NSB El 8

NSB El 8

El 8.2060 Hamar 21.07.07, right side
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
AEG
Thune
Per Kure
Build date 1940-49
Total produced 16
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. 1-D-1
UIC class 1'Do1'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Length 13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Loco weight 82.8 t (81.5 long tons; 91.3 short tons)
Electric system(s) 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC Catenary
Current collection Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output 2,080 kW (2,789 hp)
Tractive effort 135 kN (30,000 lbf)
Career
Operators Norwegian State Railways
Numbers 82054 to 82061
82065 to 82072
Locale Norway
Retired 1987
Disposition Retired

The NSB El 8 was a Norwegian electric locomotive which was built between 1940 and 1949. Although fast, the El 8 did not have bogies, making it rather stiff in the turns, a problem which was remedied with the introduction of the NSB El 11 and NSB El 13.

There were 16 El 8 engines produced. Four manufacturers were involved in building it: AEG, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, Per Kure and Thune. The engines were numbered 82054 to 82061 and 82065 to 82072. The last El 8 was retired in 1987. Engine no. 82060 is preserved.

El 8.2060 Hamar 02.08.04,left side

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