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- 1. SJ Y7: Jongh· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Rälsbussen i Taxinge-Näsby: User Senil anka on sv.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 2.5
what is it?
Y6 was a series of diesel railcars operated by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) of Sweden. 378 motor cars and 321 trailers were delivered between 1953-61 by Hägglund & Söner, Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna, Kalmar Mekaniska Verkstad and Eksjöverken. They were used throughout the unelectrified Swedish rail network during the 1950s to the 1980s.
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 73 years ago, in 1953.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 38 years (1953–1991).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1953
- in service from
- 1953
- retired
- 1991
- status
- retired
- number built
- 251
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- Hägglund & Söner, Kalmar Verkstad
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 115 km/h
- power
- 145 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 17.6 m
- weight
- 19 t
- capacity
- 53 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q907645, Wikipedia: SJ Y6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.