NSB Class 2a No. 17 Caroline

NSR 2a No.17 'Caroline'

Side view of Caroline around 1900.

Overview -

Propulsion:

Steam

Loco Type:

Tender Engine

Gauge:

4 ft 8 1/2 in

History -

Name:

Caroline

Livery:

NSR Lined Green

Sibling Locomotives:

No.16

Manufacturing Details:

Builder:

Robert Stephenson & Co.

(b/n) Builder's No.

1407

Build Date:

1861

Service:

Operator:

Norwegian State Railways Museum, Hamar

Former Operators:

Norwegian State Railways

Railway:

NSR Museum Standard Gauge Railway

No.

17

Former Numbers:

5

Years in Operation:

1861 - 1920

Disposition:

Preserved: Operational

Wheel Arrangement:

Whyte Notation:

2-4-0+T

UIC-Classification:

1B-2 n2

Axle No.

3

Boiler & Firebox:

Current Boiler Pressure:

8.4 kg/cm²

Grate Area:

0.75 m²

Heating Surface:

48.6 m²

Cylinders:

Cylinders (Dia. x Stroke):

305 mm x 508 mm

Operation:

Water Capacity:

3.3 Tons

Coal Capacity:

2.0 Tons

Weight of Locomotive:

21.3 Tons

Total Weight:

35.3 Tons

Weight of Tender(s):

7.1 Tons

Performance Statistics:

Maximum Speed:

50 km/h

Dimensions:

Total Length:

11, 011 mm

Valves & Motion:

Valve Gear:

Stephenson

Caroline is a 2-4-0 tender steam locomotive.

History[]

Caroline was built by Robert Stephenson and company in 1861 originally numbered 4 until the next year when it was renumbered 17. Becoming the Norwegian State Railways last 2a class. It was withdrawn in 1920 and preserved. Caroline is owned by the Norwegian State Railways Museum in Hamar where it operates on a small stretch of track. It gained it's name in 1954 during preservation.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Trivia[]

Caroline is the oldest operating locomotive in Norway!^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Bibliography[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://forsk.njk.no/mdb/mdb.php?eid=4793&aut= (Translated by Google)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://jernbane.net/bo/subpage.php?s=3&t=94 (Translated by Google)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/norway02.htm
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 https://www.ebe-data.com/Hobby/Jernbanebilder/Norge/Lok/Damp.htm#Normalspor (Translated by Google)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 https://www.ebe-data.com/Hobby/Jernbanebilder/Norge/Veterantog_museum/Jernbanemuseet-museumsomraadet.htm (Translated by Google)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=5880

Preserved Norwegian Steam Locomotives
Norwegian State Railways	III Class	No.21 'Alf'
	IV Class	No.10 'Hugin'
	XIII Class	No.7
	XXI Class	No.1 • No.2 • No.5
	XXVI Class	No.81
	XXII Class	No.6
	XXIX Class	No.5 'Bjørkelangen' • No.6 'Høland' • No.7 'Prydz'
	XXVII Class	No.2 'Urskog'
	XXVIII Class	No.4 'Setskogen'
	2a Class	No.16 • No.17 'Caroline'
	7a Class	No.11 • No.25
	18c Class	No.255
	21b Class	No.252 • No.225
	21c Class	No.376 • No.377
	21e Class	No.207
	23b Class	No.442 • No.443
	24b Class	No.236
	25a Class	No.227
	26c Class	No.411
	27a Class	No.234
	30a Class	No.271
	31b Class	No.452
	32a Class	No.288
	49c Class	No.470
	63a Class	No.2770
Industrial	Årdal Works	Årdal Works Tank Engine
	Bjarkøy Gruver	Bjarkøy Gruver Mines Tank Engine
	Sulitjelmabanen	No.1
	Norsk Hydro	Norsk Hydro Side Tank Engine • Norsk Hydro Fireless Tank Engine
	PapeterieDrammensalvens	PapeterieDrammensalvens Tank Engine
	Bjorkasen Mines	Bjorkasen Mines Tank Engine
	Luossavaara-Kirunavaara AB Iron-Ore	No.5
	MBV (SJ)	No.1432 • No.1155 'Mons Olsen'
	Kings Bay Coal Corporation	No.2
	Bjørnøen AS	No.1 'Pelle' • Bjørnøen AS Unnumbered Tank Engine

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://forsk.njk.no/mdb/mdb.php?eid=4793&aut= (Translated by Google)

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://jernbane.net/bo/subpage.php?s=3&t=94 (Translated by Google)

[:2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/norway02.htm

[:3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://www.ebe-data.com/Hobby/Jernbanebilder/Norge/Lok/Damp.htm#Normalspor (Translated by Google)

[:4-5] 5.0 ^5.1 https://www.ebe-data.com/Hobby/Jernbanebilder/Norge/Veterantog_museum/Jernbanemuseet-museumsomraadet.htm (Translated by Google)

[:5-6] 6.0 ^6.1 https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=5880

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