- indust rial ▁private ▁rail ways ▁received ▁state ▁gr ants ▁for ▁construction , ▁while ▁many ▁of ▁N SB ' s ▁rail ways ▁were ▁at ▁first ▁organized ▁as ▁limited ▁companies ▁with ▁private ▁own ers , ▁although ▁N SB ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁all ▁operations ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁and ▁rolling ▁stock . ▁For ▁both ▁N SB - run ▁and ▁private , ▁non - indust rial ▁rail ways , ▁municipal ities ▁and ▁count ies ▁were ▁often ▁the ▁largest ▁own ers . ▁Event ually , ▁all ▁the ▁private , ▁non - indust rial ▁rail ways ▁started ▁losing ▁money , ▁and ▁unless ▁they ▁received ▁subs id ies , ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁close . ▁However , ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁municipal ities ▁often ▁provided ▁subs id ies ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁oper ational . ▁The ▁last ▁private ▁railway ▁to ▁close ▁was ▁the ▁L illes and – F la ks v and ▁Line , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁List ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁private ▁rail ways ▁in ▁Norway . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁line , ▁type ▁( indust rial ▁or ▁public ), ▁the ▁owner ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁closed , ▁the ▁longest ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁the ▁gauge , ▁the ▁date ▁the ▁line ▁opened , ▁was ▁national ized ▁and ▁was ▁closed ▁for ▁passenger ▁and ▁cargo , ▁if ▁applicable . ▁The ▁list ▁only ▁contains ▁industrial ▁rail ways ▁which ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁had ▁regular ▁passenger ▁transport . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : R ail ▁transport ▁in ▁Norway ▁▁ ▁Category : N