User:Arsenikk/DYK

 A collection of DYK created or expanded by User:Arsenikk. Current count is 206.



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 * ... that Coop NKL opened Norway's first self serve food store on October 1, 1947?
 * ... that controversy has arisen over whether Norway's Lysaker Station should be curved or straight?
 * ... that the history of rapid transit began when the London Underground started operations in 1863?
 * ... that in 1944 a railway ferry on the railway Rjukanbanen was sunk to 430 meters depth to prevent Nazi Germany from developing nuclear weapons?
 * ... that Trondheim Tramway was reopened in 1990 after being permanently closed for two years, the process costing two mayors in Trondheim their jobs?
 * ... that the four state-owned Regional Health Authorities run all the public hospitals in Norway?
 * ... that the First cabinet Gerhardsen in 1945 featured the first female Norwegian Government minister, Kirsten Hansteen?
 * ... that the Alfathi brand of red meat from Nortura combines the strict Islamic rules concerning food preparation for slaughter with Norwegian cuisine?
 * ... that eight small Norwegian municipalities were fooled into investing future income from hydropower plants into complicated financial products - now worthless - from Citigroup, in the so-called Terra Securities scandal?
 * ... that Norwegian politician Helge Seip was succeeded by Helge Rognlien both as Minister of Local Government and Regional Development and later as leader of the Liberal Party?
 * ... that the Norwegian lake Lutvann leaked 1,000 liters of water per minute into the railway tunnel Romeriksporten during its construction in 1997?
 * ... that at 1237 m elevation, the highest point on the Norwegian railways is the Finse Tunnel?
 * ... that Ringeriksbanen railway would reduce rail travel from Oslo to Bergen, Norway by 60 km (37 mi)?
 * ... that in 1926 Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk produced a firewood-powered snow melter?
 * ... that when she was launched in 1956 MF Storegut (pictured) was the largest lake ferry in Northern Europe?
 * ... that the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum (pictured) is located in the world's first plant for mass production of heavy water?
 * ... that Norsk Hydro Rjukan produced 30 million tonnes of fertilizer from its opening in 1911 to its closing in 1991?
 * ... that Norsk Transport has operated four railway ferries on Lake Tinnsjå in Norway?
 * ... that the original building of Trondheim Central Station in Norway has been preserved as a cultural heritage?
 * ... that the t:kort digital ticketing for public transport in Trøndelag, Norway was launched seven years behind schedule?
 * ... that when the Gevingåsen Tunnel (pictured) opens in 2012 it will cut rail travel time north of Trondheim, Norway, by five minutes?
 * ... that shipping company Bastø Fosen operates the most trafficked car ferry route in Norway, from Moss to Horten?
 * ... that from October 2008, the Norwegian digital ticketing system t:kort will be valid on Kystekspressen?
 * ... that the Norwegian National Rail Administration owns all 4,114 km (2,556 mi) of railways in Norway, but does not operate any trains?
 * ... that Akersbanerne was founded in 1917 to build suburban tramways between Kristiania and Aker, Norway?
 * ... that when the Common Tunnel opened in 1928 it made the Holmenkoll Line the first underground railway in Scandinavia?
 * ... that Kristiania Sporveisselskab (pictured) established the first tramway in Oslo, Norway, in 1875?
 * ... that Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei established Scandinavia's first electric tramway in 1894?
 * ... that Prince Carl of Denmark landed at Vippetangen when he arrived in Norway to assume the throne in 1905?
 * ... that that the Oslo City Council bought the city's two private street tram companies in 1924, and merged them into what would become Oslo Sporveier?
 * ... that after six terms in the Norwegian Parliament, Olav Akselsen will take over as director of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate from October 2009?
 * ... that the first airplane flight in Norwegian history was performed by Carl Cederström at Etterstad in Oslo in 1910?
 * ... that while his father-in-law, brother and son were national politicians, Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen concentrated on entrepreneurship, establishing the railway car factory Strømmens Værksted?
 * ... that the 106-kilometre (66 mi) Voss Line was converted from narrow to standard gauge in one night?
 * ... that impeachment in Norway was used six times in 1814–1845, but only twice since?
 * ... that Borgarting Court of Appeal dates back to at least 1047, at the time organized as a thing?
