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NSB Di 3

🇳🇴 Norway ·built by Nydqvist och Holm AB· from 1954· Class of diesel-electric locomotives

8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 10.06.86 Trondheim 3.616 (6047562344): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. HK NOHAB Di 3 006 at Fushë Kosovë: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( https://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. Di 3 at Fagernes: Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. HK NOHAB Di 3 008 at Drenas: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. NSB Di3 Ystad: Herbert Ortner , Vienna, Austria· CC BY 2.5
6. NSB Di 3.626: Peter Rabijns· CC BY 2.0
7. NJM Di 3 616 Bjorli - Lesja: Kabelleger· CC BY 4.0
8. Nohab Di3b Onni Paukkunen: Reino Kalevi Lehtonen· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

NSB Di 3 is a class of 35 diesel–electric locomotives built by NOHAB for the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). The class was built between 1954 and 1969, and delivered in two series, Di 3a and Di 3b. They are based on the Electro-Motive Division F7 and are equipped with EMD 567 engines.

who runs it

Inland Line Trainkos Norges Statsbaner

base stats

speed 146 km/htop speed
power 1.3 MWpower output
weight 102 tin working order
built 35made 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 72 years ago, in 1954.
Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
1.3 MW is about 15 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 17 African elephants (~6 t each).
18.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1954–1969
number built: 35
kind: Diesel–electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇳🇴 Norway
builders: Nydqvist och Holm AB
operators: Inland Line, Trainkos, Norges Statsbaner
top speed: 146 km/h
power: 1.3 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′ (a-series)
length: 18.6 m
weight: 102 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q3510866, Wikipedia: NSB Di 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.