 A
class 18a steam locomotive from the Norwegian State Railways (NSB)
originally built to serve on the
Gjøvik railway that was opened in 1900. Eight of these
two-cylinder compound 2'C-2'2' (4-6-0) locomotives were
delivered by Hartmann in Chemnitz, Germany, during the years
1900-01. With a 4-axled tender, the length was 15,6 m l.o.b. and
they were numbered from 131-138. This class was the first standard
locomotive of NSB used in both passenger- as well as goods trains.
Until 1919 Hamar Jernstøberi in Norway had delivered a further 27
engines of the classes 18a, 18b and 18c. With a speed of 60 km/h the
class 18 locomotives were a very useful type put into service on
several lines, among them the famous mountain section of the
Bergen railway. One of these, 18c No. 255, is preserved by the
Norwegian
Railway Club and is located at the
railway museum at Garnes near Bergen. Here it is hauling veteran
trains during summertime. This stamp is one of six stamps in a
minisheet showing
locomotives from different countries.
Catalogue Nos.: Sc 1131c / SG 1113 / Mi 1620 / YT 1119
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