 * ... that the Flekkefjord Line was built to be part of the main line from Stavanger to Oslo, but a change of plans made it only a branch line?
 * ... that Eivind Reiten was chair of StatoilHydro, Norway's largest company, for four days?
 * ... that in 2018, when the Follo Line is completed in Norway, it will reduce travel time between Oslo and Ski from 22 to 11 minutes?
 * ... that after being closed in 1978, Sandefjord Airport Station reopened in 2008 with a new name to serve Sandefjord Airport, Torp, Norway?
 * ... that from 1904 to 1927, passengers travelling by rail from Stavanger to Oslo, Norway, needed to change to steam ship at Flekkefjord Station (pictured)?
 * ... that one year after delivery, six of eleven NSB Class 93 trains (example pictured) were out of service due to technical problems?
 * ... that the T2000 stock of the Oslo T-bane, Norway, is equipped with both a pantograph and a third rail shoe so they can operate both east and west of the city center?
 * ... that when an upgraded part of the Østfold Line (pictured) opened in 1996, it was the first railway in Norway built for speeds of 200 km/h (120 mph)?
 * ... that the NSB Class 66 was the first Norwegian train capable of 120 km/h (75 mph)?
 * ... that the Meråker Line railway of Norway branches off from the Nordland Line at Hell?
 * ... that Trondhjems Omnibus Aktieselskab started the first scheduled coach route in Trondheim, Norway, in 1893?
 * ... that the private company Gråkallbanen reopened the Trondheim Tramway in 1990, two years after it had been permanently closed by the city council?
 * ... that the Dalsenget fire in 1956 caused the Trondheim Tramway to lose its 26 newest trams?
 * ... that Robert Millar has been credited for establishing modern marketing in Norway?
 * ... that the Singsaker Line was the first part of the Trondheim Tramway, Norway, to be closed?
 * ... that the Trondheim Tramway of Norway could not sell their used Class 8 trams (pictured) because they had the unique combination of 260 cm (100 in) width and meter gauge?
 * ... that Norwegian railway company Ofotbanen went bankrupt due to the minority owner Autolink starting the competitor Cargolink?
 * ... that NSB Gjøvikbanen won the first, and so far only, rail transport public service obligation tender in Norway in 2005?
 * ... that the airline Vildanden started its first route with wet leased aircraft (example pictured) from Coast Air?
 * ... that Coast Aero Center and Norving were the first airlines with scheduled services at Geilo Airport, Dagali located in Hol, Norway?
 * ... that in the middle of building Fagernes Airport, Leirin, the authorities changed their minds and gave the airport more than twice the runway length?
 * ... that the price war started by Color Air in 1998 led to its bankruptcy after 14 months?
 * ... that Teddy Air was the first airline to win a public service obligation in Norway?
 * ... that Oslo District Court accounted in 2007 for 50% of the usage of interpreters in courts in Norway, being used in 23% of cases?
 * ... that the price war started by Color Air in 1998 led to its bankruptcy after 14 months?
 * ... that the extreme points of Norway include Rossøya, at 80° North, and arguably the South Pole?
 * ... that Timetoget bought diesel trains to operate on the Bratsberg Line, despite it being electrified?
 * ... that Martin Kolberg will retire as party secretary for the Norwegian Labour Party to run in the 2009 parliamentary elections?
 * ... that Peter N. Myhre was the first leader of the Youth of the Progress Party in Norway, from 1978 to 1984?
 * ... that the Oslo Tramway reached its greatest length with the opening of the Sinsen Line in 1939?
 * ... that the history of the Oslo Tramway started with the construction of a horsecar line to Homansbyen in 1875?
 * ... that when the Vika Line opened in 1995, it was the first new street line of the Oslo Tramway since 1939?
 * ... that the building of the Festning Tunnel made it possible to turn Rådhusplassen, Oslo into a car-free square?
 * ... that the Bjørvika Tunnel, financed through Oslo Package 1, will allow urban renewal of Bjørvika (pictured) and Sørengautstikkeren by HAV Eiendom, as part of the Fjord City in Norway?
