Horse
and iron horse with flatcar loaded with lumber on "Hovedbanen".
An important task for this line was to transport lumber from the
inland to the harbour in Christiania. This stamp is also said to
show the first locomotive in Norway. In any case this is also one of
the 5 first class A, 1B-3 (2-4-0) Stephenson locos on
N.H.J. as it looked after an early rebuilding. These machines were
intended for both passenger- and goods trains. The original colour
was probably dark green on the boiler. The weatherboard seen here
was not sufficient in the rough Norwegian climate, so cabs were
later built to improve drivers' working conditions. Many stamp
catalogues mention this loco with the name "Caroline". This is not
correct because "Caroline" was a
class 2a, No. 17, from the
Kongsvinger railway. Nevertheless she was restored for this
centenary celebration, and can now be seen at the
Railway Museum in Hamar.
Catalogue Nos.: Sc 331 / SG 446 / Mi 384 / YT 349 / NK 419
Diesel
express train class
BM 88. These 3-car multiple units were purchased to supplement
the aging steam locos on the inter-city services on the
Dovre railway (Oslo-Trondheim) and
Bergen railway (Oslo-Bergen). Four units were built at Strømmens
Værksted (now ABB Strømmen). In fact, although ordered in 1938, due
to the war they were not delivered until 1946. With a motor unit in
each end (650 h.p.), and a body mainly of aluminium, the top speed
was 120 km/h. Equipped with 162 seats, kitchen and luggage
compartment, the Dovre- and Bergen-expresses got a modern
streamlined train-set serving until autumn 1970. Their last years,
however, were mostly on the
Røros railway. As a curiosity, the mountains on the stamp are
not to be seen from any of these lines, probably recognized as a
part of Hurrungane, a mountain mass in Jotunheimen, and 80 km away
from any railway track.
Catalogue Nos.: Sc 332 / SG 447 / Mi 385 / YT 350 / NK 420
Engine
driver Kristian Alfred Andersen in a steam loco cab. The machine
however is not identified. The mountain peak in the background is
named "Vidmenosi" and can be seen from the
Flåm railway,
a famous tourist line in Western Norway. Although the stamp shows
the NSB logo together with the years 1854-1954 it is actually the
first railway "Hovedbanen" which is commemorated, not NSB. The first
state railway in Norway was in fact not opened until 1862.
Catalogue Nos.: Sc 333 / SG 448 / Mi 386 / YT 351 / NK 421
