NSB Class 22

NSB type 22
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHamar, Thune
Build date1906–1908
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-0
 • UIC1'D
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheelbase2825 mm (9ft 3.2in)
Length16.385 mm (53 ft 8.8in)
Loco weight22a: 49.6 t (54.7 short tons; 48.8 long tons)
22b: 51.2 t (56.4 short tons; 50.4 long tons)
Tender weight16.6 t (18.3 short tons; 16.3 long tons)
Total weight22a: 91 t (100 short tons; 90 long tons)
22b: 92.6 t (102.1 short tons; 91.1 long tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity4 t (4.4 short tons; 3.9 long tons)
Water cap.15 m3 (3,300 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area2.13 m2 (22.9 sq ft)
Boiler pressure13 kg/cm2 (180 psi)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox22a: 130.3 m2 (1,403 sq ft)
22b: 108.3 m2 (1,166 sq ft)
Superheater:
 • Heating area22b: 36.3 m2 (391 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size22b: 570 mm × 640 mm (22 in × 25 in)
High-pressure cylinder22a: 490 mm × 640 mm (19 in × 25 in)
Low-pressure cylinder22a: 730 mm × 640 mm (29 in × 25 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speedForward and Reverse
22a: 40 km/h (25 mph)
after 1925: 45 km/h (28 mph)
22b: 45 km/h (28 mph)
Factor of adh.22a: 46.6 t (51.4 short tons; 45.9 long tons)
22b: 48 t (53 short tons; 47 long tons)
Career
OperatorsNorwegian State Railways
Withdrawn1906–1958
PreservedNone, All scrapped

The NSB Type 22 steam locomotives were built between 1906 and 1908 by Thunes mekaniske verksted and Hamar Jernstøberi for the Norges Statsbaner (NSB), the state railway company in Norway.