TGOJ X20

what is it?

X20, X21, X22 and X23 was a series of two to four car electric multiple units operated by Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg-Oxelösunds Järnvägar (TGOJ) of Sweden. Thirteen units were built by Hilding Carlssons Mekaniska Verkstad in 1956–59. One unit was sold to Tågkompaniet in 2001 and was the last unit in service after 2003 until it was taken out of service in 2009.

who runs it

TGOJ

base stats

• speed 105 km/htop speed
• power 340 kWpower output
• weight 68.7 tin working order
• built 13made in total

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 70 years ago, in 1956.
• 🚗340 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏65.5 m long: about 15 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 53 years (1956–2009).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1956

in service from

1956

retired

2009

status

retired

number built

13

kind

multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇸🇪 Sweden

builders

Hilding Carlsson

operators

TGOJ

top speed

105 km/h

power

340 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

catenary

formation

Four cars (X20), Two cars (X21, X22), Three cars (X23)

length

65.5 m

weight

68.7 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.