulerud opened in 1898 and finally the line between Bingsfos and Sørumsand in 1903. Today part of the line is preserved as a museum at Sørumsand in Sørum kommune. The railway company was headquartered at Bjørkelangen. The line was built in the least expensive way as a so-called tertiary railway with a 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in) gauge track. This gave the line its diminutive, affectionate nickname, "Tertitten". The railway was run as a privately owned joint stock company until 1945 when it was bought by the government and run by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) under the name Aurskog-Hølandbanen.

The basis for the railway lay mostly in forest and agriculture products. Lumber was transported to Skulreud and from there it was rafted to Halden. At one time a tour billed as "The Great Roundtrip" was a popular tourist attraction, combining the train ride with a boat ride on the steam ship "DS Turisten" which trafficked the Halden Canal.

The restoration

A cooperative consisting of volunteers was established in 1961 with the aim of securing the line for posterity. A 3-kilometer track at Sørumsand was given to the group along with two steam locomotives and some other stock. The first run as a heritage railway was undertaken in 1966. This stretch had no buildings or side tracks, and all facilities which meet the present-day visitor was built after becoming a heritage railway. Three of the steam locomotives and two passenger carriages were restored.

When the heritage railway was established the terminus was just outside the town center of Sørumsand, with the track leading to the station building already having been removed. In 1987 the line had been extended and the first train could depart from the town center again. After another two years the entire operation, including station building, was finished, and the extended track was officially inaugurated. The entire complex is protected by law. The Urskog–Høland Line is now a foundation, "Venneforeningen Tertitten".

Locomotives

Urskog-Hølandsbanen

Legend

Sørumsand

Bingsfoss

Kongsvingerbanen

Fossum

Kvevli

Ørken

Mork

Kjellingmo

Finstadbru

Aurskog

Toverud

Lierfoss

Liermoen

Bjørkelangen

Furulund

Hornåseng

Brangerud

Fosser

Løken

Olbergveien

Hjellebøl

Hemnes

Slora

Elverum bru

Skulerud

Bjørkelangen Station

No.2 "Urskog" and Killingmo Station at the Norwegian Railway Museum

Steam

Number	Name	Axle config	Type	Built by	Remarks
4	Setskogen	2-6-2T	2 cyl. steam	Sächsische Maschinenfabrik (Hartmann) 3356 of 1909	NSB type XXVIII
6	Høland	2-6-2T	2 cyl. steam	Sächsische Maschinenfabrik (Hartmann) 4658 of 1925	NSB type XXIX
7	Prydz	2-6-2T	2 cyl. steam	Henschel 28463 of 1950	NSB type XXIX

Diesel

Number	Name	Axle config	Type	Built by	Remarks
12	Tinfos
14	Bingsfos			UHB 1996	Derived from NSB shunter
Skd 220		B	Diesel-hydraulic	NSB	Normal gauge

Rolling stock

Passenger

Number	Type	Built by	Axle config	Description
1	Co	Skabo 1896	2-2	3rd class carriage
2	BCo	Skabo 1896	2-2	2nd and 3rd class carriage
3	BCo	Skabo 1898	2-2	2nd and 3rd class carriage
5	CFo	Skabo 1898	2-2	Baggage and 3rd class carriage
10	BCo	Skabo 1913	2-2	2nd and 3rd class carriage
100	A 21	Skabo 1926	2-2

Freight

Number	Type	Built by	Axle config	Description
1	To	Skabo 1895	2-2	Flatcar
9	G	Strømmen 1895	2	Goods van
13	G	Strømmen 1895	2	Goods van
19	K	Strømmen 1896	2	Gondola car
26	Go	Moss Jernstøberi og Mek. vst. 1898	2-2	Goods van
27	To	Moss Jernstøberi og Mek. vst. 1898	2-2	Flatcar

External links

Railway museums and heritage railways in Norway

Museums	Norwegian Railway Museum Bergen Technical Museum Lommedalen Line Norwegian Heritage Trains Oslo Tramway Museum Trondheim Tramway Museum

Heritage railways	Bergen's Electric Tramway GM-Gruppen Krøderen Line Nesttun–Os Line Old Voss Line Rjukan Line Setesdal Line Thamshavn Line Urskog–Høland Line Valdres Line

History of rail transport in Norway

Railway lines in Norway

Mainline	Alna Asker Arendal Bergen Bratsberg Brevik Dovre Drammen Eastern Østfold Flåm Gardermoen Gjøvik Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Kongsvinger Loenga–Alnabru Meråker Nordland Ofoten Østfold Randsfjorden Rauma Roa–Hønefoss Røros Skøyen–Filipstad Solør Sørlandet Spikkestad Stavne–Leangen Tinnoset Trunk Vestfold

Urban	Bergen Light Rail Briskeby Ekeberg Common Tunnel Fløibanen Frogner Furuset Gamlebyen Grorud Grünerløkka–Torshov Gråkallen Holmenkollen Kjelsås Kolsås Lambertseter Lilleaker Røa Sinsen Skøyen Sognsvann Ring Ullevål Hageby Vika Østensjø

Proposed	Hurum Follo Fornebu Løren Northern Norway Polar Ringerike

Heritage	Krøderen Old Voss Rjukan Setesdal Thamshavn Urskog–Høland

Merged	Dunderland Jæren Hell–Sunnan Trondhjem–Støren Voss

Closed	Ålgård Elgeseter Flekkefjord Grimstad Hafslund Hardanger Hauerseter–Gardermoen Holmestrand–Hvittingfoss Horten Ila Kampen Korsvoll Kragerø Lade Lier Lillesand–Flaksvand Namsos Nesttun–Os Numedal Oslo Port Rodeløkka Røykenvik Sagene Simensbråten Singsaker Skreia Solbergfoss Sperillen Sulitjelma Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Valdres Vestbanen Vestmarka Vippetangen Vålerenga

Railway companies of Norway

Current	Airport Express Train Cargolink CargoNet Malmtrafikk Norwegian National Rail Administration Norwegian State Railways NSB Gjøvikbanen Sydvaranger

Former	Dunderland Elkem Grimstad Lier Lillesand–Flaksvand Linx Nesttun–Os Norsk Transport Norwegian State Railways Ofotbanen Oslo Lysverker Salvesen & Thams Trunk Urskog–Høland Valdres Vestfold Privatbaner

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