NSB El 8

NSB El 8
El 8.2060, Hamar, 2023-7-18
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri AEG Thune Per Kure Build date 1940-1949 Total produced 16
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR 1-D-1  • UIC 1'Do1' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 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 16+2⁄3 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) 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 8 2054 to 8 2061 8 2065 to 8 2072 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 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

References

• Jernbane.net entry on the El 8