SJ Y1
| Kalmar Verkstad/Fiat Y1 | |
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A Croatian Railways Y1 unit
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| Manufacturer | Fiat, Kalmar Verkstad |
| Constructed | 1979–1981 |
| Number built | 100 (35 in HŽ) |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 24.4 m (80 ft 1 in) |
| Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
| Weight | 47 t (46 long tons; 52 short tons) |
| Prime mover(s) | originally Fiat rebuilt with Volvo DH10 |
| Engine type | Diesel |
| Power output | 294 kW (390 hp) |
| Transmission | Hydraulic |
| UIC classification | (1A)(A1) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Y1 is a diesel-hydraulic standard gauge railcar (single self-propelling carriage). It is in use in Croatia, Norway, Serbia, Kosovo, Sweden and Uruguay. The production of the railcars was begun in 1980 by Kalmar Verkstad and Fiat Ferroviaria for Sweden.
Y1 is based on the Italian model ALn 668. This diesel railcar was built during the period 1954–1981. 787 vehicles were built in 12 series.
SJ, the Swedish railways, needed new diesel railcars for lines like Inlandsbanan. SJ bought this model from Fiat. They were based on an existing model, but modified for Swedish needs. The first were produced in Italy, and later in Kalmar, Sweden. 100 vehicles were made during the period 1979–1981.
There were some variations, some had a cargo area, needed in the remote parts of northern Sweden where mail and packages are often transported by the passenger buses and trains. They have 68 or 76 seats, but 48 for those with cargo area. In the beginning the vehicles had Fiat engines. During the 1990s several were updated and got new Volvo DH10 bus engines.
Today most of them are owned by regional transport authorities, not by SJ AB. The only regular line that use these railcars in planned traffic today is Kinnekullebanan, some Y1 railcars are though many are stationed at different places in Sweden as reserve trains. Most of the railcars are now replaced by Itino trains and have been sold to other countries such as Uruguay and some former Yugoslavian countries. The summer-only tourist service on Inlandsbanan also uses these railcars.
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