List of Swedish State Railways (SJ) locomotives and multiple units

The list of locomotives and railcars of the Swedish State Railways is intended to give an overview of the locomotives used and their designation system.

As with many other railways, the first locomotives bought or built were given a name. This meant that each individual locomotive was run as its "own series".

As a result of the general nationalization of the railways in Sweden , countless individual locomotives from private railways were included in the numbering system, some as substructures, so that this list is hardly complete.

Designation system ("Litterasystemet")

As an example: the F 1200 shield

Since 1876 the Swedish State Railways used a designation made up of a capital letter (Littera) and the company number. With a few exceptions, each capital letter corresponded to a specific design. Sub-types were marked with lower case letters or numbers. All letters from A to Ä were used, and those that became vacant were assigned to new locomotive types (as an example: SJ A (I) = A (1863), first occupation - Swedish: första, SJ A (II) = A (1906), second line-up - Swedish: andra). Conversions resulted in numerous types of substructures, which were marked with lowercase letters or numbers. For example, the series SJ A (II) became various locomotives through conversions to the SJ A2 , some of them to the SJ A3 and some to the SJ A (III) , so that the assignment is not very easy to understand in some cases.

Narrow gauge locomotives are marked with p ( Swedish pytteliten = very narrow) for 891 mm and with t ( Swedish tiosextiosju = 1067) for 1067 mm gauge.

Some locomotives taken over from private railways were given their own names:

HSa to HSd came from Härnösand-Sollefteå Järnväg .
OKa to OKf came from the Ostkustbana .
ÖCBa and ÖCBb came from Östra Centralbana .

From 1886 on, numerous type changes were made with the aim of abolishing the exceptions in the system "upper case = type" and "lower case = sub-type". That goal was never achieved.

For details see:

