1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Gråkallbanen 1966: Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
GB Class 2 was a series of two trams and two trailers built by Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk for Graakalbanen of Trondheim, Norway. Each of the four Siemens motors had an effect of 60 kW (80 hp). There were two compartments, both with four-abreast seating, with reversible seats.
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 83 years ago, in 1943.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 13 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1943
- in service from
- 1943
- number built
- 2
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk
- operators
- Graakalbanen
- top speed
- —
- power
- 240 kW
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC
- length
- 13 m
- weight
- 24 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5512964, Wikipedia: GB Class 2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.