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what is it?
NSB El 13 is a Norwegian electric locomotive which was used by Norwegian State Railways (NSB) for both passenger and freight trains. The locomotive is a heavier and upgraded version of the NSB El 11 which was popular among its crew but unsuitable for journeys in heavy snow on lines such as the Bergen Line. Like the El 11, the El 13s were produced by Thune.
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 69 years ago, in 1957.
- 2.6 MW is about 31 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1957–1966
- in service from
- 1957
- number built
- 37
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Thunes mekaniske verksted, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
- operators
- Norges Statsbaner, Vy, Ofotbanen AS, CargoNet
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 2.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 15 m
- weight
- 72 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q744432, Wikipedia: NSB El 13 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.