Norwegian State Railways rolling stock

Norges Statsbaner (NSB) operates as of 2023 21 locomotives, 282 multiple units and 137 passenger carriages.

Current stock

Locomotives

NSB El 18 with the express train at Finse on the Bergen Line

• 5 Di 4 class diesel locomotives, used mostly on the Nordland Line.
• 16 El 18 class electric locomotives, used on all main electrified lines.

Electric multiple units

• 38 Class 69 with 2-car or 3-car commuter trains, used around Oslo, Bergen and Arendal.
• 6 Class 70 with 4-car intercity (medium distance) trains, used around Oslo.
• 36 Class 72 with 4-car commuter trains, used around Oslo and Stavanger.
• 14 Class 73 with 4-car long-distance trains, used on Bergen Line, Dovre Line and Sørland Line.
• 6 Class 73b with 4-car intercity version of the BM73 used on Østfold Line.
• 52 Class 74 trains used for short regional services.
• 83 Class 75 trains used for long commuter services.
• 14 Class 76 with 6-car trains used for commuter services around Trondheim, and on the Røros Line.

Numbering

The first letter combination of the type defines the category of stock.

• El: Electric locomotive
• Di: Diesel locomotive
• Skd: Shunter tractor
• BM: Multiple unit

The numbers following the letters are the series. For the El and Di locos, they are numbered chronologically from when they were ordered by NSB. For multiple units, electric units are numbered starting with 62 and diesel starting at 83. Following the series number is the road number, unique for each stock. This number has three or four digits.

Livery

Traditionally NSBs electric and diesel locomotives and carriages were painted green, but in the 1970s this was replaced with red. Shunters were given a yellow color with red cabs. During the late 1990s and 2000s a new color scheme was introduced with multiple colors. Express trains were painted blue and silver, regional trains red and silver while local trains became green and silver. The freight trains were moved to the subsidiary CargoNet and painted grey, the Airport Express Train was painted silver and while the tourist railway Flåmsbana got green trains.

Locomotives

Multiple units