Bane NOR makes the 150-year-old Drammen Line near fjord future-proof
The reconstruction of Drammen station Lars Petter Rypdal, Bane NOR
Norwegian infrastructure manager Bane NOR will mark the 150th anniversary of the Drammen Line this weekend. Work is currently being carried out on the Drammen-Kobbervikdalen section to make line as a whole future-proof, amongst others against floods, by the year-end of 2025.
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“Future proof”, hm…, in some respect may be, however most current railway infrastructure, regrettably is not.
Electrification, optimal 1922, simply by nature, no longer is, etc.
Current track standards neither is.
Squats/studs, cracks and broken rails, frequent costly disturbing, now is calling for “optimal”… (suboptimal…) “maintenance”.
This is not sustainable.
It is 2022 now and clients afford, anything but On Time, high quality deliveries, etc.
Quality pays!