NSB El 6

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Length6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)Loco weight23 t (23 long tons; 25 short tons)Electric system/s15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC CatenaryCurrent pickup(s)Pantograph

Performance figures
Maximum speed	45 km/h (28 mph)
Power output	184 kW (247 hp)

Career
Operators	Norsk Transport Norwegian State Railways
Numbers	RjB.4–5 NSB 6 2503
Locale	Rjukanbanen
Retired	1956

NSB El 6 was a series of two electric locomotive delivered in 1912 to Norsk Transport that operated the Rjukan Line and the Tinnoset Line, where they were designated RjB.4 and 5. The locomotives were built by AEG (motor) and Skabo (chassis) and delivered at the same time as RjB.1–3 (later El 7) locomotives for the electrification of the Rjukan Line.^[1]^[2]

They were exactly "half" of the larger 1–3 units, with two motors, one pantograph and one transformer.

In 1920 RjB.4 was transferred to Norwegian State Railways and designated El 6, numbered 2503. In 1934 it was rebuilt from 10 to 15 kV and moved to Drammen. It was taken out of service in 1956, while the Rjukan Line took its out of service in 1960; neither have been preserved.

References

^ Payton, Gary & Lepperød, Trond (1995). Rjukanbanen; på sporet av et industrieventyr (in Norwegian). Rjukan: Mana Forlag. p. 187. ISBN 82-993549-1-9.
^ Aspenberg, Nils Carl (2001). Elektrolok i Norge (in Norwegian). Oslo: Baneforlaget. pp. 62–65. ISBN 82-91448-42-6.

External links

Jernbane.net entry on the El 6

Rolling stock of Norway

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