TRAIN DRIVER’S VIEW: Winter on the Flåm Line

Winter has finally hit the steepest normal gauge railway in northern Europe. With its gradient of 1:18 (55‰) you can say it can be somewhat challenging if the snow becomes to deep. Thankfully I had two EL18’s at my disposal, with a total of and only four B3 carriages. The Flåm Line goes from Flåm to Myrdal where it connects to the Bergen Line. Flåm is located 2m () above sea level and Myrdal is located 866m (2841ft) above sea level. The line itself is () long. 0:00 - Flåm 4:2