line line norwegian kilometer long railway line norway owned private mining company single track railway solely haul daily iron ore trains port world northern railway russia went north line built mining company started construction inaugurated railway port network received electrification mainline originally free passenger trains services offered second world war line largely destroyed rebuilt opened electric traction abandoned diesel locomotives bought line closed reopened following change ownership proposals connect line finnish russian railway networks route line kilometers long runs line passenger transport stations station station located kilometers station second world war immediately located kilometers railway standard gauge non electrified single track starting railway line starts underground meters mean sea level line starts fall percent gradient passing residential area gradient drops percent section line passes tunnel meters long line runs terrain crosses meter long cutting lowest point line meters railway runs starts climbing percent gradient reaching meters point runs passes lakes section flat landscape rolling line passes station meters swing station curve radius meters remaining line minimum radius meters line terminates running elevated section nicknamed air bridge history construction iron ore discovered ore poor quality lay close surface allowing open pit mining large deposits located close port mining company established german swedish investors separation plant built company decided transport ore port rail manager hired divisional leader construction railway port residential areas construction railway given high priority early possible aid transport workers mining sites stations completed year laying tracks started line originally rail profile kilograms meter steam locomotive built delivered fall needed company bought locomotive time opening line kilometers long addition tracks stations received received water tower motive power depot workshop station received depot locomotive tracks laid open pit length varying instance kilometers tracks mining started july ore train run july left october sank shipment system exported tonnes ore railway transporting workers trains running towns plants morning returning working day prior private cars common railway operated passenger carriage trains allowing free travel railway scheduled public transport passengers company concession authorities later date require company operate public passenger services specified conditions electrification construction started electric power supply tracks port originally volts direct current later reduced volts overhead wire interfere cranes rail chosen possibility iron tracks railway chose use rail track avoid return current running tracks electric components delivered taken use company took delivery electric locomotives wheel arrangement operated port train minutes consisting locomotive cars combined tonnes long tons short tons ore original system designed export capacity tonnes long tons short tons company exported tonnes long tons short tons employees company initiated plans start electrification mainline plans placed hold world war sales war mining company stored later production reduced significantly tracks electrified volts direct current long ton short ton locomotives delivered following year locomotive built port power secured construction lack materials war delayed electrification mainline railway port received overhead wires rail caused problems snow removal new electric system taken use december 1920s economy fell low forcing file bankruptcy facilities quickly reopened new locomotives operate mainline port delivered built christened lisa mainline locomotives delivered named oscar followed years later operate mainline port late 1930s railway company started replacing rails heavier kilograms meter rails work completed final electric locomotive built unit delivered port year production reduced second world war exported tonnes long tons short tons occupation reconstruction occupation norway nazi_germany mining continued german administration january areas railway store material allow better capacity ship materials kilometer branch line built known port line norwegian german line completed demolished war established slightly war spring german authorities ordered mining resume allocated steam locomotives thirty cars line built new depot german rolling stock causing extensive damage mining company infrastructure reconstruction needed transport large machinery loading gauge increased meters heavy transport reconstruction railway tracks laid mining facility passenger trains ran settlements steam locomotives electric locomotives new storage built operations started transport performed machinery new port facility built line terminating air bridge elevated railway led plant mining operations revenue service railway start took german portion ownership war ownership company transferred state initial post war plans use existing rolling stock remaining locomotive haul ore train port haul cars train weight tonnes long tons short tons locomotive proved unreliable decided order new locomotives electric traction taken use overhead wires remained diesel electric locomotives delivered units power output kilowatts addition new cars built allow larger trains permanent way upgraded rail profiles upgraded kilograms meter continuously gravel ballast replaced crushed stone distance line upgrades meters upgrades allowed maximum axle load increased tonnes long tons short tons train weight increased tonnes long tons short tons nominal train consisted cars air brakes work started tracks port followed tracks workshop following year non ore transport company taken road transport remaining electric steam locomotive diesel sold point railway operated steam locomotives electric locomotives diesel locomotives production peaked export million tonnes employees improve workplace environment locomotive bought sweden suffered retired replacement new bought delivered february plant closed mining company drastically reduced production owner longer operations mining ceased spring load ore hauled april operations closed oldest transferred reopening bought mining rights operated train twice year track rolling stock maintained company filed bankruptcy mining company bought local power company municipality sold mining company million norwegian nok established registered perth australia holding company mining company operations line resumed price iron risen dramatically closing opening production estimated million tonnes export year line northern railway world russia opened haul trains mining company took delivery built new delivered february unit standard production having maximum speed reduced software kilometers hour mph equipped air supply open car doors radio remote control company retain old cars renovated service track received new concrete ties train runs trips day november mining company went bankruptcy expansion railway plan parliament decided extend branch second world war plans build railway unfinished built railways built north detailed plans line including surveying geological conditions choice route proposals extend line russia connect kilometers railway missing connect lines proposal calls develop port export russian products suited major products include metals steel crude oil built kilometers long electrified operated russian railways russian gauge line presumably undergo gauge conversion dual gauge new railway able transport million tonnes cargo year cost necessary kilometers new railway estimated billion norwegian nok cost upgrading existing russian line nok million governor rejected plans connection russia stating opinion supported president better suited port local authorities want lose business norway increased realism line serve alternative route russia russian authorities supported railway line russia exists possibility connect finnish railway network named possible routes include multiple east west lake length line kilometers background boom mining finnish need access deep ice free port railway lines exists baltic_sea bay shallow ice covered winter line allow export lumber products finland provide route export fish norway finland eastern_europe costs line estimated billion significantly alternative build westwards
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