Norwegian State Railways rolling stock

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Norges Statsbaner (NSB) operates as of 2023 21 locomotives, 282 multiple units and 137 passenger carriages.

Current stock[edit]

Locomotives[edit]

NSB El 18 with the express train at Finse on the Bergen Line

Electric multiple units[edit]

  • 38 Class 69 with 2-car or 3-car commuter trains, used around Oslo, Bergen and Arendal.
  • 6 Class 70 with 4-car intercity (medium distance) trains, used around Oslo.
  • 36 Class 72 with 4-car commuter trains, used around Oslo and Stavanger.
  • 14 Class 73 with 4-car long-distance trains, used on Bergen Line, Dovre Line and Sørland Line.
  • 6 Class 73b with 4-car intercity version of the BM73 used on Østfold Line.
  • 52 Class 74 trains used for short regional services.
  • 83 Class 75 trains used for long commuter services.
  • 14 Class 76 with 6-car trains used for commuter services around Trondheim, and on the Røros Line.

Numbering[edit]

The first letter combination of the type defines the category of stock.

  • El: Electric locomotive
  • Di: Diesel locomotive
  • Skd: Shunter tractor
  • BM: Multiple unit

The numbers following the letters are the series. For the El and Di locos, they are numbered chronologically from when they were ordered by NSB. For multiple units, electric units are numbered starting with 62 and diesel starting at 83. Following the series number is the road number, unique for each stock. This number has three or four digits.

Livery[edit]

Traditionally NSBs electric and diesel locomotives and carriages were painted green, but in the 1970s this was replaced with red. Shunters were given a yellow color with red cabs. During the late 1990s and 2000s a new color scheme was introduced with multiple colors. Express trains were painted blue and silver, regional trains red and silver while local trains became green and silver. The freight trains were moved to the subsidiary CargoNet and painted grey, the Airport Express Train was painted silver and while the tourist railway Flåmsbana got green trains.

Locomotives[edit]

Locomotives
Image Model Number In service Use Power Top speed Note
El 1 24 1922-66 Universal 690 kW 70 km/h
El 2 2 1923-67 Universal 857 kW 75 km/h
El 3 10 1925-67 Ofotbanen 60 km/h
El 4 15 1926-65 Ofotbanen 2,088 kW 60 km/h
El 5 12 1927-72 Universal 1,044 kW 70 km/h
El 6 1 1911-56 Rjukanbanen 45 km/h
* El 7 2 1911-56 Rjukanbanen 45 km/h
El 8 16 1940-87 Universal 2,080 kW 110 km/h
El 9 3 1947-89 Freight 712 kW 60 km/h
* El 10 17 1931-99 Shunter 515 kW 45 km/h
El 11 41 1951-98 Universal 1,676 kW 105 km/h
El 12 8 1954-92 Ofotbanen 2,398 kW 75 km/h
* El 13 37 1957–2003 Universal 2,648 kW 100 km/h
* El 14 25 1968- Universal 5,082 kW 120 km/h Transferred to CargoNet. 11 remain in service. To be replaced by new electric locomotives that return electricity to the grid when braking.
* El 15 6 1967-96 Ofotbanen 5,406 kW 120 km/h Transferred to Malmtrafikk, and sold to Sweden's Hector Rail in 2004 where they served until 2019. In 2020 they were sold to Grenland Rail, Norway where 4 locomotives remain in service.
* El 16 15 1977- Universal 4,440 kW 140 km/h Transferred to CargoNet in 2002
El 17 12 1981-2014 Passenger 3,000 kW 150 km/h Scrapped 2015/16
El 18 22 1996- Passenger 5,400 kW 200 km/h 16 remain in service
Di 1 1 1942-59 Universal 1,472 kW 100 km/h
Di 2 54 1954-2012 Shunter 441 kW 80 km/h
Di 3 35 1957–2000 Universal 1,305 kW 143 km/h
Di 4 5 1980- Passenger 2,450 kW 140 km/h
* Di 5 17 1985-96 Shunter 485 kW 60 km/h Used DB V260
* Di 6 6 1996- 2012 Universal 2,650 kW 160 km/h Returned to builder.
3 Now operated by private Norwegian company Cargolink
* Di 7 1 1993-96 Shunter 1,235 kW 100 km/h Used SJ T44
Di 8 20 1996- Freight 1,570 kW 120 km/h Transferred to CargoNet, 5 remain in service.


Multiple units[edit]

Multiple units
Image Model Number In service Cars Use Capacity Power Top speed Note
Class 62 4 1931-70 1 Branch lines 73 344 kW 50 km/h
Class 64 3 1936-85 1 Hardanger Line
Flåm Line		 38 464 kW 50 km/h
Class 65 49 1936-85 3 Commuter rail
Branch lines		 464 kW 70 km/h
Class 66 4 1945-77 3 Branch lines 170 731 kW 120 km/h
Class 67 18 1953-95 3 Commuter rail
Branch lines		 468 kW 70 km/h
Class 68 30 1956–2001 3 Commuter rail
Branch lines		 640 kW 100 km/h
Class 69 85 1971- 2/3 Commuter rail 178-306 1,218 kW 130 km/h 39 currently in service, phasing out.
Class 70 16 1992- 4 InterCity Express 230 1,720 kW 160 km/h 6 remain in service
Class 71 16 1998- 3 Airport Express Train 168 2,646 kW 210 km/h Transferred to Flytoget
Class 72 36 2002- 4 Commuter rail 310 746 kW 160 km/h
Class 73 20 1997- 4 Bergen Line
Dovre Line
Sørland Line
Østfold Line		 204-243 3,538 kW 210 km/h
Class 74 52 2012- 5 Southern Norway 216 4,500 kW 200 km/h Stadler FLIRT, short regional version
Class 75 83


2012- 5 S-Bahn traffic
in the Oslo area		 235 4,500 kW 200 km/h Stadler FLIRT, long local version


Class 83 4 1932-63 1 Voss Line
Skreia Line		 224 kW 75 km/h
Class 86 38 1938-96 2 Commuter rail
Branch lines		 48-70 312 kW 100 km/h
Class 87 25 1941-81 1 Branch lines 59 93 kW 75 km/h
Class 88 6 1942-70 2/3 Branch lines 157 970 kW 120 km/h
* Class 89 5 1981-89 1 Flekkefjord Line 47 153 kW 115 km/h Used SJ Y7
Class 91 10 1954-86 2 64 312 kW 100 km/h
Class 92 14 1984-2021 2 Trøndelag Commuter Rail
Røros Line		 90-114 714 kW 140 km/h Trains donated to Ukraine. Replaced by new Class 76.
Class 93 15 2001-2021 2 Nordland Line
Rauma Line
Røros Line		 90 592 kW 140 km/h Bombardier Talent
Y1 2 2000 - 2015 1 Bratsberg Line 294 kW 130 km/h Used SJ Y1
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