 * ... that the stations Mortensrud on the Østensjø Line, Forskningsparken on the Sognsvann Line, Nydalen, Storo and Sinsen on the Ring Line and Husebybakken have opened after the Oslo T-bane was declared completed with the reopening of Stortinget in 1987?
 * ... that following the upgrade of two Oslo T-bane lines, all aging T1000 trains of the system can be replaced by MX3000s?
 * ... that after World War II, only 168 of 444 trams in Munich, Germany, were in operational condition?
 * ... that Mount Widerøe, Antarctica, is named for Viggo Widerøe, who flew aerial photography planes to map 80,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi) of the continent's coast?
 * ... that due to technical malfunctions, it took nine years from the date SL95 trams of Oslo, Norway, were ordered until all units were in service?
 * ... that a Lufthansa Junkers Ju 52 was the first plane to land at Oslo Airport, Fornebu in Norway, nine months before it opened?
 * ... that Bjørn Kjos, former fighter jet pilot, lawyer, judge, entrepreneur and now CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, débuted with his first spy thriller in 2006?
 * ... that radio star Rolf Kirkvaag walked through a blizzard with a broken leg to get help after surviving the plane crash at Hummelfjell?
 * ... that Jon Olav Alstad was elected to the Norwegian Parliament at the age of 25?
 * ... that Norwegian ship-owner Ludvig G. Braathen founded the airline Braathens SAFE in 1946 to serve his ships in the Far East with supplies and crew?
 * ... that Lars Peder Brekk was Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs for only 56 days, due to his cabinet withdrawing shortly after he was supplemented into it?
 * ... that in the 1985 hijacking of Braathens SAFE Flight 139, the hijacker exchanged his gun for beer?
 * ... that Trondheim Airport Station opened as the Nordic Countries's first airport rail link in 1994?
 * ... that the Norwegian airline Braathens` destinations included seven offshore oil fields served by Braathens Helikopter?
 * ... that Peter Rosted served as chief judge at Inderøy District Court (pictured) for 46 years, from 1733 to 1776?
 * ... that three Nobel Peace Prizes have led to withdrawal of members of the awarding Norwegian Nobel Committee?
 * ... that the first winner of the contest to design the Parliament of Norway Building was rejected because it looked too much like a church (design pictured)?
 * ... that a T1000 Oslo Metro train (example pictured) ran more than 2.9 million km (1.8 M mi) before becoming a heritage train?
 * ... that Stenkjær og Namsos Automobilselskap started Norway's first post-carrying bus route in 1908?
 * ... that the Røa Line has been extended eight times, more than any other line of the Oslo Metro?
 * ... that the Gullfisk trams were so named because they had tails that made them look like goldfish?
 * ... that the oldest complete document in the National Archival Services of Norway is from 1189?
 * ... that in 1909, the Thamshavn Line became the first electrified railway in Norway?
 * ... that Overseas Scandinavian Airlines System was created in 1946 by six national airlines to coordinate their transatlantic flights?
 * ... that the North Atlantic Current moderates the climate of Svalbard, giving it up to 20 °C (36 °F) higher winter temperatures than those at similar latitudes in Russia and Canada?
 * ... that the Svalbard Act established the economy of Svalbard as a free zone?
 * ... that Indre Wijdefjorden National Park contains the only High Arctic steppe vegetation in Europe?
 * ... that both Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve and Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve are larger than any of Svalbard's seven national parks?"
 * ... that Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago, features no roads between settlements?
 * ... that when the Ålgård Line opened in 1924, it was the last state-owned railway in Norway to be built with narrow gauge?
 * ... that the only non-industrial private railways of Norway never to be nationalized were the Holmestrand–Vittingfoss, Lier, Lillesand–Flaksvand, Nesttun–Os and Tønsberg–Eidsfoss lines?
 * ... that Nicolay Nicolaysen Sontum supplemented his career as an engineer and contractor with speculating in waterfalls?
 * ... that in 1935, the Hardanger Line became the first new line of the Norwegian State Railways to open with electrification?
 * ... that Norway's 93 km (58 mi) long Numedal Line was built to aid the construction of hydroelectric power stations?
 * ... that the currently operating railway lines in Norway have 2487 bridges and 695 tunnels?
