NSB Class 49

NSB Type 49

Dovregubben at Oppdal station 1935
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Hamar & Thune (3),
Krupp, (2)
Thune (2)
Build date 1935–1941
Total produced 7
Specifications
Configuration 2-8-4
UIC classification 1'D2' h4v
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver diameter 1,525 mm (60.04 in)
High-pressure
cylinder size		 465 mm × 650 mm (18.31 in × 25.59 in)
Low-pressure
cylinder size		 720 mm × 700 mm (28.35 in × 27.56 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed 90 km/h (56 mph)
Career
Operator(s) NSB
Class Type 49
Number in class 7
Number(s) 463, 464, 465, 470, 471, 472 and 473
Nicknames Dovregubber
Retired 1958
Preserved 470

The NSB Class 49, nicknamed Dovregubben ("the Dovre Giant"), locomotives were 2-8-4 steam locomotives used to pull heavy trains on the Dovre Line. It is the largest type of steam locomotive in the history of the Norwegian State Railways.

The engines came in three series, the 49a, 49b and 49c. Between 1935 and 1941 five engines were produced by Hamar and Thune, two by Krupp AG.[1] In addition to the seven engines delivered, there were seven engines which were destroyed by a bombing raid during World War II while under construction in Germany, another four were under construction at Thune but were never completed. The engines were retired from service during 1957, stored and finally written off on December 16, 1958 due to dieselization of the Dovre Line.

The numbers of the Dovregubben locomotives were 463, 464, 465, 470, 471, 472 and 473. Engine no. 470 is on display at the Norwegian Railway Museum in Hamar.

Specifications

See also

2-8-4-engines

References

  1. ↑ "Dovregubben". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.