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what is it?
NSB Class 69 (Norwegian: NSB type 69) is an electric multiple unit used by Norwegian State Railways for a variety of commuter trains on the Norwegian railway system, as well as a few medium distance and branch line trains. It is the most common type of trainset in Norway, although the newer NSB Class 72 has also been introduced. All the trains were built by Strømmen.
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 55 years ago, in 1971.
- 1.2 MW is about 14 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 24.9 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 189: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 56 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1971
- in service from
- 1970
- status
- in service
- number built
- 85
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Strømmens Værksted, ASEA, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
- operators
- Go-Ahead Norge, Vy, Norges Statsbaner
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 1.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- formation
- 2 or 3 cars
- length
- 24.9 m
- weight
- 53.9 t
- capacity
- 189 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q658791, Wikipedia: NSB Class 69 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.