NSB El 16

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NSB El 16
Tågkompaniet train type El16 24, Sundsvall, Sweden (Image taken by Henrik Sendelbach).
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder ASEA Build date 1977–1984
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo'Bo' Length 15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) Loco weight 80 t (79 long tons; 88 short tons) Electric system/s 15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph) Power output 4,440 kW (5,950 hp)
Career Operators CargoNet Number in class 17 Numbers 16 2201 – 16 2217 First run 1977

NSB El 16 is an electric locomotive which is used on the Norwegian railway system by CargoNet to haul freight trains. Until it was replaced by the El 18, the El 16 engines also pulled passenger trains on the Norwegian State Railways.