NSB Class 49

Dovregubben at Oppdal station

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 on December 16, 1958.

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

• Length:
  • a-series: 22.0 m
  • b-series: 22.0 m
  • c-series: 22.3 m
• Weight of engine:
  • a-series: 87.2 t
  • b-series: 92.7 t
  • c-series: 88.6 t
• Weight of tender:
  • a-series: 17.4 t
  • b-series: 17.4 t
  • c-series: 18.4 t
• Wheel arrangement: 2-8-4
• Maximum speed: 90 km/h
• Diameter of driving wheel: 1.53 m

References

• Jernbane.net entry on Class 49 (in Norwegian)

1. ^ "Dovregubben". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/Dovregubben/damplokomotiv.