MF Storegut

History
Norway
NameMF Storegut
OwnerNorsk Transport
OperatorNorsk Transport
Port of registrySkien, Norway
RouteTinnsjø railway ferry
BuilderGlommens Mek. Verksted A/S
CostNOK 6.5 million
Yard number150
Launched25 May 1956
Out of service4 July 1991
Reinstated2008
IdentificationIMO number8634431
StatusOperational
General characteristics
Class and type1.A.1.I
Tonnage1119.0 gross
Length87.58 m (287.35 ft)
Beam11.31 m (37.1 ft)
Draught3.75 m (12.3 ft)
Installed power3x 590 kW MWM diesel engines
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity
  • 400 passengers
  • 21 cars
  • 800 tonnes

MF Storegut is a railway ferry that operated between Tinnoset and Mæl on Lake Tinn, Norway. She was launched on 25 May 1956 and taken out of service after 4 July 1991 when the Tinnsjø railway ferry ceased operations. As of 2008 Storegut is docked at Tinnoset and is used for chartered heritage services. She is named for the poem "Storegut" by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje.


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