NSB BM68

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name = NSB BM68

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caption = A type 68 operated by Ofotbanen AS
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InService = 1956 - 2001

Manufacturer = Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, Skabo and Strømmen
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Formation = 3 cars
Designation = 68.01 - 68.90
Operator = Norges Statsbaner
Ofotbanen
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yearconstruction = 1956-58
1960-61
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numberconstruction = 30 units
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numberscrapped = 10

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CarLength = 20.95 m (motor cars)
20.92 m (centre cars)
21.08 m (end cars)
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doors = 12 per unit

MaxSpeed = 100 km/h
Weight = 51.2-52.1 kg (motor cars, A)
53.3 kg (motor cars, B)
27.0-27.5 (centre cars, A)
29.0 (centre cars, B)
28.0-28.5 (end cars, A)
30.0 (end cars, B)
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Engine = 4 x NEBB ELM 421St
Power = 640 kW
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Gauge = RailGauge|sg
Voltage = 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC
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NSB BM68 is a 3-car electric multiple unit operated by Norges Statsbaner between 1956 and 2001. It was mainly used for local trains as well as branch lines. The units were built in two series, the A-series being delivered in 21 units between 1956-58 and the B-series in nine units between 1960-61. The motor cars were built by Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri and Skabo while the centre and end cars were built either by Skabo or by Strømmen.

Though the units were taken out of service between 1994 and 2001, three units were taken over by the Ofotbanen Railway Company for operation on Ofotbanen.

External links

* [http://www.jernbane.net/norge/bm/bm68/index.asp Jernbane.net entry on the BM68]
* [http://forsk.njk.no/mdb/mdb.php?hid=188&aut= Norwegian Railway Association on the BM68]