2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 206 SJ Oa 23 KDAJ08511: Okänd -· Attribution
- 2. Malmbanan vor 1950: Tekniska museet· Public domain
what is it?
O is a series of electric locomotives used by Swedish State Railways (Swedish: Statens Järnvägar, SJ) for hauling heavy iron ore trains on the Iron Ore Line in Sweden.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 112 years ago, in 1914.
- 1.2 MW is about 14 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 18.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1914–1915
- number built
- 11
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- ASEA, Siemens
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 1.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- (1′C)+(C1′)
- length
- 18.6 m
- weight
- 8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1254152, Wikipedia: SJ O (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.