NSB Class XXVI No. 81

NSR XXVI No.81
No.81 in NSR service.
Overview -
Propulsion:	Steam
Loco Type:	Tank Engine
Gauge:	3 ft 6 in
Manufacturing Details:
Builder:	Hamar Jernstøperi
(b/n) Builder's No.	98
Build Date:	1915
Service:
Former Operators:	Norwegian State Railways
No.	81
Years in Operation:	1915 - 1949
Disposition:	Preserved: Stored
Wheel Arrangement:
Whyte Notation:	2-6-4T
UIC-Classification:	1'C2 'T h2
Axle No.	6

No.81 is a 2-6-4 tank steam locomotive.

History

No.81 was built in 1915 by Hamar Jernstøperi of Norway as builder's number 98 becoming the Norwegian State Railways last XXVI class. It was withdrawn from service in 1949 and preserved. It is owned by the Norwegian State Railways Museum and is stored pending restoration.

Trivia

• No.81 is easily forgotten due to how obscure it is and the fact it has never been displayed.

Bibliography

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