Class Di3
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The Norwegian state railways NSB owned 35 Bulldog nose GM units called the Class Di3 built by Nohab (Nydquist och Holm AB in Sweden).
This locomotive class knew some different sub-series:
NSB class Di3a 602 was a Co'Co' locomotive with an 16-567B 1,700 hp engine built in 1954 (max. 105 km/h) (this loco was the original Nohab demonstrator 2246);
NSB class Di3a 603 - 623 were Co'Co' locomotives with an 16-567C 1,775 hp engine built between 1957 and 1959 (max. 105 km/h);
NSB class Di3a 624 - 629 were Co'Co' locomotives with an 16-567D1 1,775 hp engine built in 1965 (max. 105 km/h);
NSB class Di3a 630 - 633 were Co'Co' locomotives with an 16-567E 1,775 hp engine built in 1969 (max. 105 km/h);
NSB class Di3b 641 - 643 were A1A-A1A locomotives with an 16-567C 1,775 hp engine built in 1958 and 1959 (max. 143 km/h, later reduced to 105 km/h). The 641 (Nohab 2402) originally was meant for testing by the Finish VR on broad gauge. As VR didn't choose for the Nohab locomotives, the NSB took over
the Nohab 2402, 2416 and 2417 (the latter two were being built beforehand for VR and were nearly completed when VR lost interest) after conversion to normal gauge.
The last NSB Di3 unit went out of NSB train service on 6 January 2001. Since then the locomotives (in NSB red livery if no other livery has been mentioned) can be found:
In Norwaythe 602 is owned by the Norwegian Railroad Museum (JBM, Norsk Jernbanemuseum) in Hamar. Is has the classical green/yellow stripe NSB livery and is under custody of the GM
Gruppen Norge. It is in operating condition. Since 1993 GM Gruppen Norge also owns ex-DSB MX 1040 in red/black DSB livery which stands in Hamar (N) and ex-DSB MY 1104 which stands in Eidsvoll (N)
in an inoperable condition which was painted in a classic brown livery in 2003. The GM Gruppen Norge has plans to get rid of ex-DSB MX 1040 by
exchanging it for Di3.605 owned by Tågab in Sweden. The plan is to offer Di 3.605 to the Norwegian Railroad Museum (JBM) later on, in exchange for Di3.602;
the 610 temporarily stands in the museum hall in Trondheim for restauration and wears the NSB classical brown livery (the loco is owned by GM Gruppen Norge);
the 615 stands in Trondheim as spare-parts loco for the two Norwegian Railroad Museum (JBM) locomotives which are under custody of GM Gruppen Norge (3.602 and 3.616);
the 616 is owned by the Norwegian Railroad Museum (JBM) in Hamar. It is under custody of the GM Gruppen Norge and wears the NSB classical red livery. The locomotive
normally stands as museum loco in Oslo West depot. It hauled some
excursion trains during Summer 2002 between Andalsnes and Björli and is in operating condition;
since 2002 the 628 (which is owned by the Norwegian rail infrastructure company Jernbaneverket; in yellow livery since autumn 2003) operates in the winters as snow plow locomotive in Voss on the Oslo - Bergen line;
the 603, 621, 623, 629, 632 and 642 were sold to Ofotbanen A/S (OBAS) on 19 November 2001 for tourist trains use on the Ofotbanen Narvik (Norway) - Kiruna (Sweden).
They were transferred from Trondheim (N) to Narvik (N) via Sweden on 7 January 2003. OBAS Di3.629 was painted green with white stripes in July 2003 and both OBAS
Di3.623 and Di3.632 got the same paint job in 2004. OBAS 603, 621 and 642 are spare part locos. The depot of the locos is Narvik (Norway).
