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| Type | State owned |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Area served | Norway |
| Key people | Einar Enger (CEO) |
| Industry | Railway |
| Revenue | NOK 6,534 million (2005) |
| Operating income | ▲ NOK 589 million (2005) |
| Net income | ▲ NOK 328 million (2005) |
| Employees | 10,646 (2006) |
| Parent | Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications |
| Subsidiaries | Nettbuss, NSB Anbud |
| Website | http://www.nsb.no |
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History
1854 - 1883
The first Norwegian railway, Hovedbanen between Oslo and Eidsvoll, was opened on September 1, 1854. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. For the town in Australia see Eidsvold Queensland is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year This 68 km long railway terminated at the end of the Mjøsa lake and steam ship services were provided up the lake to Lillehammer. Mjøsa is Norway 's largest lake as well as the one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole after Hornindalsvatnet. A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. This first railway was constructed by British engineers, and the financing was divided between British investors and the Government of Norway. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. Politics of Norway takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Constitutional monarchy. The total construction cost of this railway was 2 million Spesidaler, though the investment was highly profitable because of the large amount of lumber transported on the rail. The speciedaler was the currency of Norway between 1816 and 1875 Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or This railway represented an enormous boost to the vital Norwegian lumber industry. Also along this and all later railways were constructed telegraph lines. [1]
The next railway to be constructed was also the first state railway. On June 23, 1862 Hamar-Grundsetbanen was opened. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday It was followed by Kongsvingerbanen that opened on October 3 between Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger, thus making a connection to Sweden (that Norway at that point was in union with) possible. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's is an unincorporated city in the municipality of Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway. Kongsvinger is a city and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. In the following years many other railways where constructed, including Randsfjordbanen (1868), Drammenbanen (1872), Rørosbanen (1877), Jærbanen (1878), Østfoldbanen (1879 and Indre Østfoldbanen in 1882) and both Vestfoldbanen and Meråkerbanen in 1882.
1945 - 1970
After World War II the expansion of the railway network practically stopped, with the sole exception of the work to get Nordlandsbanen to Bodø, a task first completed in 1962. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Bodø is a city and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway In the 1952 the Norwegian authorities decided that 50% of the railway network length, compromising 80% of the traffic, was to be electrified at 15 kV AC and that the rest of the network was to be operated with diesel locomotives. Railway electrification supplies electrical energy to railway Locomotives and Multiple units so they can operate without having a Reciprocating A Diesel locomotive is a type of Railroad Locomotive in which the prime mover is a Diesel engine. The practical result was a continuous work to electrify the entire network south of Mjøsa, in addition to Dovrebanen. Mjøsa is Norway 's largest lake as well as the one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole after Hornindalsvatnet. This line would be the last electrified, a job completed in 1970.
To operate the modernised network, NSB went to the acquisition of two new main locomotive types, the Di 3 for diesel operations and the El 11 for electrical operations, the Di 3s being delivered from 1957 and the El 11s from 1951. NSB Di 3 is a class of Diesel locomotives which was used by Norges Statsbaner (NSB on non-electrified stretches of the Norwegian state railway The NSB El 11 was an Electric locomotive which was operated for both passenger and freight trains by NSB. The diesel locomotives were supplemented with the shunters Di 2 while the El 11s were supplemented with an upgraded El 13 class. NSB El 13 is a Norwegian Electric locomotive which was used by Norges Statsbaner (NSB for both passenger and freight trains
1970 - 1995
After decades of planning and construction, the Oslo Tunnel opened in 1980. It allowed trains from the west of Oslo to run to the new Oslo Central Station (Oslo S) and in 1989 Oslo West Line Station was closed. Oslo Vestbanestasjon or Oslo V was the terminal Railway station of Drammenbanen between 1872 and 1989 The tunnel especially revolutionised the commuter train service around Oslo, allowing trains to operate on both sides of downtown Oslo. Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns
1996 -
