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NSB El 5

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Power type
  
Electric

Total produced
  
12

Build date
  
1927–1936

UIC class
  
B'B'

NSB El 5

Builder
  
AEG Siemens Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri Hamar Jernstøperi Thune

Gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge

NSB El 5 was an electric locomotive built by AEG, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, Siemens, Hamar Jernstøperi and Thune between 1927 and 1936, with a total of 12 units being delivered to the Norwegian State Railways. They were capable of 1,044 kW and top speed of 70 km/h. Number 2039 is preserved by the Norwegian Railway Museum.

References

NSB El 5 Wikipedia