NSB Class 2

The Norwegian State Railways 2 (2a) Class are 2-4-0 tender steam locomotive.
== History ==
The 2 (2a) class are a class of three tender 2-4-0 locomotives. All three members of the class were built in 1861 by Robert Stephenson and company of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The class were primarily used for passenger services on the Norwegian State Railways until 1920 when the last was withdrawn.https://forsk.njk.no/mdb/mdb.php?hid=29&aut=&visallebilder=1 (Translated by Google)https://jernbane.net/bo/subpage.php?s=3&t=94 (Translated by Google)https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/norway02.htmhttp://members.ozemail.com.au/~telica/Norway_Hamar_Railway_Museum_Main_Exhibition_Hall.htmlhttp://www.nic.funet.fi/index/pics/railways/Norway/museum/index.htmlhttps://www.ebe-data.com/Hobby/Jernbanebilder/Norge/Lok/Damp.htm#Normalspor (Translated by Google)https://www.ebe-data.com/Hobby/Jernbanebilder/Norge/Veterantog_museum/Jernbanemuseet-museumsomraadet.htm (Translated by Google)https://www.steamlocomotive.info/country.cfm?which=norway
== Preservation ==
Two members have been preserved being No.16 which is one display in the Norwegian State Railways Museum in Hamar and is the oldest preserved locomotive in Norway. While the other No.17 is operational and occasionally operates along the main line and was named Caroline in 1954 after being rescued from a paper mill. Caroline is Norway's oldest operating locomotive.
== List of Locomotives ==
Class list of locomotives of the 2 (2a) class.
Image:	No. 	Name: 	Built:	Builder: 	Builder's No.	Status:
- 	15 (Formerly No.3)	- 	1861 	Robert, Stephenson & Co.	1405 	Scrapped
 	16 (Formerly No.4)	- 	1861 	Robert, Stephenson & Co.	1406 	Preserved: Display
 	17 (Formerly No.5)	Caroline	1861 	Robert, Stephenson & Co.	1407 	Preserved: Operational
== Trivia ==
* The class is the oldest preserved in Norway.
== Bibliography ==
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