Friday, July 18, 2014

NSB El 8 at Larvik, Norway


The El 8 was a class of 16 units delivered 1940-1949; they had a 1-Do-1 axle arrangement which didn't make it very suitable for tight curves.  Like all locos delivered up to 1962, it was originally in a green livery, then this was changed to russet (red brown). The one preserved example (in Hamar) has been returned to the original green. Scanned from an old calendar, original pic credited to Leif Klereus. more

Builders: Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, AEG, Thune, Per Kure
Length: 13.8 metres (45 ft 3 in)
Locomotive weight:  82.8 tonnes (81.5 long tons; 91.3 short tons)
Electric system:  15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC from catenary
Top speed:  110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output:  2,080 kW (2,789 hp)
Tractive effort:  135 kN (30,000 lbf)

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