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Go-Ahead Nordic
Go-Ahead Nordic is a railway operator in Norway that commenced operations in December 2019. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group. History In October 2018, Go-Ahead Nordic was awarded an eight-year contract by the Norwegian Railway Directorate to operate the Oslo South package, consisting of three routes operated by Vy beating off competition from SJ Norge and Vy with operations commencing on 15 December 2019. When next tendered, the contract was awarded to Vy who will takeover in 2027. Services Go-Ahead Nordic operates services on the Arendal, Jæren and Sørlandet lines. Rolling stock Go-Ahead Nordic 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 El 18 elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Gazette International
''Railway Gazette International'' is a British monthly business magazine and news website covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide. Available by annual subscription, the magazine is read in over 140 countries by transport professionals and decision makers, railway managers, engineers, consultants and suppliers to the rail industry. A mix of technical, commercial and geographical feature articles, plus the regular monthly news pages, cover developments in all aspects of the rail industry, including infrastructure, operations, rolling stock and signalling. History ''Railway Gazette International'' traces its history to May 1835 as ''The Railway Magazine'', when it was founded by Effingham Wilson. The ''Railway Gazette'' title dates from July 1905, created to cover railway commercial and financial affairs. In April 1914, it merged with ''The Railway Times'', which incorporated '' Herapath's Railway Journal'', and in February 1935 it absorbed the ''Railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Companies Of Norway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally, thanks to its energy efficiency and potentially high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by diesel or electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or animal power have existed since antiquity, but modern rail transport began with the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 19th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go-Ahead Group Companies and now part of Pladis Foods
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Go-Ahead or Go Ahead may refer to: *Go-Ahead Group, British transport operator *Go Ahead Eagles, Dutch football club *"Go Ahead", a song from Alicia Keys's album '' As I Am'' *"Go Ahead", a song from Rilo Kiley's album '' Take Offs and Landings'' *''Go Ahead'', the second album by Linx * Go Ahead (band), a band formed by Grateful Dead members Brent Mydland and Bill Kreutzmann * ''Go Ahead'' (TV series), a Chinese drama series first aired in 2020 * Go Ahead!, a 1978 album by Tatsuro Yamashita *Go Ahead, a snack foods brand targeted at dieters, formerly owned by McVitie's McVitie's () is a British snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name is derived from the original Economy of Scotland, Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Private company limited by shares, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Railway Carriages
There are three basic types of Norwegian railway carriage used commonly by NSB on the Norwegian railway system, the Class 3, Class 5 and Class 7 series. As of 2005, the carriages are hauled by NSB El 18 engines on the main electrified stretches and NSB Di 4 engines on non-electrified lines. Coding In general the preceding letter of the carriage type indicates what the carriage is used for. For example, *A indicates a first class carriage. *B indicates a second class carriage, this is the most common. *AB indicates a carriage with both first class and second class seating. *C indicates some sort of "special" carriage, such as one with a playing room for families with children. *F indicates a luggage carriage. *R indicates a restaurant carriage. *WL indicates a sleeping carriage. A B5 carriage is thus the "typical" second-class carriage in the Class 5 series, while an A5 carriage is a first class version of it. Class 3 series These carriages were built between 1962 and 1974 by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSB El 18
NSB El 18 is a class of 22 electric locomotive, electric locomotives built by Adtranz and Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works (SLM) for the Vy, Norwegian State Railways (NSB). The class is a modification of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB-CFF-FFS Re 460, Re 460 locomotive and built at Strømmens Værksted, Adtranz Strømmen in 1996 and 1997. The class remains the only mainline electric locomotive used by NSB, and is predominantly used on some intercity services and all night trains on the Bergen Line, Dovre Line and Sørland Line, as well as some regional trains. The locomotives are long and weigh . They have three-phase asynchronous motors with a maximum power output of , giving a tractive effort of and a maximum speed of . They have a Bo'Bo' wheel arrangement and regenerative brakes. The exterior was designed by Pininfarina and the cabs have pressurization. The units are numbered 2241 through 2262. History During the early 1990s, NSB was in need of new electric haulage for thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
