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- 1. SRJ 27: Håkan Trapp· Public domain
what is it?
The passenger train locomotives number 27–29 of Stockholm–Roslagens Järnvägar, usually referred to as stortyskarna (literally "the Great Germans"), were the largest steam locomotives ever built for the Swedish three foot gauge railways. Initially used in fast passenger trains from Stockholm to Rimbo and Hallstavik, they were moved to freight service after the Stockholm–Rimbo Line was electrified in 1946. They hauled iron ore from Dannemora mine and transporter wagons from Uppsala, but were replaced by diesel locomotives during the 1950s.
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 106 years ago, in 1920.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1920
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- Henschel & Sohn
- operators
- Stockholm–Roslagens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 69 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 891 mm narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-2
- weight
- 40.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q31899791, Wikipedia: Stortyskarna (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.