SL X1
Encyclopedia
X1 was a series of two-car electric multiple unit
s operated by Greater Stockholm Transport
(SL) on the Stockholm commuter rail
. The X1 was operated in sets of up to five units, making ten-car trains, each unit consisting of one motor car and one unpowered car. 104 units were built by ASEA
in 1967-75 and were replaced by the new X60. The X1 is also the foundation for the upcoming X10
-X14 series trains, built in the 1980s and 1990s.
taken into service in the 1960s, that had replaced locomotive-pulled trains. The X1 interior was based more on the Stockholm Metro
with five a breadth seating and three doors per car. Since the start in 1968 the trains were renovated several times, although they look mostly the same today as they did in the 1960s. They are completely compatible with the X10
introduced in the 1980s. The X1 was started taken out of service in 2006 and was planned to be out of service in 2007/2008. Due to problems with the new X60 trains the deadline was delayed several times. The last X1 units were taken out of service on April 1st 2011. Today (April 2011) there are still 12 units left, that are currently waiting to be scrapped.
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s operated by Greater Stockholm Transport
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik AB, , commonly referred to as SL, is the organisation running all of the land based public transport systems in Stockholm County....
(SL) on the Stockholm commuter rail
Stockholm commuter rail
Stockholm Commuter Rail is the commuter rail system in Stockholm County, Sweden. The system is an important part of the public transport in Stockholm, and is controlled by Stockholm Transport; the trains are operated under contract by Stockholmståg...
. The X1 was operated in sets of up to five units, making ten-car trains, each unit consisting of one motor car and one unpowered car. 104 units were built by ASEA
ASEA
Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget was a Swedish industry company. It merged with the Swiss Brown, Boveri & Cie in 1988 to form Asea Brown Boveri...
in 1967-75 and were replaced by the new X60. The X1 is also the foundation for the upcoming X10
SL X10
X10 is a series of two-car electric multiple units operated by Greater Stockholm Transport on the Stockholm commuter rail. The X10 was operated in sets of up to five units, making ten-car trains, each unit consisting of one motor car and one unpowered car. They are completely compatible with the...
-X14 series trains, built in the 1980s and 1990s.
History
The X1 was based on the SJ X6SJ X6
X6 is a series of three-car electric multiple units operated by Statens Järnvägar of Sweden as local trains around Stockholm and Göteborg. Three units were built by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget in 1960 and were in service until 1985....
taken into service in the 1960s, that had replaced locomotive-pulled trains. The X1 interior was based more on the Stockholm Metro
Stockholm Metro
The Stockholm Metro is a metro system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are seven lines numbered from 10 to 19, in three groups identified by a color: the Green, Red and Blue lines...
with five a breadth seating and three doors per car. Since the start in 1968 the trains were renovated several times, although they look mostly the same today as they did in the 1960s. They are completely compatible with the X10
SL X10
X10 is a series of two-car electric multiple units operated by Greater Stockholm Transport on the Stockholm commuter rail. The X10 was operated in sets of up to five units, making ten-car trains, each unit consisting of one motor car and one unpowered car. They are completely compatible with the...
introduced in the 1980s. The X1 was started taken out of service in 2006 and was planned to be out of service in 2007/2008. Due to problems with the new X60 trains the deadline was delayed several times. The last X1 units were taken out of service on April 1st 2011. Today (April 2011) there are still 12 units left, that are currently waiting to be scrapped.