what is it?
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.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 103 years ago, in 1923.
- 857 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 12.7 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 44 years (1923–1967).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1923
- in service from
- 1923
- retired
- 1967
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, Thunes mekaniske verksted
- operators
- Norges Statsbaner
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- 857 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 15 kV 16, 2, 3 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- 1B'+B'1
- length
- 12.7 m
- weight
- 77.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q820093, Wikipedia: NSB El 2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.