SJ_RC7_BlueX"

SJ_RC7_BlueX"

RC7 BlueX

The Rc1 entered service on the Swedish State Railways, Statens J?rnv?gar (SJ) in 1967, the world's first thyristor controlled locomotive. Built by Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA); like many European designs it's ability to serve as a mixed traffic locomotive was an important consideration. Two years later improvements to the thyristor system and electrical filtering led to the introduction of the Rc2 series. In 1971 an order for 16 units of a 160kph geared Rc3 series was placed by Austria. Some members of the OBB Class 1043 were fitted with rheostatic braking.

From 1975 SJ took delivery of 150 Rc4s, and 15 were also supplied to Norway as the NSB Class el-16.

A need to replace ageing GG1s on the New York-Philadelphia-Washington main line, resulted in several AMTRAK trials of new electric traction. The Rc4 was tested among candidates from the USA and one from France, and proved to be the most outstanding. AMTRAK's AEM7 was built by General Motors Electro Motive Division under license from ASEA, and is a substantially heavier and more powerful version of the Rc4 with a maximum speed of 200 km/h.

Company: Statens Jarnvagar
Model: Rc7
Year: 1975
Propulsion: 15kV AC 16-2/3Hz
Traction Motors: 4 x 900 kW (3600kW)
Starting Tractive Effort: 290kN
Continuous Tractive Effort: 169kN
Maximum Speed: 200 km/h
Driving wheel diameter: 1300mm
Bogie Wheelbase: 2,700mm
Length: 15,520mm
Width: 3,150mm
Height (over lowered pantograph): 4,500mm
Weight: 78t

Author: Jan K?rrb?ck

SJ_RC7_BlueX"
• digit_1.texture.txt 30 bytes
• digit_2.texture.txt 30 bytes
• digit_3.texture.txt 30 bytes
• digit_4.texture.txt 30 bytes
• digit_5.texture.txt 30 bytes
• digit_6.texture.txt 30 bytes
• env_metal.texture.txt 32 bytes
• id_2.texture.txt 27 bytes
• Rc4_blue_map1.texture.txt 36 bytes
• rc4_windows.texture.txt 34 bytes
• White_lge-White_lge_op.texture.txt 56 bytes
• digit_1.texture 1.45KB
• digit_2.texture 1.45KB
• digit_3.texture 1.45KB
• digit_4.texture 1.45KB
• digit_5.texture 1.45KB
• digit_6.texture 1.45KB
• env_metal.texture 341.48KB
• id_2.texture 2.79KB
• rc4_blue_map1.texture 1.33MB
• rc4_windows.texture 85.47KB
• white_lge-white_lge_op.texture 2.79KB
rc4_blue_alpha_numbers
alphanumber_0.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_1.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_2.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_3.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_4.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_5.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_6.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_7.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_8.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_9.tga 4.04KB
black_blank.tga 3.04KB
white_blank.tga 3.04KB
sj_rc7_bluex_art
sj_rc7_bluex_art_icon.texture.txt 91 bytes
sj_rc7_bluex_art_512.texture.txt 89 bytes
sj_rc7_bluex_art_icon.texture 42.81KB
sj_rc7_bluex_art_512.texture 1.33MB