 * ... that between 1924 and 1975, Oslo Sporveier took over all operators of the Oslo Tramway (SL95 tram pictured)
 * ... that Nationaltheatret Station, which is located within the Oslo Tunnel and serves all lines of the Oslo Commuter Rail, is Norway's only underground mainline railway station?
 * ... that Pan Am and Norwegian Air Lines planned the first transatlantic scheduled airline service in 1936, but Pan Am backed out three weeks before the scheduled start, and instead ran a route further south?
 * ... that the Roa–Hønefoss Line (Jevnaker Station pictured) was built to allow the Bergen Line to both connect to Oslo, Norway, and be built with standard gauge?
 * ... that Peter I Island (pictured) was the first land to be discovered south of the Antarctic Circle?
 * ... that Norway was the last country with a territorial claim of Antarctica to not operate an all-year research station, until the 2005 opening of Troll (pictured) and Troll Airfield?
 * ... that Norid manages two unused top-level domains, .sj for Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and .bv for Bouvet Island?
 * ... that 141 people died when Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed into a mountain in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, making it the deadliest aviation accident ever in Norway?
 * ... that Krohn Air was started by a local businessman to continue servicing the route from Molde to Trondheim, Norway, after Scandinavian Airlines terminated its service?
 * ... that the name of Bjørnsletta Station of the Oslo Metro is ultimately derived from a bear sighting in 1852?
 * ... that Norway's train radio system Scanet was replaced by GSM-R after only 13 years of operation?
 * ... that the NSB Class 72 trains could at first not be used on the high-speed Gardermoen Line because their electronics interfered with the signaling system?
 * ... that, in 1996, operation of the ore trains (pictured) on the Iron Ore Line and the Ofoten Line were privatized and transferred to Malmtrafik?
 * ... that the discovery of asbestos in B5 coaches during renovation has led to a legal dispute between the Norwegian State Railways and Bombardier Transportation?
 * ... that Linx (train pictured) cited competition from low-cost airlines for terminating their Oslo−Stockholm train service?
 * ... that the Ådalen Line of Sweden will be upgraded to become part of a high-speed railway corridor between Stockholm and Umeå?
 * ... that Arne Wam, as director of the Norwegian State Railways, ended the practice of turning all the seats in whatever direction a train was facing?
 * ... that in 2011, the Swedish Transport Administration will upgrade a 57 km section of the Coast-to-Coast Line electric railway (pictured) to shave seven minutes off the travel time?
 * ... that the proposed North Bothnia Line will allow high-speed trains to travel from Stockholm to Luleå Central Station?
 * ... that when part of Norway's Jæren Line was upgraded to double track in 2009, the Jæren Commuter Rail received four new stations: Paradis, Mariero, Jåttåvågen and Gausel?
 * ... that the Arlanda Line — a high-speed airport rail link to Sweden's largest airport — and its three stations, Arlanda North, Arlanda Central and Arlanda South, were partly financed by giving the Arlanda Express a 40-year monopoly?
 * ... that Rygge Station, opened in 1879, became an airport rail link when Moss Airport, Rygge had its first flight in 2008?
 * ... that the location of one of the venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer was moved because the original site was too close to a bird sanctuary?
 * ... that the Vigra Fixed Link had more debt after 22 years of toll collection, than when the project was originally finished?
 * ... that, when it opened in 1971, the Sotra Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in Norway?
 * ... that when construction of the Bjorøy Tunnel in Norway hit a section of sand, a new tunneling method had to be developed to continue?
 * ... that, if built as currently planned, the Storfjord Bridge will have the longest span of any suspension bridge in the world?
 * ... that the Nordhordland Bridge (pictured), designed by Aas-Jakobsen, has no lateral anchorage because of the depth of Salhusfjorden?
 * ... that when built as currently planned, the Stad Ship Tunnel would allow ships to bypass Stad, one of the most dangerous sections of the Norwegian coast?
 * ... that the Hålogaland Bridge in Norway was considered being built as a symphony bridge, which combines the structural components of a suspension, cable-stayed and cantilever bridge?
 * ... that, during the construction of the Bærum Tunnel, an automatic measuring system of the groundwater was used to automatically compensate for any leaks?
 * ... that Lysgårdsbakken, the ski jumping hill for the 1994 Winter Olympics, has become the 11th-most visited tourist attraction in Norway?
