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3 unusual facts about NSB


Bulldog nose

The NOHAB-built classes include the DSB's class MY/MV and MX, the NSB's class Di3 and the MÁV class M61; NOHAB's design was later used by AFB, which built the NMBS/SNCB's class 52-54 and the CFL's class 1600.

Norwegian railway carriages

There are three basic types of Norwegian railway carriage used commonly by NSB on the Norwegian railway system, the Class 3, Class 5 and Class 7 series.

Pyke Koch

Koch became a member of Verdinaso but renounced it when it merged with the Dutch Nazi party NSB.


Bratsberg Line

During the 1920s the two companies brought their disagreements to court; on 7 April 1923 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of NSB, and Norsk Hydro had to continue subsidizing operations.

Finse Tunnel

To solve this challenge, the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) had built snow sheds along the track, especially on the section between Finse Station and Hallingskeid.

Kitsap Peninsula

The U.S. Navy's Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and Naval Base Kitsap (comprising the former NSB Bangor and NS Bremerton) are on the Peninsula.

Norwegian Property

He has 25 years of experience from the Norwegian and Nordic commercial real estate markets, inter alia through leading positions in NSB, Storebrand and Andenæs.

NSB Class 69

On 14 December 1999 NSB introduced wrap advertising for Freia Melkesjokolade on three of the trains, but chose to discontinue outside advertisements after a while.

NSB Class 72

The order was part of a holistic ordering program through which NSB in the late 1990s ordered the El 18, Di 6, the Class 71, Class 73 and Class 93.

NSB El 18

During 1997, there were five incidents where NSB's Nordic Mobile Telephone equipment interfered with the locomotive's electronics, causing the emergency brakes to activate.

Science Bowl

Texas Instruments sponsors NSB and furnishes graphing calculators as prizes for the members of the top five teams.

Tsai De-sheng

In end of October 2013, speaking at the Legislative Yuan, Tsai said that the NSB doesn't support the ROC government agencies from using products from Mainland China-based Huawei.


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