#Setskogen

[norwegianrailwaystories]

I dunno if u guys follow the US election but Trump won! Yay! Im so proud!

Silently judging you. Judging you HARD.

[little-red-toyota]

Happy Birthday, Setskogen!

Today I would like to congratulate a stern, old lady on her 115 years! UHB No.4 Setskogen has kept it going through 2 world wars, a fire, several pandemics, the great depression, closures and new beginnings ... and still she chugs around as if she is a young locomotive with her entire life ahead of her. Although she snorts a bit of the younger engines occasionally, she thrives well among them and the people on the railway. To do what she is built for is the best thing she knows; to work! This is a locomotive that has grown very much on me this summer as we got many services together. The days alone with her at the Railway Museum gave me valuable experiences and lots of learning that I take with me further as I eventually become a drivers trainee. She probably was a little bored at the museum and could get a little grumpy at the end of the day up there. The trip was over as soon as she stared! A little push on the regulator, and then she had to stop! Outrageous! This is a locomotive who knows what she wants and if she doesn't get it the way she wants it, then you won't get what you want either. Then you just have to apologize and try again from the start. No messing around and compromise like with Høland and the others! It has to be done properly! We do not know exactly when she came to our railway, but on December 21 1909 she is mentioned in the newspaper for the first time, so we set it as her "birthday", it is reasonable to assume she came a few days before this, but December 21 is a date as good as any other. Happy birthday, your old troll! Looking forward to a new season in your "kitchen" next year!

Steam and shiny paint!

It's not Setskogen's fault her fire(wo)man is a little mentally challenged...

Peeking out of the shed at the Railway Museum at Hamar.

She reluctantly tolerated that I dried my clothes on her firebox one rainy day...

On summer vacation at the Norwegian Railway Museum in Hamar.

Setskogen has an aura of pride and dignity that the other locomotives lack. I can't describe it... she's just special.

She loves being reminded of how old she is...

[mathewharris7703]

Myself and my friend, Hakai Shedo visits the Urskog–Hølandsbanen, taking photos with Høland, Bingsfos and Setskogen. The latter wasn't too pleased to see me and Hakai, heh...

Hakai and Setskogen's face drawn by @sonisis

Characters by @little-red-toyota / @norwegianrailwaystories

[milos15gameplays-blog]

Norwegian Railway Srories - Fanart

These six fanarts of one book series based on the actual railway in Norway, weren't posted all together.

All rights to the characters and NRS (Norwegian Railway Stories for short) belong to @little-red-toyota and the UHB/Urskog–Høland Line railway.

[norskejernbanehistorier]

Si hallo til Setskogen!

UHB nummer 4 Setskogen er eldst og kanskje klokest på hele banen. Det kommer an på hvem du spør selvsagt.

Hun vet at hun er banens dronning og er vant til å få det som hun vil og har nok blitt litt sær på sine gamle dager. Kanskje litt bortskjemt med at alle har så stor respekt for henne og behandler henne som en skjør antikvitet?

Bingsfos synes hun er litt skummel, og hun gjør ingenting for å forbedre det inntrykket. Hun benytter enhver anledning til å erte det lille dieselloket, og kan nok gå litt for langt av og til.

Innerst inne liker hun Bingsfos, for han er den eneste som ikke bryr seg om hvem hun er, han er ikke overdrevent forsiktig eller respekterer henne for mye. Hun finner det faktisk litt forfriskende at noen tør å erte henne. Men det kommer hun selvsagt aldri til å innrømme.... eller?

Bingsfos vet at hun er svak for smiger og ikke sjelden bruker han det for å få henne til å fortelle om gamledager, selv om smigeren ofte er etterfulgt av en dårlig skjult fornærmelse av alderen hennes. For er det noe hun ikke kan fordra, så er det å bli minnet på at hun er gammel.

Hun kan virke gretten og nesten litt slem til tider, men som Høland sier; "Hun er god på bunnen, bare synd at det er så lang ned.". Og nåde den som våger å plage de hun bryr seg om...

Hun har en merkelig redsel for åpen ild og etter et strømbrudd i lokstallen får Bingsfos vite hvorfor... Hvis du er nysgjerrig må du nok lese historien.

[airmanisr]

Norway Steam Sørumsand by Neil Smith Via Flickr: 9 Jul 2006 Norwegian State Railways (NSB) Hartman 2-6-2T 4 'Setskogen' (1909) 750mm gauge in Sørumsand shed. Urskog–Høland (Tertitten) Railway, Sørumsand, Norway.

[randomstar87]

without knowing, Setskogen is sorta “in scale with Ertl miniatures for narrow gauge

maybe I should look for another thing for relaxing before it builds up...

Tiny little things but wait for a few months

[little-red-toyota]

"Pain will leave you when it's done teaching you"

Illustrations from "Losing someone you love" from Norwegian Railway Stories 1. A story of how to move on after losing a beloved one, in this case a driver (father figure).

It has been 14 years since my own father passed away. The sorrow is still there, but it doesn't hurt as much anymore. I wrote this story based on my own experience of losing someone who meant a lot to me, losing him felt like a wall was removed from our house. I felt everything Setskogen feels in this story and more... But I also learned that time heals, it makes the sharp edges of the sorrow go blunt.

[little-red-toyota]

If I add a little motion blur to the valvegear, this could look like a badass showdown! XD

[norwegianrailwaystories]

Setskogen is, no doubt, the most beautiful engine I have ever encountered.

"You haven't encountered many engines then...."

[norwegianrailwaystories]

Humanized UHB family picture! This really captures their family dynamic really well!

From left to right: Odda, Granfos, Bingsfos, Høland, Prydz, Tinfos and Setskogen.

Drawn by the amazing Dilemmaart! Go give her lots of love!

[little-red-toyota]

I need a little help from you guys to decide...

Which of these is better? Setskogen has reluctantly agreed to help pull the sleigh... as you can see from her strained smile... Mrs. Claus welcomes her to the team.

Which looks better though? Eyes straight forward, or looking at Mrs. Claus?

Personally I think she looks like she is about to murder the poor lady if she looks at her...

[norwegianrailwaystories]

Okay…. nevermind! i actually kinda prefer when Setskogen isn’t smiling, because the way she looks when she is smiling feels really unsettling!

"When she smiles it looks like she is plotting homicide, so... let's just be grateful she doesn't smile that often."

"That's just because you have never seen her real smiles. But those are reserved for those she loves, so nobody else gets to see them. Like a certain diesel... or Høland back in her younger days."

[little-red-toyota]

Hold them gently...

Pretty, little beans out of their boxes for a moment. These are the most precious models I have.

Models of the UHB locomotives are super rare and hard to come across. By sheer luck I was offered to buy all three last summer. I am only missing Bjørkelangen to have a complete set (Urskog and Eidsverket were never produced sadly), but I am not as emotionally connected to him as I am to these three. These three are the ones I work with, fire and drive... They mean a lot to me.

Of course, the models being so small, they are not 100% accurate; the striping on Høland and Setskogen isn't right, but you can't get everything right in this tiny scale.

[little-red-toyota]

"I almost lost you...."

I feel this one is fitting now... As we did indeed almost lose Granfos last week if the railway museum hadn't acted as fast as they did when I told them what was happening...

Don't like what you see? Scroll past it.

[norwegianrailwaystories]

When life gives you lemons....?

"When life gives you lemons, squeeze them in your eyes and stare at the sun!"