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- 1. NSB BM67: Mef.ellingen· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
NSB Class 67 is a three-car electric multiple unit operated by the Norwegian State Railways between 1953 and 1995. It was mainly used for local trains as well as branch lines. A total of 18 3-car units were delivered between 1953 and 1955.
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 73 years ago, in 1953.
- 468 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 42 years (1953–1995).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1953
- in service from
- 1953
- retired
- 1995
- status
- retired
- number built
- 18
- 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
- 468 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- formation
- 3 cars
- length
- 21 m
- weight
- 51.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q744757, Wikipedia: NSB Class 67 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.