Wednesday, November 16, 2011

early Swedish Railways electric


One of the original woooden bodied D class electrics, D110, is seen at Kil in Värmland in 1973.  (see also the earlier post about the example in the Gävle museum).

Specifications:
Builder: ASEA
Build years: 1925-43
Total produced: 333 including subclasses
Type: 1-C-1
Gauge: standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter: 1,530 mm
Length: 13 metres over buffers
Locomotive weight: 80.4 tonnes (steel) 79.5 (wood)
Electric system: 15 kV 16⅔ AC
Top speed: 70 km/h, later 75 km/h (Dg subclass); 90, later 100 km/h (Ds); 100 km/h (Dk, Du, Du2); 110 km/h (Dr2); 120 km/h (Dr)
Power output: 1,220 kW (Ds, Dg) 1,660 kW (Dg, later) 1,470 kW (Dk) 1,840 kW (Du, Du2)
Tractive effort: 141 kN (Ds); 187 kN (Dg, original); 216 kN (Dg, later); 151 kN (Df, original); 161 kN (Df, later)

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