NSB El 2

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri; Thune
Build date	1923
Total produced	2

NSB El 2
NSB El 2
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri; Thune
Build date	1923
Total produced	2
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	1B+B1
• UIC	1B'+B'1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 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 16+2⁄3 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup	Pantograph
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
Power output	857 kW (1,149 hp)
Operators
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.

Power typeElectric

Build date1923

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