2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Ofotbanen Class 68 in Narvik: David Gubler· GFDL
- 2. Bm68 Ofotbanen: Ofotbanen AS· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
NSB Class 68 (Norwegian: NSB type 68) is a three-car electric multiple unit operated by Norges Statsbaner between 1956 and 2001. It was mainly used for local trains as well as branch lines. The units were built in two series, the A-series being delivered in 21 units between 1956-58 and the B-series in nine units between 1960–61.
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 70 years ago, in 1956.
- 640 kW is about 8 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 21 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 45 years (1956–2001).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1956
- in service from
- 1956
- retired
- 2001
- status
- retired
- number built
- 30
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk, Strømmens Værksted
- operators
- Norges Statsbaner, Ofotbanen AS
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 640 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- formation
- 3 car sets
- length
- 21 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q742467, Wikipedia: NSB Class 68 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.