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The Norwegian State Railways III Class are 2-4-0 side tank steam locomotives.



History[]

The III class are a class of six side tank 2-4-0 locomotives. They were built by Beyer, Peacock and company from 1868 to 1871 as part of the III class for the Norwegian State Railways. They were designed, built and operated for small local passenger trains for which they operated until the 1920s.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]



Preservation[]

The III class has one of it's members preserved being No.21 (formerly No.4) named Alf being built in 1870 and withdrawn in 1923. It is currently owned and on display by and in the Norwegian State Railways Museum in Hamar.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]



List of Locomotives[]

Class list of locomotives of the III class.[1][9]
Image: No. Name: Built: Builder: Builder's No. Status:
- 5 Tjalve 1868 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 836 Scrapped
- 6 Røskva 1868 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 837 Scrapped
- 9 Eivind 1871 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1109 Scrapped
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No.12 on a turntable around 1900.

12 Mode 1870 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 993 Scrapped
- 13 Magne 1871 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1108 Scrapped
Jernbanemuseet, Hamar - Fo30141602260087

No.21 on display in 1952.

21 Alf(Formerly No.4) 1870 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 992 Preserved: Display



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Preserved Norwegian Steam Locomotives
Norwegian State Railways III Class No.21 'Alf'
IV Class No.10 'Hugin'
XIII Class No.7
XXI Class No.1No.2No.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.16No.17 'Caroline'
7a Class No.11No.25
18c Class No.255
21b Class No.252No.225
21c Class No.376No.377
21e Class No.207
23b Class No.442No.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
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Kings Bay Coal Corporation No.2
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