SJ U

U
Uf 849 in 2000
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderASEA
Nyqvist och Holm
Motala
ASJ Falun
Thune
Build date1929–1956
Total produced152
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICCo'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length9,600 mm (31 ft 6 in)
Loco weight47.4 tonnes (46.7 long tons; 52.2 short tons) (Ub, Ue)
49.2 tonnes (48.4 long tons; 54.2 short tons) (Uc)
50.4 tonnes (49.6 long tons; 55.6 short tons) (Ud, Uf)
Electric system/s15 kV  16+23 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 km/h (28 mph) (Ua, Ub, Uc, Ue)
60 km/h (37 mph) (Ud, Uf)
Power output610 kW (820 hp) (Ua, Ub, Uc, Ud)
920 kW (1,230 hp) (Ue, Uf)

U is a class of 152 electric shunter locomotives operated by the Swedish State Railways (Swedish: Statens Järnvägar, SJ) and Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg–Oxelösunds Järnvägar (TGOJ) of Sweden, and the Norwegian State Railways (NSB), LKAB and Norsk Jernverk of Norway. They were built by ASEA, Nyqvist och Holm, Motala, ASJ Falun and Thune between 1926 and 1956. NSB gave the class the designation El 10.