SJ E10

SJ E10

300px SJ 1742 at Gävle, 2006

Type and origin Power type Steam Builder ASJ Falun Build date 1947–1948

Specifications Configuration 4-8-0 UIC class 2′D h3 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Leading dia 900 mm (2 ft 11 in) Driver diameter 1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in) Length 18,085 mm (59 ft 4 in) Loco weight 74.2 tonnes (73.0 long tons; 81.8 short tons) Loco & tender weight 116.2 tonnes (114.4 long tons; 128.1 short tons) Cylinders Three

Performance figures Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph)

Career Operators Statens Järnvägar Number in class 10 Numbers 1739–1748 Disposition retired

The Swedish Steam locomotive class E10 was a Locomotive for the Rail freight transport. They were used mainly in the field of the Inland Line.

History

File:Ånglok SJ E10 1744.JPG

E10 1744 at Grängesberg. The 2004 parked in disrepair locomotive belonged to Beredskapsreserven

This Class was classified as E10, after the 1945 by the Halmstad–Nässjö Järnväg (HNJ) acquired locomotives G12 42–47 after the nationalization of the private railway had been given the Class E9. The properties of these locomotives as low axle load, high traction and good tracking impressed those in charge of SJ. Therefore, the E9 formed the technical basis for the E10 locomotives. The E10 differed from the E9 by roller bearings, enclosed cabs and the tender of the type G5.

In the 1960s, some of the locomotives of the standby reserve (Swedish Beredskapslok) were allocated and remained operable in use. The remaining machines were shut down around 1973 and scrapped thereafter.