Having a great time, wish I was there!
This video produced the NRK TV-program "Nordlandsbanen Minutt for Minutt", which shows ride on the train cabin driver's view through beautiful Norwegian landscape.
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7:34 am Tue
Oct 30, 2018
Relax with this wintry real-time stream from a Norwegian train
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