2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SJ Rb 1005 NMAx.0017770: K W Gullers· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. SJ Rb 1002-Hagalund-23-Jun-1964: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
Rb is an electric locomotive operated by Swedish State Railways (Swedish: Statens Järnvägar, SJ). Six locomotives were built by ASEA, in three series designated Rb1, Rb2 or Rb3.
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 64 years ago, in 1962.
- 3.2 MW is about 38 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1962
- retired
- 1976
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- ASEA, Nydqvist och Holm AB, Motala Verkstad
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 3.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 15.5 m
- weight
- 74.4 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2182689, Wikipedia: SJ Rb (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.