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{{Short description|Norwegian electric locomotive}}
{{one source|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox Locomotive
| name             = NSB El 8
| powertype        = Electric
| image            = NSB El8.2060 Hamar 2023.jpg
| caption          = El 8.2060, Hamar, 2023-7-18
| designer         = 
| builder          = [[Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri]]<br>[[AEG (German company)|AEG]]<br>[[Thune (company)|Thune]]<br>[[Per Kure (company)|Per Kure]]
| serialnumber     = 
| buildmodel       = 
| builddate        = 1940-1949
| totalproduction  = 16
| aarwheels        = 1-D-1
| uicclass         = 1'Do1'
| gauge            = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| trucks           = 
| length           = {{convert|13.8|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| locoweight       = {{convert|82.8|t|abbr=on}}
| electricsystem   = [[15 kV AC railway electrification|15 kV {{frac|16|2|3}} Hz AC]] [[Overhead line|Catenary]]
| collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (rail)|Pantograph]]
| alternator       = 
| generator        = 
| tractionmotors   = 
| transmission     = 
| maxspeed         = {{convert|110|km/h|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput      = {{convert|2080|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}}
| tractiveeffort   = {{convert|135|kN|lbf|abbr=on}}
| factorofadhesion = 
| locobrakes       = 
| trainbrakes      = 
| safety           = 
| operator         = [[Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996)|Norwegian State Railways]]
| fleetnumbers     = 8 2054 to 8 2061<br>8 2065 to 8 2072
| officialname     = 
| nicknames        = 
| locale           = [[Norway]]
| disposition      = Retired
| retiredate       = 1987
}}
The '''NSB El 8''' was a Norwegian [[electric locomotive]] which was built between 1940 and 1949. Although fast, the El 8 did not have [[bogie]]s, making it rather stiff in the turns, a problem which was remedied with the introduction of the [[NSB El 11]] and [[NSB El 13]].

There were 16 El 8 engines produced. Four manufacturers were involved in building it: [[AEG (German company)|AEG]], [[Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri]], [[Per Kure (company)|Per Kure]] and [[Thune (company)|Thune]]. The engines were numbered 8 2054 to 8 2061 and 8 2065 to 8 2072. The last El 8 was retired in 1987. Engine no. 8 2060 is preserved.
[[File:El 8.2060 Hamar 02.08.04.jpg|thumb|left|El 8.2060 Hamar 2004-08-02,left side]]
[[File:NSB El 8.JPG|thumb|left|El 8.2060 Hamar 2007-07-21,right side]]

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==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716232246/http://www.jernbane.net/norge/el/el8/el8.htm Jernbane.net entry on the El 8]


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[[Category:Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996) locomotives|El 08]]
[[Category:15 kV AC locomotives]]
[[Category:Brown, Boveri & Cie locomotives]]
[[Category:AEG locomotives]]
[[Category:Thune locomotives]]
[[Category:Electric locomotives of Norway]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1940]]
[[Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of Norway]]
[[Category:1′Do1′ locomotives]]