NSB1 4-6-0 No. 271
Andalsnes, Norway 		Location: NSB Railway Museum, Andalsnes-Bjorli Line
Status: Stored
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1 NSB Norske Statsbaner Norwegian State Railways
Posted: Nov 22, 2024 @ 24:11:10 by Kjartan Kvernsveen
No 271 was used on Gamle Vossebanen heritage line in Bergen in 2023 and 2024. Last mainline performance was in connection with the Dovrebanen anniversary in 2021.
Posted: Aug 29, 2013 @ 05:08:17 by CRC
8/2013 under overhaul at Honefoss
Posted: Nov 24, 2007 @ 15:11:07 by Ragnar Andenæs
30a 271 was restored to operational condition in 1990 after 7 years and over 10000 hours of work by the voluntering members of the Norwegian Railway Club. (http://www.njk.no) At the moment she is at Hoenefoss engineshed for overhaul of the rod bearing. Builder: Thunes Mekaniske Verksted, Kristiania ( Oslo from about 1920) The complete engine weight with coal and water: 100 tonns. Empty weight 73 tonns. Driver diameter is 1600 mm on drawings, new rims are turned to 1582 mm in 1996. Tractive Effort 11100 kg or a 180 tonn train in 2% uphill at 40 kmh. Boiler pressure 13 kg. Cylinders: 4 in line with Hochwald walves and Walchaerts gear. All four high pressure, no compound. Fuel: Coal - what else? Gauge = 1435 as the rest of Norways net. All tonn are 1000 kg or known as metric tonns. Regards Ragnar Andenæs
Posted: Feb 18, 2007 @ 08:02:35 by Doug Bailey
Operational in 2004