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RjB 9 and 10
🇳🇴 Norway ·built by Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron· from 1958· two identical electric locomotives in Norway
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Rj.B End 3: Eivind Toreid· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Rj.B 9 Side 1: Eivind Toreid· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
RjB 9 and RjB 10 were two identical electric locomotives operated by Norsk Transport on Rjukanbanen in Norway. Built by Swiss Sécheron and German Jung in 1958, they served until the closing of the line in 1991. The locomotives were equipped with four 183 kW motors, giving 732 kW in total.
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 68 years ago, in 1958.
- 830 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 13.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 33 years (1958–1991).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1958
- in service from
- 1958
- retired
- 1991
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron, Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik
- operators
- Hydro Transport
- top speed
- 55 km/h
- power
- 830 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 10 kV 16, 2, 3 Hz AC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 13.2 m
- weight
- 60 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7339169, Wikipedia: RjB 9 and 10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.