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- 1. NSB type 65a at Oslo V: Anders Beer Wilse (1865–1949)· Public domain
what is it?
NSB Class 65 (Norwegian: NSB type 65) was a three-car electric multiple unit operated by the Norwegian State Railways between 1936 and 1985. It was mainly used for local trains as well as branch lines. A total of 49 units were delivered between 1936 and 1949.
who runs it
base stats
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 90 years ago, in 1936.
- 464 kW is about 5 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 20.9 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 58 years (1936–1994).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1936
- in service from
- 1936
- retired
- 1994
- status
- retired
- number built
- 49
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk, Strømmens Værksted
- operators
- Norges Statsbaner
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- 464 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- formation
- 3 cars
- length
- 20.9 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q747276, Wikipedia: NSB Class 65 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.