NSB Di 2

NSB Di 2
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderMaschinenbau Kiel
Thune
Build date1954–1973
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICC
Length10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Loco weight45 t (44 long tons; 50 short tons) (MaK);
47.4 t (46.7 long tons; 52.2 short tons) (Thune)
TransmissionHydraulic
Performance figures
Maximum speed50 km/h (31 mph) (shunting);
80 km/h (50 mph) (main line)
Power output423 kW (567 hp) (MaK);
441 kW (591 hp) (BMV)
Career
OperatorsNorwegian State Railways
Number in class54
Numbers2 801 – 2 854
First run1954

NSB Di 2 was a class of 54 diesel-hydraulic locomotives operated by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). Six units were built by Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK) of Kiel, Germany, and the remaining by Thune in Oslo. The locomotives were used for shunting and for local and light freight trains throughout NSBs network. Based on MaK's 575C design, the locomotives were 10.0 meters (32 ft 10 in) long and had a C wheel arrangement.

The first six units were built by MaK and were delivered between 1954 and 1957. Thune delivered its first two units in 1958, with a MaK prime mover. These eight had a power output of 423 kilowatts (567 hp). All later production was carried out by Thune using prime movers from Bergen Mekaniske Verksted, with a power output of 441 kilowatts (591 hp). Further series consisted of fifteen units in 1962, sixteen in 1963–64, nine in 1970 and six in 1973.

One unit was upgraded with a Caterpillar prime mover and a new cab in 1997, and designated Skd 225. It remained in use until 2012, while the last of the other units were retired in the 2000s. Four locomotives have been preserved at heritage railways.