10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. TXlogisik T43 214 i Nassjo: Urban Enell HugoIR· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Tåg i Sandviken: Tanzania· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 2007-07-23 8610 T43 222 i Östersund: G och J· CC BY 4.0
- 4. 2007-07-23 8618 T43 222 i Östersund: G och J· CC BY 4.0
- 5. 2012-08-17 448 T43 239 vid Sveriges järnvägsmuseum i Gävle: G och J· CC BY 4.0
- 6. 2024-07-28 3426 T43 242 i Kil, fortfarande med TGOJ-målning: G och J· CC BY 4.0
- 7. JvmKBED00443 Statens Järnvägar, SJ T43 250 + SJ Rc2 1071och SJ Rc1 1025 med tåg: Sven Ove Lundberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. JvmKBED00459 Statens Järnvägar, SJ T43 242 + SJ Rc 1059 båda med tåg: Sven Ove Lundberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. SJ T43 225. JvmKEAH00022: Hans Eriksson· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. SJ T43 228. JvmKEAH00023: Hans Eriksson· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The SJ Class T43 is a Swedish diesel-electric locomotive originally operated by Swedish State Railways (Swedish: Statens Järnvägar, SJ) and later other companies. It was built by Nykvist & Holm (NOHAB) in 1961–1963, and equipped with Electro-Motive Diesel engines. Eight of the locomotives are equipped with GM's multiple unit capability and be operated with up to three other GM locomotives.
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 65 years ago, in 1961.
- 1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1961–1963
- number built
- 50
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- builders
- Nydqvist och Holm AB
- operators
- Statens Järnvägar
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- 1.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 14.2 m
- weight
- 72 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q602910, Wikipedia: SJ T43 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.