SJ X6

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X6
In service 1960 - 1985
Manufacturer ASEA
Constructed 1960
Number built 3
Formation Three cars
Fleet numbers 259-261
Operator Statens Järnvägar
Specifications
Car length 73,720 mm
Maximum speed 100 km/h
Weight 144.6 tonnes
Power output 1,100 kW
Power supply Pantograph
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Voltage 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC

X6 is a series of three-car electric multiple units operated by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) of Sweden as local trains around Stockholm and Göteborg. Three units were built by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) in 1960 and were in service until 1985.

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The three X6-units were a test batch for SJ based on the X7-series delivered a few years before. They were put into service around Stockholm on the line Märsta - Södertälje. In 1965 it was decided that the landsting of Stockholm, through Storstockholms Lokaltrafik was to operate the Stockholm commuter rail. When the X1-series was delivered, SJ transferred the X6 to the Göteborg area in 1970. They remained in service until 1985 when they were replaced by the X10.

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