Talk:NSB Di 6

NOK
The article claims that the contract was valued at NOK 380 million but the return was given NOK 485 million - this makes 95million profit for NSB (not to mention more 80 million NOK discount) eg version

Is this a typo? Mddkpp (talk) 01:27, 14 January 2012 (UTC)


 * First of all, that would be 380 million in 1992-money and 480 million in 1999-money. Secondly, NSB incurred a cost for having non-functioning locomotives for several years, including having to operate expensive Di 3s. So yes, NSB got back more than they paid, but that was just to cover their costs. Arsenikk (talk)  23:52, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
 * ok as long as you are sure - I don't know the exchange rates or inflation on NOK. Mddkpp (talk) 00:38, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm Norwegian, a railfan and an economist, so I'm pretty sure its right. Arsenikk (talk)  09:07, 15 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Do you want more technical details in the infobox? I notice the article presents a lot of the info (lenght, height, etc) in prose form and not in the box - which is unusual.Mddkpp (talk) 00:38, 15 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, there is still more work to be done with the article, including the infobox. I stopped where I did last night because I went to bed. All information in an infobox should be repeated in prose format. For locomotives, there will always be details which cannot be explained in the truncated format of the infobox. Feel free to add additional specs in the infobox, just don't remove them from the prose. Otherwise, I'll get around to adding them when I have some more time on my hands. Regards, Arsenikk (talk)  09:07, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * ok I've added to the infobox - I'll let you do the rest...
 * Note - Siemens quotes a top speed of 140km/hr for the ME26, whilst others quote 160. (The MaK DE1024 is also 160km/h) - I don't know why this is - it might be a top approved speed for lease use in germany - but that is a guess.Mddkpp (talk) 17:42, 15 January 2012 (UTC)