03-27-2013, 01:04 AM
Andy; For the moment I'm modeling freelance, so I'm not trying to recreate any specific station. OTOH, one station I would like to model (if/when I get the required space) is Tinnoset, one of only two stations here in Norway with a railway ferry. The line was closed down years ago, but since I'm modeling the steam era before 1960 it doesn't matter. Unfortunately this particular line was electrified from the beginning, and had no steam engines in regular service, but I would like to model it as it could have been without the catenary, and with a small engine facility and turntable instead.
Go to http://kart.finn.no/ and do a search for "Tinnoset , Notodden", click on "Hybrid" in the upper right to turn on aerial view, and there it is, complete with the ferry and everything. If you follow the lake Tinnsjø upwards along the west side, you get to the station Mæl and the other ferry connection. The map view doesn't show the tracks at Mæl though, so you have to use the Hybrid view. The line from Mæl continues on to the city of Rjukan, which played a significant role in our national WW2 history.
I have a photo album with pics from Tinnoset and Mæl, from a trip back in 2010: http://foto.mjf.no/main.php?g2_itemId=9206
The Norwegian National Rail Administration has an annual document, or "Product description" as they call it. It's available online at http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/Marked/I...ment-2013/. When you click on the link on the right that says Network Statement 2013, you get to the index of that document. It's divided into several subcategories, and Chapter 3.6.1.2 Selected Stations is a rather large PDF file (349 pages) listing many stations with schematic drawings, track and platform lengths, and other facilities. As you scroll down, you'll see that there are plenty of small stations with only one passing siding, a couple of spurs and nothing else.
You could also do a search on the different stations in the map link above to get aerial views, as the schematics in the Network Statement are very simple.
Svein
Go to http://kart.finn.no/ and do a search for "Tinnoset , Notodden", click on "Hybrid" in the upper right to turn on aerial view, and there it is, complete with the ferry and everything. If you follow the lake Tinnsjø upwards along the west side, you get to the station Mæl and the other ferry connection. The map view doesn't show the tracks at Mæl though, so you have to use the Hybrid view. The line from Mæl continues on to the city of Rjukan, which played a significant role in our national WW2 history.
I have a photo album with pics from Tinnoset and Mæl, from a trip back in 2010: http://foto.mjf.no/main.php?g2_itemId=9206
The Norwegian National Rail Administration has an annual document, or "Product description" as they call it. It's available online at http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/Marked/I...ment-2013/. When you click on the link on the right that says Network Statement 2013, you get to the index of that document. It's divided into several subcategories, and Chapter 3.6.1.2 Selected Stations is a rather large PDF file (349 pages) listing many stations with schematic drawings, track and platform lengths, and other facilities. As you scroll down, you'll see that there are plenty of small stations with only one passing siding, a couple of spurs and nothing else.
You could also do a search on the different stations in the map link above to get aerial views, as the schematics in the Network Statement are very simple.
Svein