OBAS runs ski trains between Narvik and Kiruna in the winter season and OBAS got the permission to drive both freight and passenger trains in whole Norway and Sweden. Since the end of March 2005 OBAS runs a freight train service between Narvik (N) and the Oslo shunting yard Alnabru (N) via Ånge (S) and Kil (S). In the Northern and Southern part of Norway these trains run in the dark. However, the following route is used in Norway during the day with use of the roundnoses on Mondays and Wednesdays: Train Gt 5923 on Mondays and Wednesdays:
Alnabru (departure) 13:14 hours
Kongsvinger 14:52/54 hours
Elverum 16:19/50 hours
Koppang 18:10/16 hours
Stųren 22:11/14 hours
Trondheim (arrival) 23:13 hours OBAS also transports wood pulp from south Norway and Sweden to Norske Skog's factory in Skogn in central Norway and facultative further to serve Formofoss (junction of the siding)/Agle (loading point of the train) (N).
The timetable is as follows: Train Gt 46084 on Mondays through Fridays:
Östersund (S) (departure) 17:08 hours
Storlien (S) 19:53/20:15 hours
Hell (N) (arrival) 21:50 hours Train Gt 5931 on Mondays through Fridays:
Hell (N) (departure) 22:30 hours after changing direction
Skogn (N) (arrival) 23:23 hours Train Gt 5933 facultative on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays:
Skogn (N) (departure) 04:00 hours
Agle (N) (arrival) 06:00 hours Train Gt 5934 facultative on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays:
Agle (N) (departure) 13:00 hours
Męre 14:01/08 hours
Bergsgrav 14:30/45 hours
Skogn (N) (arrival) 15:05 hours Train Gt 5932 on Mondays through Fridays:
Skogn (N) (departure) 04:35hours
Hell (N) (arrival) 05:41 hours Train Gt 46081 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays:
Hell (N) (departure) 06:30 hours after changing direction
Storlien (S) 07:50 hours
Östersund (S) (arrival) 10:08 hours Train Gt 46083 on Tuesdays and Thursdays:
Hell (N) (departure) 06:10 hours after changing direction
Storlien (S) 07:30 hours
Östersund (S) (arrival) 10:09 hours The 632 is currently used for facultative once in a week wood log trains between Koppang (N) and Skogn (N) via the Rųrosbane and the Nordlandsbane. The train leaves Koppang on Mondays around 13:00 hours with 2 roundnoses. Since 1 March 2005 OBAS runs 200 trains for timber company Weda Skog from several places in east Sweden to Halden via Kornsjų due to the damage in south Sweden done by the February 2005 storm. Between Limmared and Trollhättan some trains are pulled by Di3 locomotives. Since early August 2005 OBAS operates timber trains from Torsby (S) to Saugbruket in Halden (N). Between Torsby and Kil also Bantåg TMX 1015 is used. In 2005 OBAS erected a workshop in Hamar (N) as facilities in Narvik (N) are too far away for the new freight traffic. Early 2007 Autolink bought 40% of the shares of Ofotbanen and signed a contract with Ofotbanen to transport 600 trains per year for USD 10 million. In Kosovo (Province of Serbia) In January 2001 the Di 3.619 (UNMIK Rail 005), 633 (UNMIK Rail 006), 641 (UNMIK Rail 007) and 643 (UNMIK Rail 008) were donated by the Norwegian government to the Railways of Kosovo (ROK) as part of KFOR in Jugoslowakia, a division of the United Nations Mission which temporary administrates 330 kilometers of railways in Kosovo. Since March 2001 Unmik Railways is responsible for the exploitation and rolling stock for KFOR. The locomotives are used by UNMIK for daily passenger trains between Lesak and Kosovo Polje as well as between Kosovo Polje and Djeneral Jankovic.
