Investigations and reportsNSIA – Railway- Investigation of a railway accident at Arna station, on the Bergen lineOn Friday 22 March 2024 at approximately 1912, a freight train from OnRail AS passed a stop signal at Arna station at a stop, and was thus led into a dead end track and derailed. The incident caused extensive damage to the freight train and the infrastructure at the station.
- Report on derailment at Narvik station at the Ofoten line 12 March 2023On Sunday 12 March 2023, a fully loaded ore train from LKAB Malmtrafik AB derailed with 24 wagons in track switch 4 at Narvik station on the Ofoten line. The line was closed for 12 days before it reopened. The Ofoten line is a very important railway line for Northern Norway. It i...
- Investigation of a serious railway incident on the Ekeberg line, OsloOn Monday 12 February 2024, a tractor trailer with rail wheels rolled down uncontrolled from the Ekebergparken tram stop in the direction of the city centre. The incident took place during construction work, while the track was closed to ordinary traffic.
- Report on derailment at Heskestad, Sørlandsbanen, on 4 November 2022On 4 November 2022, a freight train from CargoNet AS ran into a water-triggered landslide at Heskestad on the Sørlandsbanen Line, and derailed. The accident caused major damage to the train and track and resulted in closure of the track section for more than five days. The driver...
- Report on runaway locomotive on the Alnabru freight terminal 23. October 2023On the night of 23 October 2022, Green Cargo's locomotive, T44-275, began rolling from track circuit 626 (“Kaffestikken”) down to track C5b in the sea container terminal “Gamla”, at Alnabru Freight Terminal. The locomotive had been parked on track circuit 626 something for which ...
- Investigation of a derailment at Åneby station, GjøvikbanenOn Monday 16 October 2023 at 2057, Vy Gjøvikbanen AS' train 251 derailed on the approach to Åneby station. There were no injuries, but the damage to the Flirt EMU, track and a new point was extensive.
- Investigation of a serious rail incident between Dunderland and BolnaIn connection with the completion of work in the track for Bane NOR SF on Nordlandsbanen on 11 September 2023, the section was declared ready for traffic before all track workers were out of the area. Under slightly different circumstances, this could have turned into a serious a...
- Safety note about a collision between passenger car and work train at Sandermoen level crossing on 19 May 2023On 19 May 2023, a work train from Bane NOR SF collided with a car on an unsecured level crossing on the Kongsvingerbanen. The driver later died of injuries from the collision.
The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) has prepared this safety note with the intention o...
- Report on collision between passenger train and tractor at Hagamælen level crossing, Dovre line on 31 May 2022On 31 May 2022 at around 0645, SJ Norge AS 'passenger train 411 from Røros to Trondheim collided with a tractor on the Hagamælen level crossing just north of Støren station. The tractor driver died in the collision.
In the safety investigation, the Norwegian Safety Investigation...
- Report on fire in the signalling system at Sandefjord Station on 27 July 2021On Tuesday 27 July 2021 a short circuit occurred and a fire broke out in the overhead contact line system at Sandefjord station.
The fault was probably caused by a bird creating a connection between the bridging feeder and earth in the system. The protective devices intended to...