NSB El 8 explained

NSB El 8
Powertype:Electric
Builder:Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
AEG
Thune
Per Kure
Builddate:1940-1949
Totalproduction:16
Aarwheels:1-D-1
Uicclass:1'Do1'
Length:13.80NaN0
Locoweight:82.8t
Electricsystem:15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC Catenary
Collectionmethod:Pantograph
Maxspeed:110km/h
Poweroutput:20800NaN0
Tractiveeffort:135kN
Operator:Norwegian State Railways
Fleetnumbers:8 2054 to 8 2061
8 2065 to 8 2072
Locale:Norway
Disposition:Retired
Retiredate:1987

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.

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