Friday, December 23, 2011

the NSB El11 class electrics of Norway

Number 11.2110, the location and train not specified.  The El 11 class was produced in a series of 41 units: the first 35 were built between 1951 and 1956 with road numbers 11.2078 to 11.2112, a second series of six, the El 11b, was built between 1963 and 1964, numbered 11.2145 to 11.2150. The b-series had minor modifications such as a windshield consisting of two large windows instead of four small ones.

It was the third type of Norwegian electric locomotive with bogies, after the NSB El 7 and NSB El 9. They were manufactured by Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri (NEBB) and Thune Mekaniske Verksted. A further upgrade of the El 11 became the NSB El 13 locomotive. Between 1982 and 1983 three El 11s were upgraded for use on the steep Flåmsbana branch line. They were replaced by multiple units such as the NSB BM69 and, later, by locomotives such as the NSB El 17.

The El 11s was withdrawn from service during the 1990s, with the last use in 1998. There are four preserved examples, two by the Norwegian Railway Club for use on special trains, and two by the Norwegian Railway Museum in Hamar.

Specifications
Axle arrangement: Bo-Bo
Length: 14.45 m (47 ft 5 in)
Weight: 62.0 tonnes (136,700 lb)
Electric system: 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC
Top speed:  105 km/h (65 mph)
Power output: 1,676 kW (2,250 hp)

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