Tb is a
diesel-electric locomotive used by
Banverket
, genre =
, fate =
, predecessor = Swedish State Railways
, successor = Swedish Transport Administration
, foundation = 1988
, founder =
, defunct = 31 March 2010
, location_city ...
of
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
, for line service and
snowplough
A snowplow (also snow plow, snowplough or snow plough) is a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, used for removing snow and ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transportation purposes. Although this term is often used to re ...
ing. Ten locomotives were built for
Swedish State Railways ( sv, Statens Järnvägar, SJ) in 1969-1970 by
Nydquist & Holm (NOHAB), for combined freight and snowploughing service, along with 20 smaller
Tc locomotives. When Banverket was demerged in 1988, the Tb was transferred to it.
External links
Järnväg.net on Tb
NOHAB locomotives
Tb
Bo′Bo′ locomotives
Standard gauge locomotives of Sweden
Railway locomotives introduced in 1969
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