Through the Fire to Bergen
To my great relief, Chris and Lisa were able to ride the train to Bergen and are in their hotel there for tonight, going out tomorrow on the ferry to Denmark.
They boarded the 08:25 out of Oslo (times CEDT). From what I was able to gather online, the line wasn't yet open, but apparently by the time they got there, the infrastructure company was able to get it open and they didn't have to ride a bus bridge.
According to the story from Bane NOR (in Norwegian: Google Translate version here, possibly), a fire in a snowshed broke out last Monday, and
After the fire in the snow cover on Monday, we unfortunately had to replace all sleepers, rails and all signal cables in an area of approx. 200 meters. The entire catenary system had to be rebuilt, and we have also installed new foundations for the masts of the catenary system...
I've exchanged messages with Chris and Lisa, but I've not yet been able to speak to Lisa. I called the hotel, but attempts to reach Reception just ring for a while and then hang up. I'll keep trying.
They boarded the 08:25 out of Oslo (times CEDT). From what I was able to gather online, the line wasn't yet open, but apparently by the time they got there, the infrastructure company was able to get it open and they didn't have to ride a bus bridge.
According to the story from Bane NOR (in Norwegian: Google Translate version here, possibly), a fire in a snowshed broke out last Monday, and
After the fire in the snow cover on Monday, we unfortunately had to replace all sleepers, rails and all signal cables in an area of approx. 200 meters. The entire catenary system had to be rebuilt, and we have also installed new foundations for the masts of the catenary system...
I've exchanged messages with Chris and Lisa, but I've not yet been able to speak to Lisa. I called the hotel, but attempts to reach Reception just ring for a while and then hang up. I'll keep trying.