The 2006 daily time schedules of the UNMIK roundnose workings are (local name is mentioned before the slash): Train 4303 Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (departure) 14:15 hours to Leshak/Lesak (arrival) 16:20 hours;
Train 4302 Leshak/Lesak (departure) 16:50 hours to Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (arrival) 18:54 hours;
Train 4103 Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (departure) 19:00 hours to Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (arrival) 20:28 hours;
Train 4100 Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (departure) 05:53 hours to Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (arrival) 07:32 hours;
Train 4301 Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (departure) 07:35 hours to Leshak/Lesak (arrival) 09:40 hours;
Train 4300 Leshak/Lesak (departure) 09:55 hours to Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (arrival) 11:59 hours. The first three mentioned trains are run by the same locomotive. Another locomotives works the latter three trains. The following two trains could also be Nohab driven: Train 4101 Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (departure) 04:17 hours to Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (arrival) 05:36 hours;
Train 4102 Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (departure) 20:44 hours to Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (arrival) 22:18 hours;
Train IC890 Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (via Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje departure 12:04 hours) to Pristina (arrival 12:15 hours);
Train IC891 Pristina (departure) 06:24 hours (via Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje departure 06:37 hours) to Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic;
Train IC893 Pristina (departure) 13:04 hours (via Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje departure 13:17 hours) to Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic;
Train IC892 Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (via Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje departure 18:38 hours) to Pristina (arrival 18:49 hours). Currently, only the 006 and 007 are fully operational. However, the Di3 643 (which still has to be renumbered '008') is in restricted use as it has poor wheelsets. In Italy The Di 3.626, 630, 631 and 622 (the last one as a spare-part loco) were sold to construction company Impresa Salvatore Esposito in Caserta. The locomotives are active in Kalabria, the southern part of Italy and even on the isle of Sicily (worktrain haulage between Messina and Palermo). The 631 is renumbered to 97 76 000 0 363-1. In March 2003 two locomotives were sighted in Minturno. In June 2003 the Di 3.626 was seen at Zappulla (between Messina and Palermo on Sicily). In September 2003 the Di 3.630 was seen at Roccapalumba Alia in Kalabria. Two locomotives were active on work trains between Salerno and Sapri on 14 July 2004. All four locomotives still carry the NSB red livery.
Former NSB Di3.630 will be scrapped after it suffered major damage due to a runaway on the isle of Sicilia on 10 March 2006.
The last NSB Di3 unit went out of NSB train service on 6 January 2001. Since then the locomotives (in NSB red livery if no other livery has been mentioned) can be found:
In Norway
OBAS runs ski trains between Narvik and Kiruna in the winter season and OBAS got the permission to drive both freight and passenger trains in whole Norway and Sweden. Since the end of March 2005 OBAS runs a freight train service between Narvik (N) and the Oslo shunting yard Alnabru (N) via Ånge (S) and Kil (S). In the Northern and Southern part of Norway these trains run in the dark. However, the following route is used in Norway during the day with use of the roundnoses on Mondays and Wednesdays: Train Gt 5923 on Mondays and Wednesdays:
Alnabru (departure) 13:14 hours
Kongsvinger 14:52/54 hours
Elverum 16:19/50 hours
Koppang 18:10/16 hours
Stųren 22:11/14 hours
Trondheim (arrival) 23:13 hours OBAS also transports wood pulp from south Norway and Sweden to Norske Skog's factory in Skogn in central Norway and facultative further to serve Formofoss (junction of the siding)/Agle (loading point of the train) (N).
The timetable is as follows: Train Gt 46084 on Mondays through Fridays:
Östersund (S) (departure) 17:08 hours
Storlien (S) 19:53/20:15 hours
Hell (N) (arrival) 21:50 hours Train Gt 5931 on Mondays through Fridays:
Hell (N) (departure) 22:30 hours after changing direction
Skogn (N) (arrival) 23:23 hours Train Gt 5933 facultative on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays:
Skogn (N) (departure) 04:00 hours
Agle (N) (arrival) 06:00 hours Train Gt 5934 facultative on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays:
Agle (N) (departure) 13:00 hours
Męre 14:01/08 hours
Bergsgrav 14:30/45 hours
Skogn (N) (arrival) 15:05 hours Train Gt 5932 on Mondays through Fridays:
Skogn (N) (departure) 04:35hours
