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- 1. Type 64 at Voss: Anders Beer Wilse· Public domain
what is it?
NSB Class 83 (Norwegian: NSB type 83) were a class of three gasoline and later diesel railcars built by Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk for the Norwegian State Railways. Delivered in 1932, they were originally equipped with two Deutsche Werke prime movers giving a combined power output of 224 kilowatts (300 hp). The trains were initially stationed in Bergen and used on the Voss Line, the westernmost part of the Bergen Line, mostly on the commuter train from Bergen to Nesttun.
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 94 years ago, in 1932.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 31 years (1932–1963).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1932
- in service from
- 1932
- retired
- 1963
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
- operators
- Norges Statsbaner
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- 290 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 11.3 m
- weight
- 34.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q958222, Wikipedia: NSB Class 83 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.