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THE RJUKANBANEN

The 16 km long Rjukan Railway, opened in 1909, is rather a curiosity and was the subject of an article in Continental Railway Journal many years ago. It was built by Norsk Hydro at the same time as its electro-chemical factories and new town at Rjukan. This followed soon

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