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SJ - Statens Järnväger

SJ RC locomotives

SJ RC3 1053

SJ RC3 1053 (191 kb)

SJ RC3 1053 in Göteborg July 2001.
SJ RC3 1066

SJ RC3 1066 (199 kb)

SJ RC3 1066 in Gøteborg on October 1, 2011.
SJ RC4 1186

SJ RC4 1186 (253 kb)

SJ RC4 1186 in Kiruna August 11., 2000 - notice the small train in the background.
SJ RC4 1187

SJ RC4 1187 (307 kb)

SJ RC4 1187 arrives in Narvik, Norway, with a freighttrain from Sweden on August 13., 2000, 18:50.
SJ RC6 1344

SJ RC6 1344 (210 kb)

SJ RC6 1344 in Malmø on July 6, 2001, ready to leave with a passenger train to GØteborg.
SJ RC6 1384

SJ RC6 1384 (191 kb)

SJ RC6 1384 in Göteborg on July 9, 2001.
SJ RC6 1408

SJ RC6 1408 (198 kb)

SJ RC6 1408 in Göteborg on September 30, 2011.
SJ RC6 1410

SJ RC6 1410 (238 kb)

SJ RC6 1410 in Göteborg in July 2001.
SJ RC6 1410

SJ RC6 1410 (178 kb)

SJ RC6 1410 in Göteborg on October 1, 2011.
SJ RC6 1414

SJ RC6 1414 (246 kb)

SJ RC6 1414 in Göteborg on October 1, 2011.
SJ RC6 1417

SJ RC6 1417 (169 kb)

SJ RC6 1417 in Göteborg in July 2001.
SJ RC6 1422

SJ RC6 1422 (201 kb)

SJ RC6 1422 in Göteborg on October 2, 2011 - from the side it's very visible how short the RC-locomotives are.

SJ X2 (X2000)

SJ X2 2001

SJ X2 2001 (226 kb)

SJ X2 2001 in Göteborg on October 1, 2011.
SJ X2 2009

SJ X2 2009 (181 kb)

SJ X2 2009 in Göteborg on October 1, 2011.
SJ X2 2024

SJ X2 2024 (181 kb)

SJ X2 2024 in Göteborg as train 432 to Stockholm, departure 11:42, on October 2, 2011.
SJ X2 2037

SJ X2 2037 (169 kb)

SJ X2 2037 departs København H, Denmark, as train X2 550 to Stockholm on September 9, 2011.

SJ X40

SJ X40 3324 + 3325

SJ X40 3324 + 3325 (210 kb)

SJ X40 3324 + 3325 in Göteborg C on October 1, 2011. On the left is SJ X2 2009.

Västtrafik

Västtrafik X11 3207

Västtrafik X11 3207 (241 kb)

Västtrafik X11 3207 arrives in Göteborg C on September 30, 2011.
Västtrafik X11 3209

Västtrafik X11 3209 (241 kb)

Västtrafik X11 3209 in Göteborg on October 1, 2011.
Västtrafik X53 3265

Västtrafik X53 3265 (180 kb)

Västtrafik X53 3265 in Göteborg C on October 1, 2011.

Green Cargo

Green Cargo 185 405 + 185 404

Green Cargo 185 405 + 185 404 (209 kb)

Green Cargo 185 405 + 185 404 at København G on March 14, 2010.
Green Cargo 185 406

Green Cargo 185 406 (202 kb)

Green Cargo 185 406 at København G on March 14, 2010.

Hectorrail

Hectorrail 241.001

Hectorrail 241.001 (206 kb)

Hectorrail 241.001 heads a freight through Glostrup station, Denmark, on February 15, 2011, 17:08.
Hectorrail 241.005

Hectorrail 241.005 (224 kb)

Hectorrail 241.005 heads an intermodal freight at Rødovre Station, Denmark, on January 27, 2011, 08:11.
Hectorrail 241.006

Hectorrail 241.006 (205 kb)

Hectorrail 241.006 heads a freight train at Rødovre Station on February 25, 2011, 8:13.
Hectorrail 241.005

Hectorrail 241.008 (215 kb)

Hectorrail 241.008 heads a Samskip intermodal freight through Glostrup Station, Denmark, on January 27, 2011, 08:27.
Hectorrail 241.009

Hectorrail 241.009 (221 kb)

Hectorrail 241.009 heads a freight at Rødovre station, Denmark, on February 16, 2011, 9:10.
Hectorrail 241.010

Hectorrail 241.010 (251 kb)

Hectorrail 241.010 leaves Padborg, Danmark, with a Samskip container train on December 19, 2009, 12:24.

MTAB - the iron ore trains

The famous iron ore trains is operated by MTAB, a part of the company LKAB that runs the mines. The ore trains runs to the harbours in Narvik (Norway) and Luleå. The number of trains in each direction (the trains return empty to Kiruna) is 12-13 a day to Narvik and perhaps 5 a day to Luleå. A typical train has 52 wagons each carrying 80 tons of ore.

The locomotives are DM3 (7200 kW) or a pair of El 12 (each having 5450 kW)

MTAB DM3 1208

MTAB DM3 1208 (209 kb)

Empty ore train headed by MTAB DM3 1208 in Narvik, Norway on August 13., 2000. The train is heading for Kiruna.

Tågkompaniet

Tågkompaniet took over passenger trains in the northern part of Sweden in 2000.
TKAB RC6 8

Tågkompaniet RC6 8 (209 kb)

Tågkompaniet RC6 8 (ex-SJ RC6 1330) in front of a passenger train to Narvik (even though the sign on the trains says Stockholm!). Kiruna, August 11, 2000.

Updated November 30, 2011 / copyright Finn Møller
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