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NSB Class 12
The NSB Type 12a, NSB Type 12b and NSB Type 12c were three steam locomotives built between 1891 and 1898 by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik and Dübs and Company for use on various railway lines in Norway. They were tank engines, which were useful so they wouldn't have to be turned around. History The Norwegian railway lines, which were owned by the state, were administratively separate entities at the time. Locomotives were therefore permanently assigned to routes. It was not until July 1, 1920, that the Type 12 series steam locomotives, intended primarily for hauling local passenger trains, were officially assigned to the Oslo District. NSB Type 12a 12a no. 67 (Dübs 2846) was built for local trains between Kristiania and Ljan on the Smaalensbane (SB). The locomotive was ordered on November 18, 1890. After delivery in October 1891, she was put in service in November. It was fitted with a Bissel bogie at the front and an Adams axle at the rear, and was a high-pressure, saturated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSB Class 11
The NSB Type 11 were locomotives with the wheel arrangement 1'C (2–6–0), which were built between 1891 and 1896 by Dübs and Company in Glasgow and Nylands mekaniske verksted in Oslo in twelve examples in different versions for '' Norwegian state railway.'' Three locomotives were rebuilt into the Type 15d and Type 15h series. In the early days, its main use was on goods trains. History The Type 11 was one of three series of steam locomotives that NSB procured at the same time in 1891 for use on lighter laid standard-gauge line. The series was intended for goods trains, while the Type 12 were intended for local trains and the Type 13 for long-distance passenger trains. Overall, the three locomotives nos. 64 to 66 were ordered first. The three types of locomotives had many things in common and were designed in close cooperation between the State Railways Engine Manager Oxaal and Dübs and Company. The type 12 was a tank engine version of the Type 11. They had identical boiler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard-gauge Locomotives Of Norway
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the most widely used track gauge around the world, with about 55% of the lines in the world using it. All high-speed rail lines use standard gauge except those in Russia, Finland, Uzbekistan, and some line sections in Spain. The distance between the inside edges of the heads of the rails is defined to be 1,435 mm except in the United States, Canada, and on some heritage British lines, where it is defined in U.S. customary/British Imperial units as exactly "four feet eight and one half inches", which is equivalent to 1,435.1mm. History As railways developed and expanded, one of the key issues was the track gauge (the distance, or width, between the inner sides of the rail heads) to be used, as the wheels of the rolling stock (locomotiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1′C1′ N2t Locomotives
Rigid-framed electric locomotives were some of the first generations of electric locomotive design. When these began the traction motors of these early locomotives, particularly with AC motors, were too large and heavy to be mounted directly to the axles and so were carried on the frame. One of the initial simplest wheel arrangements for a mainline electric locomotive, from around 1900, was the 1′C1′ arrangement, in UIC classification. Some of these locomotives had their driving wheels coupled with coupling rods, as for steam locomotives. Others had individual motors for each axle, as would later become universal. By the middle of the century, the bogie arrangement for locomotives became more popular and rigid-framed locomotives are now rare, except for small shunters. 1′C1′ 1′C1′ is the UIC classification for a railway locomotive with a wheel arrangement of three coupled driving wheels, with a leading and trailing articulated pony truck. The driving wheels are co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steam Locomotives Of Norway
Steam is water vapor, often mixed with air or an aerosol of liquid water droplets. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. Saturated or superheated steam is invisible; however, wet steam, a visible mist or aerosol of water droplets, is often referred to as "steam". When liquid water becomes steam, it increases in volume by 1,700 times at standard temperature and pressure; this change in volume can be converted into mechanical work by steam engines such as reciprocating piston type engines and steam turbines, which are a sub-group of steam engines. Piston type steam engines played a central role in the Industrial Revolution and modern steam turbines are used to generate more than 80% of the world's electricity. If liquid water comes in contact with a very hot surface or depressurizes quickly below its vapour pressure, it can create a steam explosion. Types of steam and conversions Steam is trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røykenvik Station
Røykenvik Station () was the terminal station of the Røykenvik Line. Located in Gran, Norway, it opened on 20 December 1900 as part of the North Line. The station was first called Røikenvik, but changed to the current spelling in April 1924. The station was a changeover from train to steam ship. It was eventually closed along with the Røykenvik Line. The name The station is named after a nearby inlet in Randsfjorden. The first element is the name of the old farm Røyken ( Norse ''Raukvin''), the last element is ''vik'' 'inlet, cove'. For the meaning of the farm name see Røyken. External linksEntryat the Norwegian Railway Club The Norwegian Railway Club () is an association which is involved in the preservation of Norwegian museum railways. NMT has its operating base at Hønefoss Station in Ringerike, Norway. The society was founded on 22 May 1969, and is based at ... Railway stations in Innlandet Railway stations on the Gjøvik Line Gran, Norway Railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaren
