| NSB type 18 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-6-0 |
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| • UIC | 2'C-2'2' |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Driver dia. | 1,445 mm (4 ft 8.9 in) |
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| Wheelbase | 3,350 mm (11 ft 0 in) |
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| Length | 15,625 mm (51 ft 3.2 in) |
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| Height | 4,100 mm (13 ft 5 in) |
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| Loco weight | 18a45.8 t (50.5 short tons; 45.1 long tons)
18n46.6 t (51.4 short tons; 45.9 long tons)
18c: 46.7 t (51.5 short tons; 46.0 long tons) |
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| Tender weight | 13.7 t (15.1 short tons; 13.5 long tons) |
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| Total weight | 18a78.3 t (86.3 short tons; 77.1 long tons)
18b/c: 79.6 t (87.7 short tons; 78.3 long tons) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 3.5 t (3.9 short tons; 3.4 long tons) |
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| Water cap. | 11 m3 (2,400 imp gal) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 1.9 m2 (20 sq ft) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 18a/b: 117.3 m2 (1,263 sq ft)
18c: 94.1 m2 (1,013 sq ft) |
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Superheater:
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| • Heating area | 18c: 29.4 m2 (316 sq ft) |
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| Cylinders | 2 |
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| Cylinder size | 18c: 480 mm × 650 mm (19 in × 26 in) |
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| High-pressure cylinder | 18a/b: 450 mm × 650 mm (18 in × 26 in) |
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| Low-pressure cylinder | 18a/b: 670 mm × 650 mm (26 in × 26 in) |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | Forward: 18a/b:60 km/h (37 mph)
18c: 65 km/h (40 mph)
Reverse: 50 km/h (31 mph) |
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| Power output | 825 hp (615 kW) |
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| Factor of adh. | 18a35.1 t (38.7 short tons; 34.5 long tons)
18b/c: 36 t (40 short tons; 35 long tons) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Norwegian State Railways |
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| Numbers | 131–138, 157–158, 184–189, 211–214, 226, 231–233, 241–246, 255, 267, 298, 310–311 |
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| Withdrawn | 1969 |
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| Preserved | one preserved, remainder scrapped |
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The NSB type 18 was a 2'C (4–6–0) built between 1900 and 1919 by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik and Hamar Jernstøberi for the Norwegian state railway (NSB).
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