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with estimates of a 50% production increase within few years. To solve the problems with increased traffic, the railway companies had the choice of either building
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unit configuration. NSB chose to rebuild three of their locomotive pairs to triple units, but in 1967 NSB ordered six new technically far more advanced
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locomotives were converted from five double sets to three triple sets with one reserve and the two
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or hauling longer trains. The latter solution was chosen, and on the Norwegian side the ten
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locomotives. The El 12 units were taken out of service between 1989 and 1992.
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converted to a double set. But this solution would require more locomotives.
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units from 1950. NSB chose to buy six more or less identical units from
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between 1957 and 1990. The locomotives were based on the Swedish
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Narvik Station
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