Hell (N) (arrival) 05:41 hours Train Gt 46081 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays:
Hell (N) (departure) 06:30 hours after changing direction
Storlien (S) 07:50 hours
Östersund (S) (arrival) 10:08 hours Train Gt 46083 on Tuesdays and Thursdays:
Hell (N) (departure) 06:10 hours after changing direction
Storlien (S) 07:30 hours
Östersund (S) (arrival) 10:09 hours The 632 is currently used for facultative once in a week wood log trains between Koppang (N) and Skogn (N) via the Rųrosbane and the Nordlandsbane. The train leaves Koppang on Mondays around 13:00 hours with 2 roundnoses. Since 1 March 2005 OBAS runs 200 trains for timber company Weda Skog from several places in east Sweden to Halden via Kornsjų due to the damage in south Sweden done by the February 2005 storm. Between Limmared and Trollhättan some trains are pulled by Di3 locomotives. Since early August 2005 OBAS operates timber trains from Torsby (S) to Saugbruket in Halden (N). Between Torsby and Kil also Bantåg TMX 1015 is used. In 2005 OBAS erected a workshop in Hamar (N) as facilities in Narvik (N) are too far away for the new freight traffic. Early 2007 Autolink bought 40% of the shares of Ofotbanen and signed a contract with Ofotbanen to transport 600 trains per year for USD 10 million. In Kosovo (Province of Serbia) In January 2001 the Di 3.619 (UNMIK Rail 005), 633 (UNMIK Rail 006), 641 (UNMIK Rail 007) and 643 (UNMIK Rail 008) were donated by the Norwegian government to the Railways of Kosovo (ROK) as part of KFOR in Jugoslowakia, a division of the United Nations Mission which temporary administrates 330 kilometers of railways in Kosovo. Since March 2001 Unmik Railways is responsible for the exploitation and rolling stock for KFOR. The locomotives are used by UNMIK for daily passenger trains between Lesak and Kosovo Polje as well as between Kosovo Polje and Djeneral Jankovic.
The 2006 daily time schedules of the UNMIK roundnose workings are (local name is mentioned before the slash): Train 4303 Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (departure) 14:15 hours to Leshak/Lesak (arrival) 16:20 hours;
Train 4302 Leshak/Lesak (departure) 16:50 hours to Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (arrival) 18:54 hours;
Train 4103 Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (departure) 19:00 hours to Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (arrival) 20:28 hours;
Train 4100 Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (departure) 05:53 hours to Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (arrival) 07:32 hours;
Train 4301 Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (departure) 07:35 hours to Leshak/Lesak (arrival) 09:40 hours;
Train 4300 Leshak/Lesak (departure) 09:55 hours to Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (arrival) 11:59 hours. The first three mentioned trains are run by the same locomotive. Another locomotives works the latter three trains. The following two trains could also be Nohab driven: Train 4101 Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (departure) 04:17 hours to Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (arrival) 05:36 hours;
Train 4102 Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (departure) 20:44 hours to Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje (arrival) 22:18 hours;
Train IC890 Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (via Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje departure 12:04 hours) to Pristina (arrival 12:15 hours);
Train IC891 Pristina (departure) 06:24 hours (via Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje departure 06:37 hours) to Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic;
Train IC893 Pristina (departure) 13:04 hours (via Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje departure 13:17 hours) to Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic;
Train IC892 Hani i Elezit/Djeneral Jankovic (via Fushė kosovė/Kosovo Polje departure 18:38 hours) to Pristina (arrival 18:49 hours). Currently, only the 006 and 007 are fully operational. However, the Di3 643 (which still has to be renumbered '008') is in restricted use as it has poor wheelsets. In Italy The Di 3.626, 630, 631 and 622 (the last one as a spare-part loco) were sold to construction company Impresa Salvatore Esposito in Caserta. The locomotives are active in Kalabria, the southern part of Italy and even on the isle of Sicily (worktrain haulage between Messina and Palermo). The 631 is renumbered to 97 76 000 0 363-1. In March 2003 two locomotives were sighted in Minturno. In June 2003 the Di 3.626 was seen at Zappulla (between Messina and Palermo on Sicily). In September 2003 the Di 3.630 was seen at Roccapalumba Alia in Kalabria. Two locomotives were active on work trains between Salerno and Sapri on 14 July 2004. All four locomotives still carry the NSB red livery.
Former NSB Di3.630 will be scrapped after it suffered major damage due to a runaway on the isle of Sicilia on 10 March 2006.