NSB Di 8

what is it?

The NSB Di 8 is a class of diesel-electric locomotives built by Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK), while it was part of Siemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik, for the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). The locomotives are equipped with a Caterpillar 3516 DI-TA prime mover, which provides a power output of 1,570 kilowatts (2,110 hp) and a starting tractive effort of 270 kilonewtons (61,000 lbf). Twenty locomotives were delivered in 1996, largely based on MaK's previous production series, the Dutch NS Class 6400 and German DE 1002, although receiving some upgrades to the specifications.

who runs it

VyCACargoNetGRGB RailfreightBane NORNorges Statsbaner

base stats

• speed 120 km/htop speed
• power 1.6 MWpower output
• weight 82 tin working order
• built 20made 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 30 years ago, in 1996.
• 🚗1.6 MW is about 18 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏17.4 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

1996–1997

in service from

1996

number built

20

kind

Diesel-electric

traction

diesel

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Siemens Mobility, Maschinenbau Kiel

operators

Vy, CargoNet, GB Railfreight, Bane NOR, Norges Statsbaner

top speed

120 km/h

power

1.6 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

Bo'Bo'

length

17.4 m

weight

82 t

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