New express tilt trains will start running in 3 to 4 years. A map of the planned schedule for 1999 are found here Standardisation NSB has found it very expensive to specify, design and maintain rolling stock made specially for Norwegian conditions. This leads to a big change in the supply of rolling stock. Most trains shall be run with a fixed formation, eliminating the need for any change at the end stations. Less night trains Night trains will only operate on the main lines.
Night trains are very expensive to run on the branch lines.
Besides, with faster tilt trains, running early morning and late evening, there is less need for night trains. Scrapping old rolling stock NSB will scrap large amounts of its existing rolling stock. The table shows the changes which will come in the next years. Scrapping more than 300 old passenger cars might be sad for railway fans, but it is the start of a positive trend for NSB and its passengers. No bus or airline company uses 30 - 40 year old equipment.