Steam locomotives

Series according to numbering plan 1876 (year of construction)	Series later	comment	Numbers	Manufacturer	number	Wheel alignment	Working time	preserved in a museum
A (I) (1863)			33-40, 56-63, 74-77, 99-102 123-130	Beyer-Peacock Nydqvist and Holm	32	1A1 n2	1863-1906	A 75 GÖTA in Gävle
A (II) (1906)			1000-1025	Nydqvist and Holm Motala	26th	2'B1 'h2	1906-1939	A 1001 in Gävle
A2 (1930)		Conversion from SJ A (II)	1004, 1007, 1021	Nydqvist and Holm Motala	3	2'C h2	(1930) -1969
A3 (I) (1933)	A (III) (1942)	ex OKB A conversion from SJ A (II)	1000, 1007-1008, 1012, 1017, 1021-1022	Nydqvist and Holm Motala	7th	2'C h2	(1929) -1969
OKa (1933)	A3 (II) (1942)	ex OKB H	1509-1510	Motala	2	2'C h2	(1928) -1970
A7 (1945)		ex DJ H3 9-11	1749, 1804, 1805	Nydqvist and Holm	3	2'C h2	(1914) -1970
A8 (1948)		ex BJ H3s 110-112, 118	1806-1809	Nydqvist and Holm	4th	2'C h3	(1927) -1973	A8 1808 in Gothenburg
B (I) (1856)	Ba / Bb, Ba1 / Ba2 / Bb1 / Bb2	ex WSB	1-19, 23, 26-29, 32, 41-46, 51-55, 94-98, 119-122	Beyer-Peacock Nyköpings Mekaniska Verkstad Motala Nydqvist och Holm	45	1'B n2	(1856) -1909	Bb1 43 PRINS AUGUST in Gävle
B (II) (1908)			1026-1028, 1034-1038, 1081-1085, 1106-1108, 1135-1150, 1219-1223, 1266-1270, 1281-1290, 1311-1325, 1364-1387, 1428-1432, 1695-1697	Nydqvist and Holm Motala	99	2'C h2	1908-1972
Cb (1886)		1903–1905 conversion to Cc	338-342	Nydqvist and Holm	5	2'B n2	1886-1932
D (1874)	Da, Da1 / Da2 / Db		179-184, 199-214, 238-240, 259-260, 290-294, 320-327, 347-356, 400-402	Borsig Nydqvist and Holm Motala	53	1'B n2	1874-19 ..	Da2 347 in Gävle
De		delivered as SJ Sigtuna and Birka , from 1876 as E from 1898 as De designated	147-148	Borsig	2	1'B n2	1874-1920
E (I) (1874)		delivered as SJ Sigtuna and Birka	147-148	Borsig	2	1'B n2	1874-1920
E (II)		partial reconstruction in E2	900–909, 933–937, 948–957, 979–988, 1039–1048, 1071–1075, 1086–1105, 1119–1128, 1151–1155, 1179–1196, 1217–1218, 1238–1242, 1326– 1335, 1454-1463, 1535-1537	Nydqvist and Holm Motala Atlas	133	D h2	1907-1972	see Article E (II)
E2		Conversion from E (II)	903–906, 909, 933–936, 948–951, 954–957, 979–985, 987–988, 1040, 1044, 1046–1047, 1071–1072, 1086, 1091–1097, 1099–1101, 1105, 1119–1125, 1127–1128, 1151–1152, 1154–1155, 1179–1180, 1182–1187, 1190–1194, 1196, 1217, 1238, 1240–1242, 1326, 1329, 1331, 1333–1335, 1454– 1457, 1459, 1461-1463	Nydqvist and Holm Motala Atlas	90	1'D h2	1935-1972	see article E2
E4 (1940)		BAJ E 18-19, 14 HHJ N3 27-28, CHJ 44, 46 BJ N3 53-55, 58, 65-68, 77-80, 90-92	1599-1603, 1650-1651, 1822-1836	Nydqvist and Holm Motala	22nd	D h2	1907-1964	E4 1827 Hillerstorp E4 1828 in Gävle
E5 (1940)		KJ E 15–16, SäNJ E 106 , SJ E (II) , redrawn to E5 in 1943	1535-1537	Motala	3	D h2	(1917) -1970
E6 (1945)		SWB M3 64–67, 73–74, 81–85	1703-1713	Nydqvist and Holm ASJ Falun	11	1'D	(1912) -1973
E8 (1922)	from July 1, 1945	HNJ M 38–41 from 1932 HNJ G10 39–41	1754-1756	Hanomag	3	1'D h3	1922-1973