Jaren is the administrative centre of Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about to the northwest of the capital city of Oslo. The lake Randsfjorden (Norway's fourth largest lake) lies about west of Jaren. The village of Brandbu lies about to the northwest and the villages of Ringstad and Gran lie about to the southeast. Jaren and its neighboring village of Brandbu have grown together through conurbation and Statistics Norway has considered them as one, single urban settlement for many years. The village of Brandbu/Jaren has a population (2021) of 4,848 and a population density of . The Norwegian National Road 4 and the Gjøvikbanen railway line both run through the village, with the train stopping at Jaren Station. Moen Church lies in the northern part of Jaren. Jaren is the municipality's industrial center. The cornerstone company ''Hapro'' produces industrial electronics. Jaren also has an aluminum goods factory, a quarry, and a grai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røykenvik Line
The Røykenvik Line () was a 7 km railway branch line between Jaren and Røykenvik. History The line was constructed as the original terminal stretch of the Gjøvik Line (then known as the North Line) in 1900 until the extension to Gjøvik was opened in 1902. From then the line was a branch line, which offered connection with a steam ship on Randsfjorden Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth-largest lake with an area of . Its volume is estimated at just over , and its greatest depth is . The lake is located at an elevation of above sea level. It is located in Innlandet and Akershus counties in the m .... Passenger traffic on the line was discontinued in 1949 and the line officially abandoned on 1 November 1957. The tracks were later removed and the corridor is now part of Route 34. References External links Jernbane.net page on the Røykenvik Line (with pictures) Railway lines in Norway Railway lines in Innlandet Gjøvik Line Railway lines opened in 1900 1900 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams Axle
The Adams axle is a form of radial axle for rail locomotives that enable them to negotiate curves more easily. It was invented by William Bridges Adams and patented in 1865. The invention uses axle boxes that slide on an arc in shaped horn blocks, so allowing the axle to slide out to either side. This is similar to the movement of a Bissell truck, but with the notional centre point of the curve being where the pivot of the truck would be. This design, using slide bearings, is more expensive than one employing a shaft, but takes up less space. Trials In 1865 the Society of Engineers, London, made direct comparison between the radial axle, invented by William Bridges Adams, and a bogie design with an india-rubber central bearing invented by William Adams: during trials on the North London Railway the laterally sprung bogie was thought superior to the radial axle, but when William Adams moved from the NLR to the London and South Western Railway he adopted the design of his riva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
The Sächsische Maschinenfabrik in Chemnitz was one of the most important engineering companies in Saxony in the second half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century. Including its various predecessor businesses, the firm existed from 1837 until its liquidation in 1930, and individual branches of the company taken over by others continued to operate until 1990. The company is closely linked with the name of its founder and long-time manager, Richard Hartmann, whose name formed part of the new company title in 1898: the ''Sächsische Maschinenfabrik vormals Richard Hartmann'' ('Saxon Engineering Factory, formerly Richard Hartmann'). Major products The main aim of the business was the development, design and production of: * Spinning machines (1837–1998) * Locomotives (1848–1929) * Steam engines * Turbines * Mill equipment * Military technology (about 1910–1918) No less than 4,699 locomotives were built by the company between 1848 and 1929. The maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bissel Truck
A Bissell or Bissel truck (also Bissel bogie or pony truck) is a single-axle bogie which pivots towards the centre of a steam locomotive to enable it to negotiate curves more easily. Invented in 1857 by and usually then known as a ''pony truck'', it is a very simple and common means of designing a carrying wheel. Name variants A pony truck in railway terminology, is a leading truck with only two wheels. Its invention is generally credited to Bissell, who devised one in 1857 and patented it the following year. Hence the term ''Bissel bogie'', ''Bissel truck'', or ''Bissel axle'' is used in continental Europe. In the UK, the term is Bissell truck. Conservative locomotive builders in Bissell's native United States did not take to the new design, and it was not implemented until after the Eastern Counties Railway in the United Kingdom fitted one to their No. 248 in 1859. Pony trucks of similar design became very popular on British locomotives thereafter. Properties and us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
