SJ Rc

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1,300 mm (51.18 in)
Length	15,400 mm (50 ft 6+1⁄4 in)
Loco weight	80 t (79 long tons; 88 short tons) (Rc1); 76.8 t (75.6 long tons; 84.7 short tons) (Rc2, 3); 78 t (77 long tons; 86 short tons) (Rc4, 6, 7)
Electric system/s	15 kV 16.7 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup	Pantograph

Rc
Rc
	The first Rc locomotive for SJ in the 1970s retro livery
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	ASEA
Build date	1967–1988
Total produced	366
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1,300 mm (51.18 in)
Length	15,400 mm (50 ft 6+1⁄4 in)
Loco weight	80 t (79 long tons; 88 short tons) (Rc1); 76.8 t (75.6 long tons; 84.7 short tons) (Rc2, 3); 78 t (77 long tons; 86 short tons) (Rc4, 6, 7)
Electric system/s	15 kV 16.7 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup	Pantograph
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	135 km/h (84 mph) (Rc1, 2, 4, 5); 160 km/h (99 mph) (Rc3, 6); 180 km/h (112 mph) (Rc7)
Power output	3,600 kW (4,800 hp)
Tractive effort	275 kN (62,000 lbf) (Rc1, 2); 235 kN (53,000 lbf) (Rc3, 6); 290 kN (65,000 lbf) (Rc4)

The Rc class is a family of electric locomotives built in Sweden by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA). The Rc is the most produced locomotive in Sweden with 366 units and is used on both passenger and freight services originally for SJ, they have since been mostly sold to other operators such as Green Cargo, Tågab, Hector Rail and Trafikverket.