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- 1. NSB type 86 Solørbanen: Tor Egil Riegels Strand· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
NSB Class 86 (Norwegian: NSB type 86) is a class of diesel-hydraulic multiple units built by Strømmens Værksted for the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). Thirty-eight motor cars and thirty-one trailers were built between 1937 and 1954, split between six subtypes designated a through f. Class 91 was a further delivery of ten units that had a more comfortable interior and were designed for regional trains.
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 88 years ago, in 1938.
- 312 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 58 years (1938–1996).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1938
- in service from
- 1938
- retired
- 1996
- status
- retired
- number built
- 38
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Strømmens Værksted
- operators
- Norges Statsbaner
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 312 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 1 or 2 cars
- length
- 21.5 m
- weight
- 30.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1213753, Wikipedia: NSB Class 86 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.