3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. X15 218: Bpn· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. X15 test train at Skovde in November 1980: Playcraftman· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. SJ X5 Stockholm: Bengt Persson· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
X5, X8 and X15 was a series of three or four car electric multiple units operated by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) of Sweden as express trains. Eight units were built by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) in 1947–48 and were in service until 1985.
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 79 years ago, in 1947.
- 1 MW is about 12 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 72.2 m long: about 16 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 36 years (1947–1983).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1947
- in service from
- 1947
- retired
- 1983
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- ASEA
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 135 km/h
- power
- 1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- catenary
- formation
- Three cars
- length
- 72.2 m
- weight
- 136 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1254178, Wikipedia: SJ X5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.