Date: 02/10/2014

One of the most beautiful railways in the world has had one of its most successful summers on record. The 20km train ride from Flam, at the end of the Unesco-protected Aurlandsfjord, through precipices and past huge waterfalls to a height of 866m at Myrdal, in Western Norway, is regarded as an engineering marvel because of the steep gradient.

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One of the most beautiful railways in the world has had one of its most successful summers on record.

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Scene at Flam terminus on 26 June 1994. An NSB class 69 EMU awaits departure with the next service to Myrdal, flanked by a pair of X10 units, borrowed for use during the summer peak. The X10s were popular with tourists due to their larger windows. The SL (Stockholm Commuter Rail) unit on the right was being used for driver training.
Location: Flam
Company: Flamsbana
26/06/1994 John Furnevel

Scene on the Flam Railway at Myrdal in July 1967 with a Bergen - Oslo train arriving on the main line as the locomotive of the Flam branch train runs round.
Location: Myrdal
Company: Flåmsbana
/07/1967 Colin Miller

Climbing on the Flam Railway. This view is not far south of Håreina station and shows the Rjoandefossen Waterfall which has a free fall of 147 metres.
Location: Håreina
Company: Flåmsbana
27/07/2011 Ewan Crawford