Thamshavn Railway

Name: Thamshavn Railway
Address: Torfinn Bjoernaas' Pl. 2 Orkla Industrimuseum, Lokken, Meldal 7332 Norway, Orkanger, Norway
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Torfinn Bjoernaas' Pl. 2 Orkla Industrimuseum, Lokken, Meldal 7332 Norway

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The Thamshavn Railway was constructed to carry cuprous pyrite ore from the Lokken Mines. When opened in 1908, it was Norway's first electrical railway. At present Thamshavn Railway is the world's oldest alternatingcurent- powered railway. From the beginning the Thamshavn Railway was carrying passengers, and the passenger trains continued moving until 1963, when the bus system took over. In 1974 when the Lokken mine production was reorganised, the pyriteore trains were also taken out of use. In 1982 a new era started in the railway history. The Thamshavn Railway Friends Association was formed, with the aim of restoring the railway and its equipment. The following year, on the day of the 75 years' anniversary of the railway opening, the first museum train started moving. Now you may travel by train between Lokken Verk and Bardshaug in exactly the same carriages as in 1908.