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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Narvik jernbanestasjon - no-nb digifoto 20151009 00193 NB MIT FNR 05199 (crop to loco): Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Narvik jernbanestasjon - no-nb digifoto 20151009 00193 NB MIT FNR 05199: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
NSB El 3 was an electric locomotive used by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) to transport iron ore on the Ofoten Line. Five twin-locomotive sets were in service from 1925 to 1967.
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 101 years ago, in 1925.
- Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21.1 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 42 years (1925–1967).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1925–1929
- in service from
- 1925
- retired
- 1967
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Thunes mekaniske verksted, Siemens, AEG
- operators
- Norges Statsbaner
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- (1′C)+(C1′)
- length
- 21.1 m
- weight
- 138 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1213773, Wikipedia: NSB El 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.