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NSB Class 22

🇳🇴 Norway ·built by Thunes mekaniske verksted· from 1906· class of 6 Norwegian 2-8-0 locomotives

NSB Class 22, photo 1 of 1
1/1 Anders Beer Wilse· Public domain

what is it?

The NSB Type 22 steam locomotives were built between 1906 and 1908 by Thunes mekaniske verksted and Hamar Jernstøberi for the Norges Statsbaner (NSB), the state railway company in Norway.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 45 km/htop speed
  • built 6made in total

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 120 years ago, in 1906.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1906–1908
retired
1958
status
retired
number built
6
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇳🇴 Norway
builders
Thunes mekaniske verksted, Hamar Jernstøperi
operators
Norges Statsbaner
top speed
45 km/h
power
—
wheel arrangement
2-8-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q15333754, Wikipedia: NSB Class 22 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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