On December 1, 1996 the largest structural change in Norwegian railway history in the 20th century occurred. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) NSB was split in three separate governmental agencies. The ownership, maintenance and construction of the track was transformed to the newly created government agency Jernbaneverket while a new Norwegian Railway Inspectorate was created to supervise all railway operations in the country. The Norwegian Railway Inspectorate ( Statens Jernbanetilsyn) is a Norwegian Government agency responsible for control and Supervision of NSB was renamed NSB BA and created as a limited company, wholly owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. A limited company in the United Kingdom is a Corporation whose liability is limited by law The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications ( Norwegian: Samferdselsdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established Also, NSB was made a corporation, with NSB Biltrafikk (now Nettbuss) and NSB Eiendom (now ROM Eiendomsutvikling) made subsidiaries of NSB. A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business Nettbuss AS is the largest Bus company in Norway owned by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB ROM Eiendom is a Subsidiary of Norges Statsbaner, the Norwegian State Railways responsible for managing the commercial sections of the companies Real estate
In 1998 the new Oslo Airport, Gardermoen opened, replacing the old Oslo Airport, Fornebu that had been too small since the 1980s. BM71 is an Electric multiple unit used by Flytoget for the airport express trains on the Gardermobanen line in Norway. Flytoget AS (branded in English as the Airport Express Train) is a Norwegian high-speed Airport rail link connecting Oslo Airport Oslo Airport Gardermoen (Norwegian Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen) is located at Gardermoen in Ullensaker, Norway, 48 km north of Oslo Oslo Airport Fornebu (Norwegian Oslo lufthavn Fornebu) was the main airport serving Oslo, Norway before it closed in 1998. Part of the political compromise to build the new airport was a twofold consequence for NSB. First of all it was decided that the new airport was to have an as environmentally friendly ground infrastructure as possible, resulting in the decision to build a high speed railway on the 56 km stretch from Oslo Central Station to the airport, which would only take 19 minutes. But at the same time it was a political demand that the new airport not cost the tax payers any money, and it was decided that the entire construction was to be financed with loans. A loan is a type of Debt. This article focuses exclusively on monetary loans although in practice any material object might be lent The result was that the airport was to be financed, built and operated by the Airport Authority subsidiary Oslo Lufthavn AS while the rail connection was to be financed, built and operated by the NSB subsidiary NSB Gardermobanen. Avinor AS is a state owned limited company in Norway that operates most of the civil airports in the country Flytoget AS (branded in English as the Airport Express Train) is a Norwegian high-speed Airport rail link connecting Oslo Airport But problems arose during the construction of Gardermobanen because of a leak in the tunnel Romeriksporten, resulting in major budget overruns and a delay in the opening of the tunnel. Romeriksporten is a railway tunnel between Oslo and Lillestrøm in Norway. Still, Norway's first high speed railway line opened on time on October 8, 1998 at the same time as the new airport, though Romeriksporten wasn't opened until October 22, 1999, more than a year after its scheduled opening. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The service is operated using 16 custom built BM71 electric multiple units, with a capacity for 168 passengers and maximum speed of 210 km/h. BM71 is an Electric multiple unit used by Flytoget for the airport express trains on the Gardermobanen line in Norway. [2]
NSB tried to modernize itself in the late 1990s through the acquisition of new rolling stock and a new brand image. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a The first stock to be delivered ware 22 El 18 electric locomotives. NSB El 18 is the main Electric locomotive used by Norges Statsbaner hauling all locomotive-based express trains in Norway These were to take over the passenger train traffic in Southern Norway while the El 16s and El 14s were moved to the freight division and the El 17s were scrapped, relegated to shunting or sold to Flåmsbana. The new locomotives were capable of speeds up to 200 km/h. For the diesel lines NSB attempted to buy 12 Di 6 from Siemens, but had to return them after they failed to operate sufficiently in the Northern Norwegian cold. The NSB Di 6 was a Diesel locomotive which was built by Siemens for NSB between 1995 and 1996. NSB also decided to rebrand itself with three district brands: NSB Signatur (express trains), NSB Agenda (regional trains) and NSB Puls (local trains). NSB Signatur was a Brand name created by Norges Statsbaner (NSB for their express train service in Norway on Bergensbanen, Sørlandsbanen NSB Agenda was a Brand name created by Norges Statsbaner (NSB for their regional train service and used on the services in Eastern Central and Northern Norway NSB Puls was a Brand name created by Norges Statsbaner (NSB for their Commuter train service in Norway At the same time NSB ordered new electric multiple units, first of all for the new Airport Express Train service, the BM71. This was followed up with 16 new Signatur trains of the type BM73 that were to be used on the express services on Bergensbanen, Dovrebanen and Sørlandsbanen and equipped with tilting technology. NSB BM73 is a four car Electric multiple unit operated by Norway 's main passenger railway company