Flåm Utvikling

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Flåm Utvikling AS
Municipality of Aurland (40%)
Industrial Development Corporation of Norway (34%)
Aurland Sparebank (26%)
Websitewww.flaamsbana.no

Flåm Utvikling manages the tourist line Flåm Line (Flåmsbana) in Vestland county, Norway.[1]

Flåm Utvikling AS is a tourism company whose aim is to strengthen and further develop the tourism industry in Flåm in Aurland municipality. The company is a subsidiary of Aurland Ressursutvikling and was founded in 1997. From 1 January 1998, Flåm Utvikling took over operational, product development and marketing responsibility for Flåmsbana. However, NSB is still operationally responsible for the train management itself, and the Norwegian Railways is responsible for the track and signaling system.

History

Passenger compartment on Flåm Line

Up until 1998 it was

Jernbaneverket
.

The company operates five El 17 Locomotives, and has two trains with a locomotive at each end of six B3 passenger cars on the 20 km long Flåmsbana. The rolling stock is painted green. The El 17 replaced the aging El 11 in 1998. [2]

References

  1. ^ Tor Wisting. "Flåmsbana". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Flåm Utvikling AS". Aurland kommune. Retrieved December 1, 2017.