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- 1. Stockholm, rc lok, sj, April 2016, 21: AleWi· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Rc class is a family of electric locomotives built in Sweden by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA). The Rc is the most produced locomotive in Sweden with 366 units and is used on both passenger and freight services originally for SJ, they have since been mostly sold to other operators such as Green Cargo, Tågab, Hector Rail and Trafikverket.
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 59 years ago, in 1967.
- Top speed is 1.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 13 minutes.
- 3.6 MW is about 42 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15.4 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
- 1967–1988
- number built
- 366
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- ASEA
- operators
- TÅGAB, SJ AB, Green Cargo, Hector Rail
- top speed
- 180 km/h
- power
- 3.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 15.4 m
- weight
- 80 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q602767, Wikipedia: SJ Rc (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.