NSB El 12

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NSB El 12
Unit at Narvik Station in 1970
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Motala Verkstad/NOHAB Build date 1954 and 1957 Total produced 8
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC 1′D (paired as 1′D+D1′) Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Length 13.245 m (43 ft 5 in) Loco weight 95 t (93 long tons; 105 short tons) Electric system/s 15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 75 km/h (47 mph) Power output 2,398 kW (3,220 hp)
Career Locale Ofoten Line

NSB El 12 was an electric locomotive used by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) to haul iron ore trains on Ofoten Line between 1957 and 1990. The locomotives were based on the Swedish Dm that was used with success on the connecting Iron Ore Line. The eight units were always operated in pairs or in triples and were numbered 12 2113 - 12 2120. Four double sets remain as heritage locomotives.