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NSB El 5

NSB El 5
El5 2041.jpg
NSB El 5 2041 outside Sandesund Station
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder AEG
Siemens
Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
Hamar Jernstøperi
Thune
Build date 1927–1936
Total produced 12
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UIC B'B'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Length 13.1 m (42 ft 11 34 in)
Loco weight 66.8 t (65.7 long tons; 73.6 short tons)
Electric system/s 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph)
Power output 1,044 kW (1,400 hp)
Career
Operators Norwegian State Railways
Numbers 5 2035 – 5043
5 2051 – 5 2053
Locale Rjukan Line
Retired 1972
Current owner Norwegian Railway Museum (2039)
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder AEG
Siemens
Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
Hamar Jernstøperi
Thune
Build date 1927–1936
Total produced 12
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UIC B'B'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Length 13.1 m (42 ft 11 34 in)
Loco weight 66.8 t (65.7 long tons; 73.6 short tons)
Electric system/s 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph)
Power output 1,044 kW (1,400 hp)
Career
Operators Norwegian State Railways
Numbers 5 2035 – 5043
5 2051 – 5 2053
Locale Rjukan Line
Retired 1972
Current owner Norwegian Railway Museum (2039)

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.


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