NSB El 8
NSB El 8
El 8.2060 Hamar 21.07.07, right side |
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Maximum speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) |
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Power output |
2,080 kW (2,789 hp) |
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Tractive effort |
135 kN (30,000 lbf) |
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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 8 2054 to 8 2061 and 8 2065 to 8 2072. The last El 8 was retired in 1987. Engine no. 8 2060 is preserved.
El 8.2060 Hamar 02.08.04,left side
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