NSB El 15

NSB El 15
BR 161
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderASEA
Build date1967
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICCo′Co′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Length19.8 m (65 ft 0 in)
Loco weight132 t (130 long tons; 146 short tons)
Electric system/s15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output5,400 kW (7,240 hp)
Tractive effort420 kN (94,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsGrenland Rail
ClassEl 15
Number in class6
NumbersEl 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]