Tatiana Maria
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Thank you very much for the summary.
I don't see how that can be such a big problem. I mean so long as there are no technical hindrance, like the with of the tracks, attach the thing to a "pig" (a locomotive that shift carriages around, it's called "rangere" in Norwegian/Danish not sure about the English expression) and call it a special train and everybody should be happy, right?
Had Royal Norway still been around, he would have given us a vivid explanation as to how this could evolve into a huge public issue in Norway.
Indeed, if Royal Norway still visits from time to time, please know that you are greatly missed.
I suppose time will tell whether this is another storm in a teacup.
To judge from the report by Oskar Aanmoen in Royal Central, which seems to be the basis for the Svensk Damtidning article, it seems the potential energy usage of the new arrangement is one stumbling block.
Labour parliamentarian Sverre Myrli has heavily criticised the complexity of handling the royal carriage. He has always believed that the railway reform has resulted in an unnecessarily complicated and responsibility-powdered train services. Last week, he asked the following question to the Minister of Transport: “Who owns the royal carriage? Who is responsible for operating the carriage after the train traffic has been put out to tender, to various operators? How is the operation of the trolley financed? And which of the many actors now on the railway must be involved when the carriage is to be used?”.
Knut Aril Hareide, Minister of Transport, answered: “It is the train-company ‘Vy’ who today owns the royal carriage. Operations and administration have until today partly been financed through traffic agreements between the state at the Norwegian Railway Directorate. But this only applies until further notice. According to the plan, the carriage will be transferred to the Railway Museum in Hamar during this year. In the future, the museum will be responsible for its operation. When the museum takes over ownership and operational responsibility, the use of the royal carriage will be agreed between the museum and the operator on the relevant section – on request from the Palace».
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Hamar train museum, where the train car will be located, is one and a half hours by train away from the capital city of Oslo, where the royals are usually located. The Norwegian Royal Family has said they want to use the train more in the future to help limit emissions with their cars, something they have been strongly praised for.
https://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/n...train-carriage-sparks-national-debate-160899/
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