Coradia X60/61/62

Check out 2 new additions in the Other Sites section, on Canadian railways featuring freight and passenger topics, and on the trains of VIA Rail Canada! Thank you Eric for sharing with us your trackside experience!

--
The Class X60/61/62 are some of the more recent trainsets ordered by transport agencies in Sweden. They were built since 2005. These electric multiple-units belong to the Coradia family designed by the famous French train manufacture Alstom. The main difference between the 3 different designations is consist and interior setup (X60 are commuter trains operated by Greater Stockholm Transport and have 6 cars, X61 are regional trains operated by Skånetrafiken and Östgötatrafiken and have 4 cars, X62 are X61 with one of the cars being a bistro car operated by Norrtåg).

SL X60 at Stockholm Central Station
Östgötatrafiken X61
The X60/61/62 are designed with safety, comfort, and high environmental standards in mind. The cars are fitted with nonflammable and self-extinguishing materials and 95% of the car is recyclable. The 6-car X60 weigh a total of 227 tons and have a total power output of 4,020 horsepower. Top speed in service of the trainsets is 99 mph.

Cab of the X61

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Briefly on the AAR Coupler Part 2

Amtrak NPCU

Bombardier IORE