Norges Statsbaner (NSB on long-haul and regional A tilting train is a Train with a tilting mechanism that enables increased speed on regular Railway tracks This was an attempt to create a high speed railway service using existing rail track, though the operating times between Oslo and the terminuses were only reduced by about an hour. These trains were painted blue and grey, and were the first non-red trains to be operated by NSB in decades. At the same time NSB announced the introduction of the Agenda concept, that was to replace the NSB InterCity Express services and the diesel services. NSB InterCity Express or ICE is a premium medium distance Railway service provided by Norges Statsbaner on the routes Lillehammer - While the BM70s were simply repainted, the diesel services on Nordlandsbanen, Raumabanen and Rørosbanen were upgrades with 15 new BM93 units in 2001, though criticized for lack of comfort, have increased the speed on the railways. The NSB BM93 is a tilting two-carriage Diesel multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for passenger trains on unelectrified stretches of the Norwegian NSB also discontinued night train services on Raumabanen and Rørosbanen. NSB also received, starting in 2002 36 new electrical local trains, BM72. NSB BM72 is one of the two types of Electric multiple unit which is used by Norges Statsbaner for commuter traffic around Oslo and on Jærbanen These were painted grey/green (for the use of the brand name Puls) and were put in service around Oslo and Stavanger. NSB has now discontinued the use of brand names on its rail products.
By 2002 the conservative-liberal government wanted to further deregulate the Norwegian railway sector, and made NSB a public limited company NSB AS on July 1. The Second cabinet Bondevik governed Norway between 19 October 2001 and 17 October 2005. Deregulation, a term which gained widespread currency in the period 1970-2000 can be seen as a process by which governments remove reduce or simplify Restrictions on Business Aksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a Stock -based Company. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. NSB had been through a process of making the company more of a corporation, with the IT section made the subsidiary Arrive and the maintenance transformed to Mantena. Mantena is a Norwegian Rolling stock Maintenance company owned by Norges Statsbaner ( Norwegian State Railways) NSB also purchased part of the Swedish Tågkompaniet while the old freight train section NSB Gods was transformed to CargoNet. Tågkompaniet or Svenska Tågkompaniet AB ( The Swedish Train Company) is a Swedish Railway company that operates franchises in Northern CargoNet AS is the primary operator of Freight trains on the Norwegian railway system. 45% of the subsidiary was then sold to the Statens Järnvägar successor Green Cargo. Statens Järnvägar, or Swedish State Railways originally Kungl Green Cargo is a Swedish logistics company transporting various types of goods by Train. In 2004 the government also split NSB Gardermobanen in two, deleting the companies debt, transferring the track it owned to Jernbaneverket and the train operations to a new, government owned enterprise, Flytoget. Flytoget AS (branded in English as the Airport Express Train) is a Norwegian high-speed Airport rail link connecting Oslo Airport
Services
NSB operates with three main types of passenger rail transport: express trains, regional trains and local trains.
Express trains
The express train (Regiontog) services are offered on Bergensbanen, Dovrebanen and Sørlandsbanen. The four day trains are operated with BM73 electric multiple units (formerly branded as Signatur) or with traditional locomotive pulled trains. NSB BM73 is a four car Electric multiple unit operated by Norway 's main passenger railway company Norges Statsbaner (NSB on long-haul and regional A night train service is also offered on these lines. The sleeping car or sleeper is a railroad passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another primarily for the purpose of making On Nordlandsbanen between Trondheim and Bodø NSB operates using regional BM93 trains, though with standard night trains each night. (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Bodø is a city and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway The NSB BM93 is a tilting two-carriage Diesel multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for passenger trains on unelectrified stretches of the Norwegian
These routes are operated:
- Oslo - Trondheim (Dovrebanen) (via: Lillestrøm, Oslo Airport Gardermoen, Hamar, Brumunddal, Moelv, Lillehammer, Hunderfossen, Ringebu, Vinstra, Kvam, Otta, Dovre, Dombås, Hjerkinn, Kongsvoll, Oppdal, Berkåk, Støren, Heimdal, Trondheim S)
- Oslo - Bergen
- Oslo - Kristiansand - Stavanger
Regional trains
NSB has two regional rail services, diesel services and ICE. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast of Norway in the county of Hordaland in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell (formerly "Christianssand" is a city and municipality, and the capital of the county of Vest-Agder, Norway and of the geographical NSB BM70 is a four-carriage Electric multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for medium distance trains around Oslo. is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in All regional trains are to receive the new livery of red and grey. NSB has previously used the brand name Agenda on its regional services.
