2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. El 14 2186-2: Ollivius (Olaf Just)· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. CargoNet El 14 on Dovrebanen: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
NSB El 14 is a Norwegian electric locomotive operated by CargoNet for freight trains hauling. Built between 1968 and 1973 by Thune as a general purpose engine for the Norwegian State Railways (NSB), they were seen hauling passenger trains until the 1980s. Of the 31 units numbered 14 2164 to 14 2190 and 14 2197 to 14 2200, 11 remain in service.
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 58 years ago, in 1968.
- 5.1 MW is about 60 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1968–1973
- in service from
- 1968
- number built
- 31
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Thunes mekaniske verksted, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
- operators
- CargoNet, Vy, Norges Statsbaner
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 5.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 15 kV 16, 2, 3 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- length
- 17.7 m
- weight
- 105 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q744444, Wikipedia: NSB El 14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.