NSB El 5

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	AEG; Siemens; Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri; Hamar Jernstøperi; Thune
Build date	1927–1936
Total produced	12

NSB El 5
NSB El 5
	NSB El 5 2041 outside Sandesund Station
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	AEG; Siemens; Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri; Hamar Jernstøperi; Thune
Build date	1927–1936
Total produced	12
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B'B'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	13.1 m (42 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
Loco weight	66.8 t (65.7 long tons; 73.6 short tons)
Electric system/s	15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Power output	1,044 kW (1,400 hp)
Operators
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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