This
C tank (0-6-0T) shunting engine is one of 6 steam locomotives of the
class 25b built by Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia in USA
for the Norwegian State Railways (NSB).
The engine on the stamp is No. 336 as it appeared in 1917 when
delivered from the factory. The following year it was taken over by
the
Rjukan railway where it was running until 1954. After that it
was in service at Eidanger Saltpetre Factory for a further 15 years
before it was scrapped in 1969. With a length of 8,7 m l.o.b and a
working weight of 33,5 tons, the max. speed was 40 km/h. Class 25
locomotives were not only used for shunting, but were often operated
in light service on short lines and branches. In total the class 25
with its 5 subclasses a, b, c, d and e consisted of 42 engines
including the purchase of 5 of the Swiss class E 3/3 locomotives
(from the Jura-Simplon-Bahn), which was a very similar type. One of
the class 25a, No. 227, is preserved at the
Norwegian Railway Museum in Hamar.
Catalogue Nos.: Sc 1076 / SG / Mi 1662 / YT
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