4-4-0 Steam Locomotives in Norway

Class Class 13a (Locobase 6154)

Data from:

Svein Sando's Railway Site [] (9 June 2004)--(Later link: The Semaphore, accessed for link update 10 July 2022.)--and the Jernbane (Iron Road) site [] (June 2004).

This nonet of high-wheeled passenger engines came in several batches -- in 1891, 1893, 1894, and 1898 -- from several builders -- Dubs (2), Hartmann (3), Nyland (2), and SLM (2). Two or three (69 "og" 71) were converted to 13b simple-expansion engines; see Locobase 6155.

Class Class 13b/16b/16c (Locobase 6155)

Data from:

Svein Sando's Railway Site [] (9 June 2004)--(Later link: The Semaphore, accessed for link update 10 July 2022.)--and the Jernbane (Iron Road) site [] (June 2004).

When the NSB superheated two of the Class 13 American-type Eight-wheelers, they seem to have used the same boiler as the Class 11d 2-6-0 upgrade. The tender also grew slightly. Even with the relatively tall drivers, the boilers seem overmatched.

As with so many Norwegian locomotives, however, their light-footedness ensured a long life and the two 13bs were retired only in 1954. One or more Class 16a were converted to the same specifications as the 13bs.

Class Class 9 (Locobase 6142)

Data from:

Svein Sando's Railway Site [] (9 June 2004)--(Later link: The Semaphore, accessed for link update 10 July 2022.)--and the Jernbane (Iron Road) site [] (June 2004).

Among the first Norwegian classes to enter series production, these American-type Eight-wheelers were produced by Nydqvist & Holm, AB and Beyer, Peacock. Beyer, Peacock delivered the first 12 in batches of 10 (1877 - works# 1665-1674) and 2 (1879 - works# 1868-1869). N & H delivered theirs in 1880-1882.

The last two to be retired were 115 & 116, both of which were withdrawn on 19 Sept 1953.

Class Type XIII (Locobase 11872)

Data from:

Svein Sando's Railway Site [] (9 June 2004)--(Later link: The Semaphore, accessed for link update 10 July 2022.)--and the Jernbane (Iron Road) site http://jernbane.net (June 2004). See also Sachsische Maschinenfabrik Richard Hartmann: alle Lokomotiven 1910, a catalogue previewed in Google Books (last accessed 11 Dec 2010). See also Frank Stamford's 27 December 2010 entry "No.7 - 3 ft 6 in gauge 4-4-0 locomotive at Hamar" at [], last accessed 2 September 2019. Dubs produced the first four in 1893-1895, Hartmann followed with three more in 1895-1900, and two from the Thunes workshops is in Kristiania (renamed Oslo in 1925).

Stamford's description and photos include some quite evocative images that highlight the wood tones of the all-weather cab. The #7 is commemorated as the first locomotive to be built at the in-country workshop. It was rated at a maximum speed of 50 kph (31 mph).