Power type Electric Total produced 16 UIC class 1'Do1' | Build date 1940-49 AAR wheel arr. 1-D-1 | |
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Builder Norsk Elektrisk & Brown BoveriAEGThunePer Kure |
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.
References
NSB El 8 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA