Stillwater Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Infrastructure in northern Norway is not easy... from Narvik you can use a plane (obviously), but the runway location is not suited for every plane. Ship transport is the key: Due to the gulf stream the waters are free of ice all year. And how are all these freighters filled? Below us is the answer: The Ofotbanen railway. It was built to transport ore from todays destination to Narvik, as the closer baltic sea freezes for a long time during winter. Okay, in summer the Swedish end of the railway is green. And the mine near Kiruna is free of snow as well. During the warm season ore can be transported to Lulea, which is much closer than Narvik. Even flowers on the apron. Lovely. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Thanks for todays interesting lesson Gerold. Your story made even better by the excellent images. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Excellent set of shots Gerold. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Excellent shots Gerold, learning a lot about Norway!!!!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Fine set of shots Gerold . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 12 hours ago, adambar said: Excellent set of shots Gerold. Thank you Adam! 4 hours ago, BradB said: Fine set of shots Gerold . Thanks for watching, John! 14 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Thanks for todays interesting lesson Gerold. Your story made even better by the excellent images. You set the right priorities, mate. And make me smile! 9 hours ago, lifejogger said: Excellent shots Gerold, learning a lot about Norway!!!!!! My pleasure John. I won´t test you, trust me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerribleT Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Excellent and highly informative set of shots thank you - I didn't know any of this stuff - also love flying around this whole area ever since Orbx upgraded it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 2:48 AM, TerribleT said: Excellent and highly informative set of shots thank you - I didn't know any of this stuff - also love flying around this whole area ever since Orbx upgraded it. Thank you TT. We learned about the climate and the railway in school. Some years ago. Many years ago... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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