My INCREDIBLE trip on the Arctic Circle Sleeper Train (2019)
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I really hope you enjoy this trip of over 1,600 km from Stockholm in Sweden up to Narvik in Norway. A true bucket-list journey, this is nowhere near as expensive as you'd think, and the only barriers you have in taking this trip are managing to brave the cold.
My tip: for snow, head there in April like I did. It's a little above freezing and the thaw is beginning, but it's still truly Arctic - watch the people on quad bikes and snowmobiles in my video! In summer, the snow mostly disappears, leaving behind a rich green landscape. It's still a wonderful, beautiful place, but I rather prefer the snow myself! Don't go in midwinter if you can help it - there's not much daylight at that latitude!
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Norway: Nordlandsbanen, a scenic journey to the Arctic Circle from Trondheim to Bodo
A section of clips showing Norways scenic Nordlandsbanen railway line crossing into the Arctic Circle from Trondheim to Bodo.
All clips were recorded on 4th May 2019 and show train D471, the 0738 Trondheim Central Station to Bodo powered by NSB Class Di 4 locomotive 654.
Clip 1 - Di 4 locomotive 654 idles at Trondheim Central Station ahead of the 0738 departure to Bodo.
Clip 2 (0:44) - An onboard internal clip taken shortly after leaving Snasa station showing views behind the locomotive and scenery.
Clip 3 (2:28) - An onboard internal clip taken shortly after leaving Drevvatn station showing the passenger accommodation and beautiful Nordic scenery.
Clip 4 (3:40) - An information screen inside the passenger accommodation displaying a message that the train is about to pass the highest point of the Nordlandsbanen (680 meters above sea level) and cross the Arctic Circle.
Clip 5 (4:40) - After arrival at Bodo station Di 4 locomotive 654 reverses away from the buffers ready to run round the coaching stock.
Clip 6 (5:20) - Di 4 locomotive 654 runs round the coaching stock at Bodo station in preparation for its next working.
NSB Di 4 is a class of five diesel-electric locomotives built by Henschel for the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). Delivered in 1981, the class is used to haul passenger trains on the Nordland Line and are since 2001 the only revenue diesel locomotives used by NSB. The locomotives had electric components from Brown, Boveri & Cie and a General Motors Electro-Motive Division 16-645E prime mover. This gives a power output of 2,450 kilowatts (3,290 hp).
The locomotives were ordered in the late 1970s as a supplement and later replacement of the Di 3. The class is technically similar to Denmark's DSB Class ME. The Di 4 was world's first asynchronous locomotive in revenue service. A second batch was planned delivered later in the 1980s, but the order was never placed.
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Vy, formerly Norwegian State Railways, is a government-owned railway company which operates most passenger train services and many bus services in Norway. The company is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. Its sub-brands include Vy Buss coach services, CargoNet freight trains through and the Swedish train transport company Tågkompaniet. In 2009 NSB carried 52 million train passengers and 104 million bus passengers. On 24 April 2019, passenger train and bus services were rebranded by as Vy.
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The Nordland Line (Norwegian: Nordlandsbanen) is a 729-kilometer (453 mi) railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through the counties of Trøndelag (formerly Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag) and Nordland, carrying a combination of commuter, long-haul passenger and freight trains. From Trondheim Central Station to Steinkjer Station the line is most heavily used, with hourly services by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail. There are three branch lines—the Stavne–Leangen Line at Leangen Station, the Meråker Line at Hell Station and the Namsos Line at Grong Station.
The section from Trondheim to Hell opened on 22 July 1882. The next section, initially the Hell–Sunnan Line, opened in stages between 1902 and 1905. The line was lengthened to Snåsa Station on 30 October 1926 and then to Grong on 30 November 1929. Construction continued after the 1940 occupation. The line was built through most of Helgeland and opened in seven stages to Dunderland Station in the next five years. The line then had to be brought up to standards before continuing northwards. It opened to Røkland Station in 1955, to Fauske Station in 1958 and to Bodø Station on 1 February 1962.
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Trondheim is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.
Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva.
Major railway connections are the northbound Nordland Line, the eastbound Meråker Line to Åre and Östersund in Sweden, and two southbound connections to Oslo, the Røros Line and Dovre Line.
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Bodø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland county). Some of the notable villages in Bodø include Misvær, Skjerstad, Saltstraumen, Løding, Løpsmarka, Kjerringøy, Sørvær, and Fenes.
The municipality of Bodø is located just north of the Arctic Circle and the town of Bodø is the largest urban area and town in Nordland county, and the second-largest town in North Norway.
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