NSB type 49c no. 470 "Dovregubben" built 1940 by Krupp AG Essen.
1'D2'h4+2'2', 1530 mm diameter of driving wheels, service weight
153.1 t, 90 km/h. These locomotives, developed for the Dovre line
between Oslo and Trondheim, were Norway's most powerful steam
locomotives, built 1935 to 1941. The first three (49a series)
were made by Thune & Hamar, followed by an order to Krupp AG
Essen for nine more (of which only two were delivered, seven were
destroyed in a world war bombing before delivery) and two by
Thune made by the same plans. Four more were never completed due
to the war and the post-war decision to order diesel locomotives
instead. In 1957 they ended regular service, replaced by diesel.
The preserved No. 470 stands in a rather small shed which makes
it difficult to take pictures of the whole locomotive, so here
is a detail of the cylinder and wheels.
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Norsk jernbanemuseum, Hamar, 2023-07-18.
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<a href="mailto:tbk.uncia@gmail.com">tobias b k&ouml;hler</a>