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NSB class El 10
| Power type |
Electric |
| Build date |
1931-1952 |
| UIC classification |
C |
| Length |
9.6 m |
| Total weight |
47.3 tons |
| Top speed |
45 km/h |
| Power output |
515 kW |
| Tractive effort |
110 kN |
| Career |
NSB |
| Number in class |
17 |
| First run |
1931 |
| Disposition |
retired |
The El 10 is the name of a class of electric locomotives formerly in use with NSB Norwegian railways. It is the only electric shunter which NSB has operated. The first engine was built by Thune/PK in 1931. The other sixteen locomotives were built by ASEA and som other companies between 1937 and 1952. They were finally retired from service in 1998. They were numbered 10 2504 to 10 2520. Engines 10 2504 and 10 2508 were painted in bright colors to pull the train on the Norwegian children's TV program Sesam Stasjon.
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