NSB El 6

NSB El 6

Type and origin Power type Electric Builder AEG Skabo Build date 1911 Total produced 1

Specifications UIC class B' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Length 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) Loco weight 23 t (23 long tons; 25 short tons) Electric system(s) 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC Catenary Current collection Pantograph

Performance figures Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph) Power output 184 kW (247 hp)

Career Operators Norsk Transport Norwegian State Railways Numbers RjB.4–5 NSB 6 2503 Locale Rjukanbanen Retired 1956

NSB El 6 was a series of two electric locomotive delivered in 1912 to Norsk Transport that operated the Rjukan Line and the Tinnoset Line, where they were designated RjB.4 and 5. The locomotives were built by AEG (motor) and Skabo (chassis) and delivered at the same time as RjB.1–3 (later El 7) locomotives for the electrification of the Rjukan Line.

They were exactly "half" of the larger 1–3 units, with two motors, one pantograph and one transformer.

In 1920 RjB.4 was transferred to Norwegian State Railways and designated El 6, numbered 2503. In 1934 it was rebuilt from 10 to 15 kV and moved to Drammen. It was taken out of service in 1956, while the Rjukan Line took its out of service in 1960; neither have been preserved.

External links

• Jernbane.net entry on the El 6