 * ... that Vikingskipet sports venue, built for the 1994 Winter Olympics, has hosted world championships in speed skating, bandy, speedway and track cycling?
 * ... that more than 100,000 spectators saw Norway lose the men's 4 x 10 km cross-country relay by 0.4 seconds to Italy at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium during the 1994 Winter Olympics?
 * ... that the ice hockey team Spektrum Flyers was disbanded after two years because its management moved it from Oslo to Bergen?
 * ... that in 2004, the measurement of the size of a ski jumping hill was changed from the construction point to the hill size?
 * ... that the 1995 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships was hosted in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, the world's largest cavern hall for public use?
 * ... that Nels Nelsen, at the time holder of the world's longest ski jump set at Big Hill, was not allowed to participate in the 1928 Winter Olympics because officials thought it inappropriate for an athlete to work for his fare on a freighter?
 * ... that the Flåm Line, originally operated with El 9 locomotives, is the steepest standard gauge railway in Europe?



Portal:Trains

 * ... that D/F Ammonia, which was used to connect Rjukanbanen with Tinnosbanen, Norway, from the early 20th century until its retirement in 1991, is the last surviving steam powered railway ferry in the world?
 * ... that when the Fellestunnelen tunnel in Oslo, Norway, was expanded in the 1970s and 1980s, it accommodated both third rail and overhead wire electrification for the multiple lines of the Oslo T-bane network?
 * ... that Hell station in Norway (the town name being derived from the old Norse word "hellir", meaning "cave") features a sign for "Gods Expedition" (meaning goods/cargo transport) that based on its entirely different English meaning has become a popular photographic subject for English-speaking visitors?
 * ... that from October 2008, the Norwegian digital ticketing system t:kort will be valid on Kystekspressen?
 * ... that south of Trondheim Central Station in Norway the railway is electrified while it is not north of the station, so trains must change locomotives at the station?
 * ... that the original body design for NSB's El 15 class of electric locomotive in Norway called for operator cabs at only one end because the locomotives were intended to be operated in pairs?
 * ... that although the Norges Statsbaner (Norwegian State Railways) BM73 high speed electric multiple unit trains were designed to run at up to 210 km/h and are equipped with a tilting mechanism to take corners at high speeds, two derailments have pointed to possible design faults and the class continues to operate services at conventional train speeds?
 * ... that the BM73 electric multiple units delivered to Norges Statsbaner in Norway included tilting train technology to allow the trains to operate at speeds up to 210 kilometres per hour (130 mph) under the NSB Signatur brand name?
 * ... that the Skansen Bridge in Trondheim, Norway, was designed by Joseph Strauss, who among other things also constructed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA?
 * ...that in 2008 the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage announced that they were working on making railway ferry MF Storegut, along with the rest of the railway between Notodden and Rjukan, a World Heritage Site?
 * ...that Sweden's Svenska Tågkompaniet AB (The Swedish Train Company) is, as of October 31 2006, 85% owned by Norges Statsbaner (Norwegian State Railways)?
 * ...that the Israel Railway Museum collection includes saloon coach No. 98, used for VIP transport by, among others, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and Prime Minister Winston Churchill?
 * ... that when the Gevingåsen Tunnel opens in 2012 it will cut rail travel time north of Trondheim, Norway, by five minutes?
 * ...that Kristiania Sporveisselskab established the first tramway in Oslo, Norway, in 1875 using horsecars with the last horsecar remaining in service until 1939, long after the first electrified line opened in 1894?
 * ...that when the Common Tunnel, a rapid transit tunnel that is used by all lines of Oslo T-bane, opened in 1928 it made the Holmenkoll Line the first underground railway in Scandinavia?
 * ...that the Norwegian National Rail Administration owns all 4114 km of railways and a majority of the stations in Norway, but does not operate any trains?
 * ...that although NSB's El 8 class of electric locomotives were capable of achieving a top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph), this class did not have bogies making them rather stiff in the turns, a problem which was remedied with the introduction of the El 11 and El 13 classes in the 1950s?
 * ...that when it was opened on March 30, 1935, the now-closed Hardanger Line between between Voss and Granvin in Norway was the first railway in the country to open with electric traction?

