Cannabaceae

NSB El 8
El 8.2060, Hamar, 2023-7-18
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderNorsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
AEG
Thune
Per Kure
Build date1940-1949
Total produced16
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AAR1-D-1
 • UIC1'Do1'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Length13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Loco weight82.8 t (81.5 long tons; 91.3 short tons)
Electric system/s15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output2,080 kW (2,789 hp)
Tractive effort135 kN (30,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsNorwegian State Railways
Numbers8 2054 to 8 2061
8 2065 to 8 2072
LocaleNorway
Retired1987
DispositionRetired

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 2004-08-02,left side
El 8.2060 Hamar 2007-07-21,right side

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