NSB B5

NSB Class 5 or B5 is a series of passenger carriages built by Strømmens Værksted for the Norwegian State Railways. Built between 1977 and 1981, they went through a major upgrade between 2008 and 2012. Sixty-three units were delivered. Each is 25.30 metres (83 ft 0 in) long, 3.10 metres (10 ft 2 in) wide, and 4.075 metres (13 ft 4.4 in) tall. They weigh 42 tonnes (41 long tons; 46 short tons) and have a maximum permitted speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). They are used predominantly on the Dovre Line, the Nordland Line and the Vestfold Line.

Coach types before upgrade:

All A3s and BF13s, and some BF14s, are withdrawn.

Coach types after upgrade 2010-2012:

The first upgraded coaches were used on the Vestfold Line (Oslo-Skien) from 20.06.2011.

As for December 2013 only upgraded coaches are used in ordinary traffic with passengers, except a couple of old BF14 that are still used in combination with B3 coaches on the Oslo-Bergen line. A few old coaches have been transferred to Jernbaneverket and the Norwegian Railway Museum.