page_title: NSB Di 4
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: NSB Di 4 / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Norges Statsbaner Di 4 mit dem Tagzug von Bodø nach Trondheim (Nordlandsbanen), hier im Saltfjell zwischen Lønsdal und Bolna. English: Norges Statsbaner Di 4 with the daytime train from Bodø to Trondheim (Nordlandsbanen), passing the Saltfjellet between Lønsdal and Bolna. Français&#160;: La Norges Statsbaner Di 4 tractant le train de jour de Bodø vers Trondheim (Ligne du Nordlandsbanen), prise au niveau de Saltfjellet entre Lønsdal et Bolna. Norsk (bokmål)‎: Norges Statsbaners dagtog trukket av en Di4 på Nordlandsbanen på Saltfjellet, mellom Lønsdal og Bolna.
context_page_description: NSB Di 4 is a class of five diesel-electric locomotives built by Henschel for the Norwegian State Railways. Delivered in 1981, the class is used to haul passenger trains on the Nordland Line and are since 2001 the only revenue diesel locomotives used by NSB. The locomotives had electric components from Brown, Boveri & Cie and a General Motors Electro-Motive Division 16-645E prime mover. This gives a power output of 2,450 kilowatts and a starting tractive effort of 360 kilonewtons.
  The locomotives were ordered in the late 1970s as a supplement and later replacement of the Di 3. The class is technically similar to Denmark's DSB Class ME; it was planned to have commonalities with NSB's electric El 17 locomotives, but this was scrapped. The Di 4 was world's first asynchronous locomotive in revenue service. A second batch was planned delivered later in the 1980s, but the order was never placed.
context_section_description: During the 1950s and 1960s, NSB took delivery of thirty-five Di 3 locomotives. The long term plan during the 1960s called for an additional orders of Di 3s during the early 1970s, but this was never carried through. Instead, the state railways started planning of a new class. Construction was conducted by Kassel, Germany–based Henschel. The electric components were delivered by Brown, Boveri & Cie of Mannheim, Germany, while the engine-generator was delivered by General Motors. The Di 4 is technically similar to the Denmark's DSB Class ME. Di 4 was the first NSB locomotive to have three-phase and asynchronous motors, and the world's first asynchronous locomotive in revenue service. Henschel was also building the NSB El 17; the two types were planned to use the same traction motors and rectifiers to increase commonality. This was however was discarded because the Di 4's components were too heavy for the El 17.
  Delivery of the five locomotives took place in 1981. It was often run in multiple with Di 3. Di 4 has a higher axle load than Di 3, so from the delivery they could not be used north of Mo i Rana on the Nordland Line. By 1987, NSB was planning on an additional order of the class, with delivery in 1989 and 1990, but the order was never placed. The proposed order would have consisted of six to ten units, which would have received a modified ventilation system and a more powerful engine. Because of the time that had passed before a new order would have been placed, NSB was already looking for a more modern class, and placed an order for twelve Di 6 in 1992. The Di 6 proved too unreliable, and was returned to the manufacturer. With the retirement of the Di 3 in 2001, Di 4 remains NSB's only revenue diesel locomotives.
caption: Di 4 hauling a passenger train over Saltfjellet
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