SJ Dm3
A Dm3 in MTAB colors at Abisko Östra
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| Type and origin | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Electric |
| Builder | ASEA |
| Build date | 1953-71 |
| Total produced | 97 20 Dm+Dm 19 Dm+Dm3+Dm |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| UIC class | 1'D+D1' (Dm) 1'D+D+D1' (Dm3) |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Wheel diameter | 1,530 mm (5 ft 0.24 in) |
| Length | 25,100 mm (82 ft 4 1⁄4 in) (Dm) 35,250 mm (115 ft 7 3⁄4 in) (Dm3) |
| Loco weight | 190 t (187.0 long tons; 209.4 short tons) 273.2 t (268.9 long tons; 301.2 short tons) |
| Electric system(s) | 15 kV 16 2⁄3 Hz AC catenary |
| Current collection | Pantograph |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Maximum speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) |
| Power output | 4,800 kW (6,400 hp) (Dm) 7,200 kW (9,700 hp) (Dm3) |
| Tractive effort | 940 kN (210,000 lbf) (Dm3) |
Dm and Dm3 is a series of locomotives used by Swedish State Railways (Swedish: Statens Järnvägar, SJ) and later Malmtafik i Kiruna (MTAS) for pulling iron ore trains on the Iron Ore Line in Sweden and Ofoten Line in Norway. A total of 39 double-locomotives (Dm) were delivered between 1953 and 1971, built by ASEA. A further 19 center locomotives (Dm3) were later delivered. Norwegian State Railways also operated 12 similar locomotives, designated NSB El 12. The Dm is a slower, freight-optimized version of the Da-locomotive.
The iron ore trains on the Iron Ore Line between Luleå in Sweden and Narvik in Norway were originally operated by the Of class locomotives, based on the earlier O-series locomotives first used on the line from 1914. In order to replace these locomotives, SJ chose to order new locomotives for the Iron Ore Railway based on the new Da class locomotives being ordered at the time. An initial twenty-four twin-section locomotives, designated the Dm class, were ordered and delivered in 1953, with a further fifteen fitted with new, more powerful motors, delivered in the 1960s. As a result of this, four locomotives from the first batch were fitted with the more powerful motors to match.
As initially developed, the twin-section Dm class locomotives were capable of pulling 3,400 tonne trains. However, due to progressive increases in train size and weight this was no longer acceptable by the end of the 1960s, and so SJ ordered 19 new cabless centre locomotives, which were installed permanently between the two halves of a Dm class locomotive; the resulting rebuild being classed as Dm3. Due to the addition of the centre locomotive, the Dm3 class locomotives were able to haul trains up to 5,400 tonnes. Around the same time, the locomotive cabs were modernised with new, rationalised control layouts and additional noise insulation. Rather than copy its neighbour, the Norwegian State Railway chose to build a different and more powerful locomotive, the NSB El 15 to modernise its operations around the same time.
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