NSB El 15

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NSB El 15 BR 161
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder ASEA Build date 1967 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 19.8 m (65 ft 0 in) Loco weight 132 t (130 long tons; 146 short tons) Electric system/s 15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Power output 5,400 kW (7,240 hp) Tractive effort 420 kN (94,000 lbf)
Career Operators Grenland Rail Class El 15 Number in class 6 Numbers El 15 101 - El 15 106

NSB El 15 is a class of electric locomotives which are now operated by the Norwegian company Grenland Rail. The locomotives were originally built for the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) in 1967 to replace the NSB El 3 and NSB El 4 engines on Ofoten Line. The main task there is to pull heavy iron ore freight trains, and the El 15 is the most powerful engine which NSB has ever used.^{[citation needed]}