1. Tramways in Norway Nordic Rail 6 October 2015 Ove Skovdahl
Senior Advisor
Rejlers Norge AS/ Division Railconsult

2. The speaker Railway Engineer 1985 (M.Sc.C.Eng. M.M.)
30 years Railway Experience
Infrastructure, Traffic Control, Safety, HR, ICT, Management.
Railconsult AS/ Rejlers Norge AS 2008-
Bybanen Bergen: Procurement of LRT Operations
Light Rail Stavanger: Senior Advisor to Project Director
Oslo : Coordinating tram on metro preparations
Grenland and Nedre Glomma: Feasibility Studies
Visits to 54 European Tramway Cities….

3. Rejlers norge AS
Rejlers is a Nordic group offering engineering consultancy services to customers in the fields of Building and property, Energy, Industry and Infrastructure.
Rejlers Norge AS Divison Railconsult is Rejlers’ Norwegian Rail Unit
We are 25 highly competent rail consultants with a range of expertise from pre-studies and planning to design, construction, project planning and project management.
Our focus is sustainable rail based transport

4. Outline of presentation
General Challenges
Oslo
Trondheim
Bergen
Stavanger
Grenland
Nedre Glomma
Conclusion

5. Geography
Population structure and topography not ideal for PT, except Oslo and Bergen Areas.
We still have some rural roads to improve (replacing car ferries)
No significant road traffic congestion challenges (except Oslo Area)
But still; increasing public and political interest for PT improvements
Oslo Area Population expected to increase by next 15 years – Increasing mobility concern…

6. Outside the Oslo Area
People who never travel by Public Transport; have limited (no) personal PT experience:
Public Sector responsibles for area development and transport sectors
Politicians at all levels (State, County, Municipality)
Healthy Norwegian electors age years
Leading to car oriented area development and unattractive PT
Low PT share lead to low PT share (5%)
Public Transport = Transport for the disabled

7. Roles & responsibilities (i)
Ministry: National, Regional and Local Passenger Rail Transport;
Quality Contract with NSB AS for most railbound passenger traffic
One line tendered in 2005
Airport Express Train Commercial
Freight traffic: Open access; 6 operators
Railway Reform announced 2015
Tendering all lines from 2017.

8. Roles & responsibilities (iI)
Counties (19): Regional and local bus, tram, metro and boat PT; infrastructure and operations
Tendering process as the norm
Exception: Quality Contracts for Oslo Tram and Metro.

9. OSLO RAIL NETWORK

10. Oslo tramways
Network 131 km
6 lines

11. Oslo tramways extensions 2016-21

12. Oslo pt organisation

13. Oslo Tram Rolling Stock
SL79 ( ) - 40 units
SL95 ( ) –32 units
Renewal procurement process initialised 2005.
Concept Choice Study 2013 – recommend replacing complete tram fleet.

14. Oslo Tram Rolling Stock
Discussions between PTA and Rolling Stock Owner about procurement responsibility for new trams
June 2015 Political decision; buying 87 new trams, first delivery 2019.
September 2015 Political decision: Sporveien Oslo AS (the tram operating company) given responsibility for procurement

15. trondheim Population 190.000 University City
One Tram Line: Gråkallbanen

16. Trondheim tram history
Inaugurated 1901/ 1924
From 3 to 2 lines in the 1960es
From 2 to one line in 1983
Purchase of 11 new trams in 1984
building new depot in 1984
Closure of last line in 1988
Not possible to sell trams – combination gauge / car body width
Reopening by enthusiasts in 1990
Operated by Veolia (now Boreal) since 2005

17. Trondheim Proposals and Challenges
New light rail system being studied from time to time Area development/ City sprawl during the previous 50 years do not favour PT - and particularly not Light Rail.
2010 Rambøll Light Rail Study

18. Bergen light rail 2010 Bergen-Nesttun 10 km 2013 Nesttun-Rådal 13 km
2016/17 Rådal-Flesland Airport
Stadler Variobahn ( units)
Length: 32 – 42 m
Frequency 4 min peak
pass / day (2014)
Bergen population

19. Bergen organisation

20. Bergen future network
City Centre Alignment discussions…..

21. stavanger Oil Capital of Norway Stavanger Area (Nord-Jæren):
Three municipalities;
inhabitants, increasing to by 2025
Light Rail Project :
Connecting 3 city centres with main work place/ industry area at Forus

22. Stavanger Light Rail project
County Masterplan1999; LRT as regional PT backbone
County Council Decision 2010; prioritising LRT (as opposed to busway system).
Light rail office owned by county and (3) municipalities.
Alignment planning
County Council Decision Dec 2012, prioritising BRT (as opposed to LRT)
Light Rail Office closed March 2013.
BRT under development (El?)

23. Grenland Light Rail Porsgrunn-Skien Twin Cities Population 100.000
Tram-Train idea kept warm by enthusiasts since 2006.
Feasibility Study 2008
Low initiating investments (using existing tracks)
LRT could support InterCity Rail development
LRT recommended in regional transport plan (long term).
No decisions yet.
Skien
Porsgrunn

24. Nedre glomma light rail
Fredrikstad-Sarpsborg Twin Cities
Population
Tram-Train idea by enthusiasts
Feasibility Study 2014
Partly new tracks
Partly using existing rail line – Mulhouse model
Serving New Hospital
LRT could support InterCity Rail development
No decisions yet.
Glommabanen

25. conclusion Norway is not very well designed for Public Transport
Except Oslo and Bergen
Tramways operating well in Oslo, Trondheim and Bergen
Extensions are planned in Oslo and Bergen.
Stavanger will get a modern BRT
LRT could be developed in more cities in the future
If major PT modal share increase

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