NSB Di 1

NSB Di 1
NSB Di 1 nr. 601 in 1942
Power type	Dieseil-electric
Builder	Krupp
Build date	1942
UIC classification	1'B B'1
Length	13.5 m
Locomotive weight	82.7 tonnes
Top speed	100 km/h
Power output	1,472 kW
Career	Norges Statsbaner
Number in class	1
Number	1 601
First run	1942

NSB Di 1 was the first diesel-electric locomotive used by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). The engine was used on the Bergen Line, Dovre Line, Kongsvinger Line and Gjøvik Line. 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 (Norwegian)