#1443
SJ B
🇸🇪 Sweden ·built by Motala Verkstad· from 1909· class of 99 Swedish two-cylinder 4-6-0 locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. B 1367 Sveg 15.08.04: wassen· CC BY 3.0
- 2. B 1382 i Arvika 1930-talet: Unknown photographer Unknown photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The B class of the Swedish State Railways (SJ) was a type of steam locomotive for mixed traffic, introduced in 1909. 96 locomotives were built for SJ by between 1909 and 1919. The 4-6-0 B class was part of the development of modern superheated locomotives that had begun with the A class in 1906.
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 117 years ago, in 1909.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1909–1944
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 99
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- Motala Verkstad, Nydqvist och Holm AB, Vagn- & Maskinfabriksaktiebolaget i Falun
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar, Bergslagernas Järnvägar, Inland Line, Dala Line, Nynäs Line
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- length
- 19.5 m
- weight
- 70.2 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1364320, Wikipedia: SJ B (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.