TGOJ X20
Encyclopedia
X20, X21, X22 and X23 is a series of two to four car electric multiple unit
s operated by Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg-Oxelösunds Järnvägar (TGOJ) of Sweden. Thirteen units were built by Hilding Carlsson Mekaniska Verkstad in 1956-59. They have since been sold to Tågkompaniet
and are still in service. The SJ X9
EMUs were partly derived from this type.
(SJ) as a consequence of SJ buying TGOJ. Most of the units retained the TGOJ livery, though some were redecorated to SJs blue colors. During the 1990s they were taken out of service, the last leaving in 2001. One X20 and the X23 were for a period in service with Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
on the Stockholm commuter rail
. Another X20 was sold to Tågkompaniet, and remains the only unit in service, though one of the cars has been removed to improve acceleration.
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 Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg-Oxelösunds Järnvägar (TGOJ) of Sweden. Thirteen units were built by Hilding Carlsson Mekaniska Verkstad in 1956-59. They have since been sold to Tågkompaniet
Tågkompaniet
Tågkompaniet or Svenska Tågkompaniet AB is a Swedish railway company that operates franchises in Northern Sweden and Greater Stockholm. The company was founded in 1999 by three former railway employees in Statens Järnvägar and the investment company Småföretagsinvest/Fylkinvest...
and are still in service. The SJ X9
SJ X9
X9 is a series of four-car electric multiple units operated by Statens Järnvägar of Sweden as express trains. Twenty-three were built by Hilding Carlsson Mekaniska Verkstad between 1960–1963 and were in service with SJ until 1999...
EMUs were partly derived from this type.
History
The X20-series was in service with TGOJ until 1989 when they were transferred to Statens JärnvägarStatens Järnvägar
The Swedish State Railways or SJ, originally the Royal Railway Board , is a former government agency responsible for operating the state railways in Sweden....
(SJ) as a consequence of SJ buying TGOJ. Most of the units retained the TGOJ livery, though some were redecorated to SJs blue colors. During the 1990s they were taken out of service, the last leaving in 2001. One X20 and the X23 were for a period in service with Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
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....
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...
. Another X20 was sold to Tågkompaniet, and remains the only unit in service, though one of the cars has been removed to improve acceleration.
Versions
- X20 is a four-car version delivered in three copies.
- X21 is the other original series, and built in ten copies. It has two cars and a less powerful motor.
- X22 was the result of four X21-units being rebuild in the 1980s with a more spacious interior and more first class seating.
- X23 was created in 1991 after a number of accidents had put parts of the stock out of play. It had three cars, but the same power as a X20 unit.