The services around Oslo are called InterCity Express or ICE. The service uses BM70 and BM73b connecting Lillehammer, Halden and Skien to Oslo. NSB BM70 is a four-carriage Electric multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for medium distance trains around Oslo. NSB BM73 is a four car Electric multiple unit operated by Norway 's main passenger railway company Norges Statsbaner (NSB on long-haul and regional Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. Halden is a town and municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County The service is provided hourly along Hovedbanen, Vestfoldbanen and Østfoldbanen. The trains running between Lillehammer and Skien serve Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, providing an alternative to Flytoget. Oslo Airport Gardermoen (Norwegian Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen) is located at Gardermoen in Ullensaker, Norway, 48 km north of Oslo Flytoget AS (branded in English as the Airport Express Train) is a Norwegian high-speed Airport rail link connecting Oslo Airport The services to Halden are extended to Gothenburg three times a day. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden.
On the non-electrified railways Meråkerbanen, Nordlandsbanen, Raumabanen and Rørosbanen. Railway electrification supplies electrical energy to railway Locomotives and Multiple units so they can operate without having a Reciprocating NSB operates regional services using BM92 and BM93 diesel multiple units. NSB BM92 is a Norwegian diesel railway multiple unit manufactured by Duewag. NSB operates the following routes:
- Trondheim - Bodø (Nordlandsbanen)
- Trondheim - Östersund (Sweden) (Meråkerbanen)
- Trondheim - Røros (Rørosbanen)
- Trondheim - Oppdal (Dovrebanen)
- Røros - Hamar (Rørosbanen)
- Dombås - Åndalsnes (Raumabanen)
Local trains
Around the cities of Arendal, Bergen, Oslo, Skien, Stavanger and Trondheim NSB operates local train services using BM69 and BM72 electric multiple units and BM92 diesel multiple units. Östersund (ˈœstəˌʂɵnː Jamtish pronunciation " Åstersånn " is an urban area ( city) in Jämtland "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. is a Town and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Oppdal was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in is a Norwegian town in the municipality of Rauma, of which it is also the administrative center is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast of Norway in the county of Hordaland in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. NSB BM69 is an Electric multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for a variety of commuter trains on the Norwegian railway system, as well as a few NSB BM72 is one of the two types of Electric multiple unit which is used by Norges Statsbaner for commuter traffic around Oslo and on Jærbanen NSB BM92 is a Norwegian diesel railway multiple unit manufactured by Duewag. The services usually have hourly or semi-hourly frequency. NSB tried using the brand name Puls for the local trains, and have painted some of the trains green. The Puls brand has been discontinued.
