SJ X12
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X12 is a series of two-car electric multiple unit
s operated by Statens Järnvägar
(SJ) of Sweden as local trains. Eighteen units were built by Asea Brown Boveri in 1991-94, based on the somewhat older X10
. From the late 1990s until 2003 three units were also used by Upplands Lokaltrafik
. Two of the units has been converted to the successor X14
.
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s operated by Statens Järnvägar
Statens Järnvägar
The Swedish State Railways or SJ, originally the Royal Railway Board , is a former government agency responsible for operating the state railways in Sweden....
(SJ) of Sweden as local trains. Eighteen units were built by Asea Brown Boveri in 1991-94, based on the somewhat older X10
SL X10
X10 is a series of two-car electric multiple units operated by Greater Stockholm Transport on the Stockholm commuter rail. The X10 was operated in sets of up to five units, making ten-car trains, each unit consisting of one motor car and one unpowered car. They are completely compatible with the...
. From the late 1990s until 2003 three units were also used by Upplands Lokaltrafik
Upplands Lokaltrafik
Upplands Lokaltrafik is the primary operator of public transport buses and trains at the county level in Uppsala County, Sweden. Their name is derived from the historical province of Uppland, which included the modern county along with part of what is now Stockholm County.The green city buses in...
. Two of the units has been converted to the successor X14
SJ X14
X14 is a series of two-car electric multiple units operated by Statens Järnvägar of Sweden as local trains. They were built in 18 copies by Asea Brown Boveri between 1994-95, and based on the older X12-series. In addition two X12 units was converted to X14. It is operated by SJ, SSRT, Västtrafik...
.