After almost two years, Stein and I was able to visit the Birkenes museum near Lillesand to see the exhibition about Lillesand Flaksvandbanen. Incorporated in the exhibition is the little diorama Stein and I made for the exhibition. We were impressed by the quality of the exhibition. Especially interesting, apart from photos and saved objects, is a map of the entire railwayline, assembled of numerous smaller line drawings overlayed over a modern map.

Here follow a a few pictures from the visit of the exhibit:

 

Her is the map on the wall with relevant pictures above. The dressine on loan from Setesdalsbanen was missing. 

 

Detail of the map at Lillesand

Here is the other side with the little diorama in a black box

 

With steps for the children

 

And finally the diorama with backlight and toplightt

 

And here in daylight

 

Later the same day we were guided by Carl Frederik Thorsager and others associated with the museum to the nearby saved factory for peat (Torvstrø). This is a large barnlike building with belt driven machinery intact and with a restored locomobile in the nearby shed. This provided power for the machinery. Must see if you are nearby!

Then Carl guided us on a footwalk on more than 3 km of the remaining railbed on the abandoned line. We can imagine a beautiful ride along the river in the narrow valley behind a replica of the little steamloco 

"Lillesand" or "Flaksvand"