NSB El 8
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 El 8.2060 Hamar 21.07.07, right side |
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| Power type | Electric |
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| Builder | Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri AEG Thune Per Kure |
| Build date | 1940-49 |
| Total production | 16 |
| UIC classification | 1'Do1' |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
| Length | 13.8 m |
| Total weight | 82.8 t |
| Electric system(s) | 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC |
| Current Collection method(s) | Pantograph |
| Top speed | 110 km/h |
| Power output | 2,080 kW |
| Tractive effort | 135 kN |
| Locomotive brakes | Straight air |
| Train brakes | 26-L air |
| Career | Norges Statsbaner |
| Locale | Norway |
| Retired | 1987 |
| Disposition | Retired |
| WikiProject Trains {{Infobox Locomotive Auto}} |
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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.
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