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.