Call him gladly Norwegian Railways Grand old man, of the veterans who are still at work.
When new engineers exits NTNU is the stiff with knowledge. They can their curriculum. And its 2014 technology. But they will begin by rail must be updated with railway technology anno 2014. Then Per Lundberg (81) increasingly invaluable.
When retrieved the young either down to Norwegian Railway School at Grorud, or Per Lundberg heading up to Trondheim. For while a brand new and common European signaling system is in the process of being adopted, the Østfold railway eastern line between Ski and Sarpsborg, the rest of the rail network equipped with different types of signaling.
All foreign equipment must be adapted to Norwegian conditions
The equipment for these can be from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany or other countries, and basically built after these countries policies, regulations and railway practice.
All foreign equipment must be adapted to Norwegian conditions and Norwegian railway thinking. Therefore it then also often wrong.
A cheerfully example is that flashing green light means different things in Norway and Sweden. And while the trains in Norway in the direction of using the track to the right, driving the Swedes still on your left.
– That it continues across Europe. Everyone has their own way of doing it, says Lundberg
– The big railway nations are holding onto their signal systems, and so does economic interests in. This is perhaps one of the railway’s problems, he said.
– What does it say about Norwegian railway announced in 2014 that you are still an essential pillar?
– It says it all, smiling Lundberg where we meet on the hill station.
How was Norwegian railway when the veteran began
It fits nicely to interview him here on his own railways and with the right atmosphere for all his railway stories. Which is about balises, turnouts, plant level crossings releteknikk now unfashionable and which today is replaced by electronics, various flow regimes, voltages and frequencies used only on the railway.
– There’ve been great progress since I started in 1949. When Ofotbanen as the first received remote in 1963 came new relay system. This system exists in large parts of the railway network and built in some places still.
– The problem is that it has been tested various electronic systems that are either not been approved or still in trial operation.
– Much is thus changed. Take the drive here. It was great. There were at least four men into the swing of the day, including handled goods. On many stretches went trains with steam locomotives. On Lillestrom have to switch from electric to steam locomotives, both Hovedbanen and Kongsvingerbanen. Today mechanical interlocking replaced by electronic. And the drive here on the hill has been cafe, says Lundberg.
Master also in building model railroads
In the railway circuits is not only veteran known as the unique and always friendly educational opportunity by Rail School. But as an equally unique model railway builder. Several of the plants he has built used in teaching the Norwegian Railway School, and former training premises. The freshest is a level crossing plants of German model.
Lundberg can talk about clever technological solutions train for hours. There is only so much widower will range across. Tutorial, two children, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. And the various bands he’s in, as clarinetist. In railway corps he has kept it going for over 60 years at a stretch.
He who knows everything – about Lundberg
It is Gunnar Flam said to be the only one who can all signal systems Norway.
– It’s probably an exaggeration, but I’m one of the few who can whole Oslo S system says Flam (67).
– And you have learned much from Lundberg?
– I have. He has a genuine interest in railways and signaling systems.
– Why do you still and Lundberg teach?
– Because no one has found it necessary to get to one competence earlier, says Flam.
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