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Swedish State Railways Rc

Rc6 1331 in silver-red livery in December 2011 at Luleå

The Rc is a series of four-axle electric locomotives designed by ASEA in the sixties to replace older SJ locomotives like the D. They were the first thyristor-controlled locomotives of the SJ and were built in several...

General

Property	Swedish State Railways Rc Rc3 Rc1 Rc3 Rc4 Rm Remove
Built	1967-1988
Manufacturers	ASEA
Wheel arrangement	B-B
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Swedish State Railways Rc Rc3 Rc1 Rc3 Rc4 Rm Remove
Length	15.40 m
Service weight	76.8 t
Adhesive weight	76.8 t
Axle load	19.2 t

Power

Property	Swedish State Railways Rc Rc3 Rc1 Rc3 Rc4 Rm Remove
Power source	electric - AC
Electric systems	15.000 V 16,7 Hz
Hourly power	3,600 kW (4,895 PS)
Top speed	160 km/h
Starting effort	235.0 kN

Calculated values

Property	Swedish State Railways Rc Rc3 Rc1 Rc3 Rc4 Rm Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 3.21
Power-to-weight ratio	46.9 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00

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