Urskog-Hølandsbanen

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Urskog-Hølandsbanen
Loco No. 7 Prydz with a mixed train on the Urskog-Hølandsbanen, 18 July, 2006
Info
Type Railway
System Norwegian railway
Status Heritage
Terminals Sørumsand
Skulerud
Operation
Opened 1896
Closed 1961
Owner Norges Statsbaner (pre heritage)
Operator(s) Norges Statsbaner (pre heritage)
Stiftelsen Urskog-Hølandsbanen
Technical
Line length 57 km
No. of tracks 1
Gauge 750 mm
Electrification No
Urskog-Hølandsbanen
BHF
Sørumsand
ABZlf STRlg
HST eHST
Bingsfoss
STR STRlf
Kongsvingerbanen
HST
Fossum
exHST
Kvevli
exHST
Ørken
exHST
Mork
exHST
Kjellingmo
exHST
Finstadbru
exBHF
Aurskog
exHST
Toverud
exHST
Lierfoss
exHST
Liermoen
exBHF
Bjørkelangen
exHST
Furulund
exHST
Hornåseng
exHST
Brangerud
exHST
Fosser
exHST
Løken
exHST
Olbergveien
exHST
Hjellebøl
exHST
Hemnes
exHST
Slora
exBRÜCKE1
Elverum bru
exKBFe
Skulerud
Skulerud Station on May 27, 1907
Skulerud Station on May 27, 1907

Urskog - Hølandsbanen (UHB), also known as Tertitten, is a 750 mm (2 ft 5½ in) narrow gauge railway between Sørumsand and Skulerud in Norway. The original line was 57 km long and was built in three stages: Urskogbanen opened in 1896; Hølandsbanen 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.

Contents

[edit] Locomotives

[edit] Steam

Number Name Axle config Type Built by Remarks
4 Setskogen 2-6-2T 2 cyl. Steam Hartmann 1909
6 Høland 2-6-2T 2 cyl. Steam Hartmann 1925
7 Prydz 2-6-2T 2 cyl. Steam Henschel 1950

[edit] 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

[edit] Rolling Stock

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

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