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Sarpsfossen Bridge
Sarp Bridge ( or ) is a group of bridges which cross Sarpefossen, a waterfall of the river Glomma in Sarpsborg, Norway. One bridge carries a pathway, one carries a single track of the Østfold Line and one carries two lanes of Norwegian National Road 118, National Road 118. The road and pathway bridges are about long, while the railway bridge is . The first bridge at the site was a brick suspension bridge opened on 25 February 1854. It was rebuilt as a multilayer bridge and opened with rail tracks on an upper truss bridge, truss level on 2 January 1879. In order to strengthen the railway, a new steel truss railway bridge opened on 9 May 1931. The former bridge was then rebuilt as a wider road bridge. An accident on 15 April 1940 caused the fire department to blow away one of the pillars, collapsing the superstructure. A new road bridge was completed in 1943. The two were supplemented with a separate pathway bridge in 1977. There are plans to replace the existing bridges with a fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSB Class 73
NSB Class 73 () is a class of 22 electric multiple units built by Adtranz for the Vy, Norwegian State Railways. The four-car trains were modifications of GMB Class 71, Class 71, which was again based on the Swedish SJ X2, X2. The A-series consists of 16 intercity trains; they were delivered in 1999 and 2000 and are used on the Bergen Line, Bergen, Dovre Line, Dovre and Sørland Lines. The intercity service was branded as Signatur until 2003. The B-series consists of six regional trains delivered in 2002 and used on the Østfold Line. The regional trains were originally part of the NSB Agenda, Agenda concept. The trains have a power output of and a maximum speed of . They have an overall length of and have a capacity for 208 seated passengers in the A-series and 250 in the B-series. The trains have a tilting train, tilting mechanism allowing for faster travel through curves. The trains were delivered late, and were put into service after the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate had g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
