NSB Class III

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.https://forsk.njk.no/mdb/mdb.php?hid=217&aut=&visallebilder=1 (Translated by Google)https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=7017https://www.steamlocomotive.info/nloconoteshow.cfm?which=7017http://www.nic.funet.fi/index/pics/railways/Norway/museum/index.htmlhttps://www.ebe-data.com/Hobby/Jernbanebilder/Norge/Lok/Damp.htm (Translated by Google)https://www.ebe-data.com/Hobby/Jernbanebilder/Norge/Veterantog_museum/Jernbanemuseet-museumsomraadet.htm (Translated by Google)https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/norway02.htmhttps://andrewstransport.smugmug.com/Norwegiantrains/British-steam-in-Norway-2015/i-Ppm5Mrv
== 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The III class has one of it's members preserved being No.21 (formerly No.4) named Alf being built in 1870 and withdrawn in 1923.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.http://members.ozemail.com.au/~telica/Norway_Alf.htmlhttps://kulturpunkt.org/en/kulturpunkt/8306
== List of Locomotives ==
Class list of locomotives of the III class.
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
 	12 	Mode 	1870 	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	993 	Scrapped
- 	13 	Magne 	1871 	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	1108 	Scrapped
 	21 	Alf(Formerly No.4)	1870 	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	992 	Preserved: Display
== Trivia ==
* The class is often confused with the IV class.
== Bibliography ==
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