Around Oslo the following services are provided: (with BM69 and BM72)
- Drammen - Asker - Oslo - Lillestrøm (Hovedbanen and Drammensbanen)
- Drammen - Skøyen - Oslo - Jessheim - Dal (Hovedbanen and Drammensbanen)
- Eidsvoll - Oslo - Drammen - Kongsberg (Hovedbanen and Sørlandsbanen)
- Skøyen - Årnes - Kongsvinger (Kongsvingerbanen)
- Skøyen - Oslo - Ski (Østfoldbanen)
- Spikkestad - Oslo - Moss (Spikkestadbanen and Østfoldbanen)
- Skøyen - Oslo - Mysen - (Rakkestad) (Østfoldbanen)
Other local train services:
- Stavanger - Egersund (Sørlandsbanen) with BM72
- Bergen - Voss - Myrdal (Bergensbanen) with BM69
- Lerkendal - Trondheim - Steinkjer (Nordlandsbanen) with diesel BM92, on what used to be called Trønderbanen
- Porsgrunn - Notodden (Bratsbergbanen) with Y1 class railcar
- Arendal - Nelaug (Arendalsbanen) with BM69
Gjøvikbanen
Services on Gjøvikbanen were in 2005 transferred to NSB Anbud after the NSB subsidiary had won a public tender bid for a ten-year public service obligation contract with the Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communication. NSB BM72 is one of the two types of Electric multiple unit which is used by Norges Statsbaner for commuter traffic around Oslo and on Jærbanen is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. There is also a town called Drammen in Wisconsin, named after the Norwegian city in 1877 Asker is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway and a Suburb of Oslo. is an unincorporated city in the municipality of Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway. Skøyen is a Railway station located in Oslo, Norway and is part of Drammenbanen. Communication Jessheim Station on the main track of Norway's first railroad was completed in 1854 and formed the foundation for the later town Dal is a village in Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway. The village has a railway station Dal Station, served by the Oslo Commuter Rail. For the town in Australia see Eidsvold Queensland is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. This article is about the Norwegian town For the industrial corporation named Kongsberg see Kongsberg Gruppen (with links to subsidiary firms. Årnes is the administrative centre of Nes municipality Akershus, Norway. Kongsvinger is a city and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway A ski is a long flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow Spikkestad is a population center in the Røyken municipality in Norway. Mosses are small soft Plants that are typically 1–10 cm (0 The Spikkestad Line (Spikkestadbanen is a 14 kilometre long Railway line between Asker and Spikkestad in Norway. Mysen is a town in the municipality of Eidsberg in the county of Østfold in Norway. Rakkestad is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. Egersund is a coastal town in the municipality of Eigersund in the county of Rogaland, Norway. is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss Myrdal is a surname and may refer to Alva Myrdal (1902-1986 Swedish diplomat politician and writer Gunnar Myrdal (1898-1987 Swedish Lerkendal is an area and Borough in Trondheim, Norway. The area is located south of Gløshaugen and Elgeseter, west of Berg Steinkjer is a town and a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Trønderbanen or Trøndelag Commuter Rail is a Commuter train service around Trondheim, Norway in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag Porsgrunn is a town and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. Nelaug is a village in the south of the Åmli municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway. Calls for bids or calls for tenders or invitations to tender (ITT (often called tenders for short are special procedures to generate competing offers In Transport, public service obligation or PSO is where a governing body or other authority offers an Auction for subsidies and permit the The Norwegian Minister of Transportation and Communications, Liv Signe Navarsete (Sp), has announced that the present government (as of 2006) will discontinue the previous governments announcements to put more rail line operations on public tender. See also List of Norwegian governments Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications Source Liv Signe Navarsete (born 1958 in Sogndal, Norway) is the Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications and the leader of the Norwegian Center Party The Centre Party ( Senterpartiet, Sp) is a centrist and agrarian Norwegian Political party founded in 1920 The second cabinet Stoltenberg is the current government of Norway. The Second cabinet Bondevik governed Norway between 19 October 2001 and 17 October 2005.
Rolling stock
During the 1990s NSB modernised their rolling stock, expanding their fleet of multiple units and retiring many of the traditional locomotive-hauled trains. Norges Statsbaner (NSB operates as of January 1, 2008 36 Locomotives 191 Multiple units and 206 passenger carriages Most of the locomotives were sold to the freight company CargoNet AS, but the models El18 and Di4 remain to pull passenger trains. Some of the new trains were plagued with troubles, in particular a brand new BM73 derailed (fortunately at low speed) at Nelaug in 2000 because of an axle breaking due to metal fatigue. Nelaug is a village in the south of the Åmli municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway. As of 2005 however, these trains have been performing satisfactorily.
Locomotives
- 2 Di 2 class diesel shunters
- 5 Di 4 class diesel locomotives, used mostly on Nordlandsbanen. NSB El 18 is the main Electric locomotive used by Norges Statsbaner hauling all locomotive-based express trains in Norway Finse is an area in the Ulvik municipality of Hordaland. The Railway station at Finse on the Bergensbanen at 1222m is the highest station on A switcher or shunter ( Great Britain: shunter; Australia: shunter or yard pilot; USA: switcher (or The NSB Di 4 is a Diesel-electric locomotive used by Norwegian NSB railways to haul passenger trains on stretches which are not electrified A Diesel locomotive is a type of Railroad Locomotive in which the prime mover is a Diesel engine.
