NSB El 8

NSB El 8
El 8.2060 Hamar 21.07.07, right side
Power type	Electric
Builder	Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri AEG Thune Per Kure
Build date	1940-49
Total produced	16
AAR wheel arr.	1-D-1
UIC classification	1'Do1'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length	13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Locomotive weight	82.8 t (182,500 lb)
Electric system	15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC
Current collection method	Pantograph
Top speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output	2,080 kW (2,789 hp)
Tractive effort	135 kN (30,000 lbf)
Career	Norges Statsbaner
Number	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 02.08.04,left side

References

• Jernbane.net entry on the El 8