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what is it?
X6 was a series of three-car electric multiple units operated by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) of Sweden as local trains around Stockholm and Gothenburg. Three units were built by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) in 1960 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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- 1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 24 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 73.7 m long: about 16 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 25 years (1960–1985).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1960
- in service from
- 1960
- retired
- 1985
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- ASEA
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 1.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- catenary
- formation
- Three cars
- length
- 73.7 m
- weight
- 145 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q956835, Wikipedia: SJ X6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.