E9 (1931, 1936)	from July 1, 1945	HNJ Mb from 1932 HNJ G12 42–47	1757-1762	Nydqvist and Holm	6th	2'D h3	1931 - approx. 1975
E10 (1947)			1739-1748	ASJ Falun	10	2'D h3	1947-1973
F (I) (1863)	Fa / Fb		30-31, 49-50, 64-73	Beyer-Peacock	14th	C n2	1863-19 ..
F (II) (1914)		1937 sold to DSB in Denmark replica as DSB Litra E	1200-1209, 1271	Nydqvist and Holm	11	2'C1 'h4v	1914-1937	F 1200 in Gävle
G (I) (1866)	Ga / Gb / Gc		78-88, 90-93, 103-112, 131-146, 157-162, 169-172	Beyer-Peacock Nydqvist and Holm	51	C h2	1866-19 ..
G (II) (1918)	Ga	pr. G8.1	1408-1427	LHW	20th	D h2	1918-1973
G9 (1948)		ex GDJ N3 57 and 58	1841-1842	Falun	2	D h2	(1912) -1970	G9 1842 in Hillerstorp
J (1914)			1233-1237, 1261-1263, 1272-1273, 1291-1300, 1336-1335, 1388-1402, 1652	Motala , Atlas , Nydqvist and Holm	46	1'C2 'h2t	1914-1971
Kh (1924)	K4	Conversion from Ke	718, 721-722, 769, 774-775, 789, 793, 866, 868, 870-872, 910-912, 914-915, 920, 922-924, 926, 958-959, 961, 972-973, 1059, 1062–1063, 1068, 1077, 1079–1080, 1109–1114, 1116–1117, 1156, 1158–1160, 1162, 1164, 1197–1199, 1210–1211, 1213–1216, 1224–1226, 1264– 1265, 1899-1901		66	C h2t	1924-1969	K4 1117 in Vansbro
K21 (1944)	KA8	ex SWB K61 – K63 , originally EHRJ 1–3	1684-1686	Nydqvist and Holm	3	C n2	(1904) -1963
K25 (1948)		ex BJ U 1–3 originally BJ E 1–3	1896-1898	Beyer-Peacock	3	C n2t	(1873) -1954
L (I) (1861)		ex KHJ New Engine , from 1862 SJ Engelbrecht, from 1864 WSB 20	20th	William Fairbairn & Sons	1	1B	(1861) -1899
L (II) (1904)			795-799, 804-823, 834-845, 962-971	Atlas Falun Nydqvist och Holm Motala	47	1'C n2	1904-1970
La (1924)		L (II) temporarily equipped with an Anderberg smoke chamber superheater	818	Motala Verkstad	1	1'C h2	1924-1932
Lb (1861)	Sl	1885 equipped with a new boiler L (I) 20 , 1898 in Sl redrawn	20th	William Fairbairn & Sons	1	1B	(1861) -1899
Ma (1902)		Ma 651 conversion from Mb 651	651-661, 702-703, 777-781, 916-918	Nydqvist and Holm	21st	1'D n2v	1902-1926	Ma 779 in Gävle
N4 (1932)		1932 conversion from HNJ M 38, HNJ Ma	1773	Nydqvist and Holm	1	1'D1 'h3t	1932-1972
R (I) (1879)	Qr	ex HMMJ 1 and 2	281-282	Hawthorn	2	1B n2	(1872) -1905
R (II) (1908)			974-978	Motala Nydqvist and Holm	5	E h2	1908-19 ..	R 976 in Gävle
S (I) (1879)	Sat	ex HMMJ 3 and 4	283-284	Dübs & Co	2	1B n2	(1875) -1903
S (II) (1908)	Sa, S	Conversion to superheated steam (Sa)	938-947, 1049-1058, 1174-1178, 1247-1260, 1274-1280	Motala Nydqvist and Holm Falun	46	1'C1 'n2t 1'C1' h2t	1908-1973
S1 (1952)			1910-1929	Nydqvist and Holm	20th	1'C2 'h2t	1952-1973	S1 1916 in Kappeln (D) S1 1921 in Grängesberg
Sb (1917)	S2		1306-1310	Motala	5	1'C2 'h2t	1917-1973
S5p (1940)		Taken over by various private railways between 1940 and 1948	3013-3018, 3074, 3091-3094, 3096, 3097, 3137, 3138	Nydqvist och Holm , Motala , Kristiansands mekaniske sell	15th	1'C n2t	(1893) -1958	S5p 3094 in Lundsbrunn
S9 (1943)	TRJ 5	Taken over by Trelleborg-Rydsgårds Järnväg in 1943	1649	Henschel & Son	1	1'C 1 'h2t	(1922) -1967
U (1899)		1923 eight locomotives Ostkustbanan sold	592-601	Richmond	10	C n2t	1899-1923

