NSB Di 5

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NSB Di 5
NSB Di 5
Two V60 units used by DB
Power type Diesel-hydraulic
Builder Maschinenbau Kiel Flag of Germany Germany
Build date 1956-1960
UIC classification C
AAR wheel arr. C
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Length 10.5 m
Total weight 53.4 tonnes
Fuel type Diesel fuel
Transmission Hydraulic
Top speed 30 km/h (shunting)
60 km/h (main line)
Power output 485 kW
Locomotive brakes Straight air
Train brakes 26-L air
Career Norges Statsbaner
Number in class 17
Number(s) 5 861 – 5 877
First run 1985
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NSB Di 5 was a diesel-hydraulic locomotive used by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). The 17 delivered locomotives had three axels and were used as shunters throughout the entire NSB system. The Di 5 were bought used from Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) where they were classified as DB V 260. The locomotives were painted in the yellow and red shunter color scheme of NSB.

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In the 1980s NSB saw a need for shunters to replace the aging Di 2 units and chose to buy seven used V 260 shunters from DB in 1985. Two years later NSB bought another ten units, but one of them was only used for spare parts. The locomotives were numbered 5 861 – 5 877. None of the locomotives have been preserved, and they were destroyed between 1996 and 1998.

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