 A
class El.15 electric locomotive - wrongly stated as "E115" on
the stamp. This class was special built by ASEA in a series of 6
locomotives in 1967 to NSB (Norwegian State Railways) for iron ore
transport service on the
Ofot Railway in northern Norway. These Co'Co' locomotives are
commonly used in pairs and have a service weight of 132 tons and a
length of 19,8 m l.o.b. In 1996 all six locomotives were handed over
to a new company called Malmtrafikk AS (MTAS),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Swedish
MTAB. MTAS was the first private carrier in Norway with rights
to operate on the national railway. This stamp is part of a
sheet containing six
stamps showing locomotives from different countries.
Catalogue Nos.: Sc 991f / SG / Mi 1533 / YT
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