Electric locomotives

Series first (year)	Series later	comment	Numbers	Manufacturer	number	Wheel alignment	Working time	preserved in a museum
D (1925)	D (I), D (II), Ds, Dg, Dg1, Dk, Du, Du2, Dr, Df, Dg2		101-150, 153-162, 171-245, 291-391, 401-447, 535-550, 555-566, 577-581, 594-599	Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget	333	1'C1 ' Qg2: 1'D1'	1925-1943	see article
F (1942)			601-603, 621-632, 694-702	ASEA	24	1`Do1`	1942-1983	F 621 in Gävle, F 696, F 701
Ma (1953)		also at TGOJ (Ma 401–409)	788-789, 824-833, 873-882, 958-967	ASEA	32	Co`Co`	1953-19 ..
M (1944)	from 1956: Mg		604-620	ASEA	17th	Co`Co`	1944-1981	M 620 in Gävle
Oa (1914)					26th	1`C + (C 1`)	(1914) -195.	Oa 1/2 in Gävle
Whether (1915)			32-39	ASEA / Falun	8th	1`C + (C 1`)	1914-1959
Oc (1920)		similar to pr. EG 511ff prototype for NSB El 1	40-41	AEG	2	B`B`	1920-1957
Pa (1914)			27-28	ASEA / Falun	2	2`B 2`	1914-1959	Pa 27 in Gävle
Ra (1955)			846-847, 987-994	ASEA	10	Bo`Bo`	1955-1996	Ra 846 in Gävle Ra 847 in Gothenburg Ra 994
Rb (1962)			1001-1006	ASEA	6th	Bo`Bo`	1962-1976
Rc (1967)			1007 ... 1422	ASEA	360	Bo`Bo`	1967–
Rd (2007)	modern. Rc Green Cargo			ASEA	52	Bo`Bo`	2007–
Re (1997)	Green Cargo and Hector		?	Bombardier	34	Bo`Bo`	1997–
Rm (1977)	from 2001 Green Cargo		1257-1262	ASEA	6th	Bo`Bo`	1977–
U (1926)						C.	1930-20 ..
Z (1909)		Taken over by SJ in 1914 for the Kiruna – Riksgränsen railway line	31	ASEA-Sigurdverkstaden, Västerås	1	B`2`	1909-1931	Norrbotten's Järnvägsmuseum Luleå-Karlsvik
Ö (1927)			151–152, 267–274, 390–400, 491–493, 448… 687	ASEA	46	B and Bo`Bo`		Öc 395 in Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum

Diesel locomotives

Series first (year)	Series later	comment	Numbers	Manufacturer	number	Wheel alignment	Working time	preserved in a museum
G (1997)				MaK	6 + 2	B'B '
Tb (1969)			284-293	Nydqvist and Holm	10
Tc (1969)			294-313	Nydqvist and Holm	20th
T1 (1955)	T11		30th	Motala	1	1C1	1955-1971
T2 (1955)	T21		57-71, 76-112	MaK ASJ	52	D.	1955-19 ..
T3 (1956)	T22		72-75	ASJ	5	D.	1956-1988
T4 (1956)	T41		100-104 (200-204)	Nydqvist and Holm	5	(A1A) '(A1A)'	1956-1988	200, 204
T5 (1953)	T42		105 (205)	GM-EMD	1	Bo'Bo '	1953-1983	Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum
T6 (1959)			206	Motala	1	B'B '	1959-1967
T7 (1954)	T12		207	Motala	1	1D1	1954-1968
T8 (1951)	T31		138-139	MaK	2	C.	1951-1970
T23 (1965)		Conversion from narrow-gauge locomotive series Tp			15th	D.	1965-1978
T43 (1961)			209-258	Nydqvist and Holm	50	Bo`Bo`	1961–
T44 (1968)			259-283, 314-323, 329-416	Nydqvist and Holm KVAB	123	Bo`Bo`	1968–
T45 (1971)			324-328	ASEA	5	Bo`Bo`	1971-1994	327
T51 (1936)			140	Kockums	1	Bo`Bo`	1963-1978	Nynäshamns Järnvägsmuseum
V1 (1948)			3-4	EEC	2
V3 (1951)			5-56	Esslingen	50
V4 (1972)			40-49	Henschel	10
V5 (1975)			150-189	Henschel	40
Ä1 (1943)			1	Nydqvist and Holm	1
Ä2 (1947)	V2		1	Nydqvist and Holm	1
Z to Z7 (from 1926)				various		B.

