NSB Di 1

NSB Di 1
Type and origin Power type Dieseil-electric Builder Krupp Build date 1942
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC 1'B B'1 Length 13.5 m
Performance figures Power output 1,472 kW
Career Number in class 1 First run 1942

NSB Di 1 was the first diesel-electric locomotive used by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). The engine was used on Bergensbanen, Dovrebanen, Kongsvingerbanen and Gjøvikbanen. It was designed to operate in pairs, thus it only had a drivers cab at the one end.

History

In 1937 NSB ordered two test unit for a diesel-electric locomotive from Krupp in Germany with the engines being delivered from MAN. Due to the start of World War II, the delivery was delayed, and in 1942 the only delivered locomotive arrived in Norway and given the number 1 601. Probably due to the conditions in the German industry at the time, where most of the resources went to the military industry, the locomotive was plagued with faults and was never especially successful. In the 1950s NSB chose to instead order the Di 2 and Di 3 units for the diesel operations. The Di 1 unit was taken out of service and destroyed in 1959.

External links

• Jernbane.net entry on the Di 1 Template:No icon