SJ X5

X5 / X8 / X15
X15 set at Skövde after a high-speed pantograph test run from Moholm in November 1979
In service1947–1983
ManufacturerASEA
Constructed1947–1948
FormationThree cars
Fleet numbers216–221 (X5)
253–254 (X8)
OperatorsStatens Järnvägar
Specifications
Train length72,200 mm (236 ft 10.5 in) (X5)
87,610 mm (287 ft 5.2 in) (X8)
Maximum speed135 km/h (84 mph)
Weight135.6 t (133.5 long tons; 149.5 short tons) (X5)
167.3 t (164.7 long tons; 184.4 short tons) (X8)
Power output1,000 kW (1,300 hp)
Electric system(s)15 kV  16.7 Hz AC catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

X5, X8 and X15 was a series of three or four car electric multiple units operated by Statens Järnvägar (SJ) of Sweden as express trains. Eight units were built by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) in 1947–48 and were in service until 1985.