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The story about The Gold Transport 2

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Between the steep mountains, the train route was hidden from bombers, and eventually, the train arrived safely at Åndalsnes station, where everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Now all that remained was to load the gold onto a waiting boat. But before they could start, a loud engine noise was heard from the sky. Soon after, the ground shook as bombs from the large military planes were dropped all over the town. The crew jumped back on the train and reversed as fast as they could up Romsdalen. Several of the train carriages were hit, and the gold became visible. But under the high mountains, they managed to get to safety and avert further bomb attacks from the air. Unfortunately, the ship that was supposed to be the gold's salvation had to leave the quay, as it was now too dangerous to be in Åndalsnes. After five days of waiting, the crew received a message that a boat was on its way to Molde to pick up the king. This could be a way out for the gold transport. Trucks from the local population in Åndalsnes were requisitioned and fifty tons of gold were once again transferred from the train to trucks, which set off for Molde. This concludes our storytelling, but not the escape of Norway's gold. It would be several weeks before the volunteers managed to get all the gold to safety. And they did so without losing a single gold bar. This amazing and daring escape of the king with Norway's gold has become an iconic part of Norwegian war history and has written been about in many books and more recently in the Gold Run film.

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