NSB Class 73

what is it?

NSB Class 73 (Norwegian: NSB-type 73) is a class of 22 electric multiple units built by Adtranz for the Norwegian State Railways. The four-car trains were modifications of Class 71, which was again based on the Swedish X2. The A-series consists of 16 intercity trains; they were delivered in 1999 and 2000 and are used on the Bergen, Dovre and Sørland Lines.

who runs it

Go-Ahead NorgeSJ ABVySJ Norge

base stats

• speed 210 km/htop speed
• power 2.6 MWpower output
• weight 215 tin working order
• seats 204passengers
• built 22made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 27 years ago, in 1999.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 11 minutes.
• 🚗2.6 MW is about 31 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 36 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏108 m long: about 24 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 204: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• 🧓Still in service after 27 years.

high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.

spec sheet

built

1999

in service from

1999

status

in service

number built

22

kind

high-speed train

traction

electric

origin

🇳🇴 Norway

builders

Adtranz, Strømmens Værksted, ABB Group

operators

Go-Ahead Norge, SJ AB, Vy, SJ Norge

top speed

210 km/h

power

2.6 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

overhead catenary

length

108 m

weight

215 t

capacity

204 passengers

Dutch name

NSB BM 73

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.