NSB El 2

NSB El 2
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
Thune
Build date 1923
Total produced 2
Specifications
AAR wheel arr 1B+B1
UIC class 1B'+B'1
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Length 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)
Loco weight 77.5 t (76.3 long tons; 85.4 short tons)
Electric system(s) 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC Catenary
Current collection Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed 75 km/h (47 mph)
Power output 857 kW (1,149 hp)
Career
Operators Norwegian State Railways
Numbers 2 2023 - 2 2024
Locale Norway
Retired 1967

NSB El 2 was a series of two electric locomotives built by Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri and Thune for the Norwegian State Railways in 1923. They remained in service until 1967. Neither has been preserved.

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