Øst-Telemark Automobilselskap
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A/S Øst-Telemark Automobilselskap is a defunct bus company based in Notodden
, Norway
. It was taken over by Nettbuss
in 1998.
In 1997, it launched the TIMEkspressen
hourly coach service from Notodden to Oslo
. Nettbuss later made this a national brand for its hourly intercity coach services. In 1998, the company's owners, Gjermund Jamtveit and Halvor Grene, also started the train company Timetoget
, that attempted to operate the Bratsberg Line on a similar, hourly concept.
Notodden
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It was taken over by Nettbuss
Nettbuss
Nettbuss AS is the largest bus company in Norway owned by the Norwegian State Railways . It was until 2000 known as NSB Biltrafikk. The company has 14 operating subsidiaries throughout Norway and in Denmark and Sweden....
in 1998.
In 1997, it launched the TIMEkspressen
TIMEkspressen
TIMEkspressen is a coach bus brand used by Nettbuss on 13 routes in Norway. The coaches are usually operated at one hour headway, but some routes have higher frequency in rush hour and lower frequency in the weekends....
hourly coach service from Notodden to Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. Nettbuss later made this a national brand for its hourly intercity coach services. In 1998, the company's owners, Gjermund Jamtveit and Halvor Grene, also started the train company Timetoget
Timetoget
Timetoget Bratsbergbanen AS, trading as Timetoget , is a defunct railway company that tried to start operating passenger trains on the Bratsberg Line in Norway. The concept was launched in 1998, and in 1999 an agreement was made with the incumbent, Norges Statsbaner , to start operation in 2000...
, that attempted to operate the Bratsberg Line on a similar, hourly concept.