Rails and Trains
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The development of the Nore I power station marked the beginning of the railway in Numedal due to the need to transport materials to the power plant. The rails used on the Numedal line were produced in Europe, primarily in England and Belgium. Many had often been used elsewhere in Norway. Due to the demanding terrain, it was challenging to build a railway here, especially due to the steep gradients and sharp turns. In total 7 million work hours were put into the project and there were 1,907 men working on it. The total cost of building the line was 30,3 million Kroner. The line itself is 92,8 kms long and stretches from Kongsberg to RĂždberg. In the autumn of 1927, the first locomotive rolled down the Numedal line. In the years that followed the line transported people, animals and timber. It was the original wish that the Bergen line would run through this valley and the case was taken up in 1873. However, politics and the influence of local powers resulted in the Bergen Line being laid through the neighbouring valley of Hallingdal.