- 9 El 17 class electric locomotives, three used for shunting and six run on Flåmsbana. NSB El 17 is a class of Electric locomotives which was built for Norges Statsbaner's express trains by Thyssen-Henschel with electrical components from "Electric Trains" redirects here For the 1995 Squeeze single see Electric Trains (song.
- 22 El 18 class electric locomotives, used on all main electrified lines. NSB El 18 is the main Electric locomotive used by Norges Statsbaner hauling all locomotive-based express trains in Norway
Electric multiple units
- 80 BM69 class 2-car or 3-car commuter trains, used around Oslo, Bergen and Arendal. NSB BM69 is an Electric multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for a variety of commuter trains on the Norwegian railway system, as well as a few (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast of Norway in the county of Hordaland in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway.
- 16 BM70 class 4-car intercity (medium distance) trains, used around Oslo. NSB BM70 is a four-carriage Electric multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for medium distance trains around Oslo.
- 36 BM72 class 4-car commuter trains, used around Oslo and Stavanger. NSB BM72 is one of the two types of Electric multiple unit which is used by Norges Statsbaner for commuter traffic around Oslo and on Jærbanen
- 16 BM73 class 4-car long-distance trains, used on Bergensbanen, Dovrebanen and Sørlandsbanen. NSB BM73 is a four car Electric multiple unit operated by Norway 's main passenger railway company Norges Statsbaner (NSB on long-haul and regional
- 6 BM73b class 4-car intercity version of the BM73 used on Østfoldbanen.
Diesel multiple units
- 14 BM92 class 2-car trains used for commuter services around Trondheim, and on Rørosbanen. The NSB BM93 is a tilting two-carriage Diesel multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for passenger trains on unelectrified stretches of the Norwegian is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in NSB BM92 is a Norwegian diesel railway multiple unit manufactured by Duewag. (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
- 15 BM93 class 2-car trains used on long distance and intercity services on Rørosbanen, Nordlandsbanen and Raumabanen. The NSB BM93 is a tilting two-carriage Diesel multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for passenger trains on unelectrified stretches of the Norwegian Also known as Bombardier Transportation Talent BR643 Diesel Multiple Unit. Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group The Talent is a Multiple unit Passenger train manufactured by Bombardier Talbot that was developed by Waggonfabrik Talbot in Aachen shortly
Diesel railcar
- 3 Y1 used on Bratsbergbanen between Skien and Notodden. The Y1 is a Diesel-hydraulic Standard gauge Railcar (single self-propelling carriage is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway.
Carriages
- The non-motorized passenger carriages in operation are the B3-series (the oldest), B5-series and B7-series. There are three basic types of Norwegian railway carriage used commonly by NSB on the Norwegian railway system, the B3 B5 and B7 series The B7-series remain in service on long distance express trains while the others are usually on medium-haul duty.
Subsidiaries
- Complete ownership of Arrive AS (IT services)
- Complete ownership of Mantena AS (Rolling stock maintenance)
- Complete ownership of Nettbuss AS (Bus operations)
- Complete ownership of NSB Anbud AS (Operates train services on Gjøvikbanen)
- Complete ownership of ROM Eiendom AS (Real estate development)
- Complete ownership of Tågkompaniet (Sweden)
- 55% of CargoNet AS, the other 45% is owned by Swedish owned Green Cargo (Freight train operation)
- 55% of Trafikkservice, the other 45% owned by Integrated Service Solutions (Cleaning servies)
See also
External links
References
- Jernbaneverket Historie (Norwegian)
- Norsk Jernbanemuseum Historie (Norwegian)
- Part V. The Brofos Catalog of the Railway Stamps of Norway (English)
- ^ Pryser, Tore Norsk Historie 1814 - 1860, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo, 1999 ISBN 82-521-5184-1 (Norwegian)
- ^ http://www.flytoget.no/Templates/Informasjon.aspx?id=116 (Norwegian) Flytoget: About
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