Electric multiple units

Series first (year)	Series later	comment	Numbers	Manufacturer	number	Wheel alignment	Working time	preserved in a museum
X1 (1967)
X2 (1989)
Xoa5 (1948)	X5
X6 (1960)
X7 (1949)
Yoa2 (1959)	X9		101–145 (X9A / X9B)	ASEA and Hilding Carlssons Mekaniska Verkstad	23	(1A) '(A1)' + 2'2 '+ 2'2' + (1A) '(A1)'	1999	X9A 137 + UB9 2352 + X9B 138
X10 (1982)		3105-3113, 3134-3147, 3167-3175, 3182-3185, 3187-3189, 3204-3213: conversion to X11	3114-3133, 3148-3166, 3176-3181, 3186, 3198-3203	Asea Brown Boveri	101	Bo'Bo '+ 2'2'
X11 (1994-1998)		Conversion from X10	3105-3113, 3134-3147, 3167-3175, 3182-3185, 3187-3189, 3204-3213	Asea Brown Boveri	49	Bo'Bo '+ 2'2'
X12 (1991)		3190 and 3223 conversion to X14	3190-3197, 3214-3223	Asea Brown Boveri	18th	Bo'Bo '+ 2'2'
X14 (1994)		3190 and 3223 conversion from X12	3224-3241	Asea Brown Boveri	18th	Bo'Bo '+ 2'2'
Yoa104 (1956)	X20
X31K (1999)			4301-4342, 4350-4411
X32 (2002)
X40 (2004)
X50 (2000)

Diesel railcars

Series first (year)	Series later	comment	Numbers	Manufacturer	number	Wheel alignment	Working time
YCo6 (1953)	YBo6 / Y6			AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädera (ASJ), Hägglund & Söner , Kalmar Verkstad Märstaverken (Eksjöverken)	251	B`2`	1953–
YBo7 (1957)	Y7			AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädera (ASJ), Eksjöverken	129 *	B`2`	1957–
YBo8 (1963)	Y8	modification			29	B`2`	1963–
Y1 (1979)			1268-1366	Fiat Kalmar	100	(1A) `` (A1) ''	1979–
Y2 (1989)			1367-1386	ABB Scania	20th	(1A) `+ (A1)` + (1A) `+ (A1)`	1989–
Y3 (1966)			1261-1266 (2160-2172)	LHB / ASEA	6th	B'B '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ 2'2'	1966-1990
Y31 (2002)			1400-1405, 1412-1429	Bombardier	24	(1A) '+ 2' + (A1) '	2002–
Y32 (2002)			1406-1411	Bombardier	6th	(1A) '+ 2' + 2 '+ (A1)'	2002–

Railway service vehicles

Series first (year)	Series later	comment	Numbers	Manufacturer	number	Wheel alignment	Working time	preserved in a museum	image
MDR	MD	Motor Draisin	div.	div.
MTR	MT	Motor Tralla	div.	div.

literature

Ulf Diehl, Ulf Fjeld, Lennart Nilsson: Normalspåriga ånglok vid Statens Järnvägar. 1973, ISBN 91-85098-13-2 .
Tore Nordin, Lennart Wretman, Ove Grundstedt: Svenska Ellok. 1998, ISBN 91-85098-84-1 .

Web links

GUSTAF WELIN: NYARE LOCOMOTIVE TYPER. In: Projekt Runeberg , Statens järnvägar 1856-1906. Historisk-teknisk-ekonomisk beskrifning, Del III. TRANSPORT MATERIAL OCH VERKÄDER. JÄRNVÄGSSTYRELSEN, 1906, p. 27 , accessed November 18, 2014 (Swedish).
svenska-lok.se