Rc6 1418 with its Blue X consist in Falun as the night is about to break. 8.th August 2003.
SJ Rc 6 1418 |
The same unit in Mora 31. May 2004.In summer of 2005 the local politicians asked SJ to upgrade its passanger service in to X2000.s and SJ went of a compromise as it started to use Blue X train sets. These trainsets were added with extra cars, not only from Blue X fleet. During 2005 most of the X2000.s were reshopped and the need of 180 km/h fst Rc units dwindlered and the engines were regeared in to normal 160 km/h and reclassified as Rc6.s. Mora 10th of June 2005.
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SJ Rc 6 1418 |
It is a rather cold day and passangers have hurried in to the warm cozy cars. The engineer himself does feel the itter cold and wastes no time on the platform before entering to the south bound IC run to Stockholm. The first impression of this new BlueX scheme felt a bit odd, but really stands out in cold winter weather, especially now as there is a plenty of snow. There seem to be more and more second class cars refitted in to this looks as most train sets does have more second class cars as when these trainsets ran as replacements for X2000.s Mora 13.th February 2006.
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SJ Rc6 1418.
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Rc6 1418 with its mid day Blue X consist from Stockholm is coasting in the final 100 yards to the platform of track one in Mora in 23th November 2006.
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SJ Rc6 1418.
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Since the last visit the Rc6 1418 have paid a visit in the paint booth and changed from its attractive dark blue to black tuxido, so I guess Agent 007, James Bond could his leave his Aston Martin and take a train next time, then again a 4 hour train ride might not turn that exiting in a cinema..
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SJ Rc6 1418.
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Same engine at the same spot some months later, in march 2009 it is still very much of winter, as you might guess at this time of year I would love spring, but i guess i have to be a little more patient. How ever check out the desing of the new replacement for benches, a lean post, decked in matching black to the IC-trains which include a sort of a back rest. Comfortable? well I guess they will not replace the seats in the first class cars in to these. Mora 2009-03-10.
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SJ Rc6 1419 |
Blue X 1419 rests with its matching set in Mora the last day in May 2003.
The trainset consists of a pair of first class cars, followed by a foodservce car and a couple of second class cars. All equipment permited for 180 km/h.
More info on the Blue X cars!
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SJ Rc6 1419 |
In few minutes the sparkling clean Rc6 14 1419 is put to work as a BlueX with regular Rc6 1389 arrives to Östersund 7 minutes late. This unit will be leading and making the train more uniform with its matching paint scheme. By this time, all the Rc7.s are reclassified back as Rc6.s and still been reserved for the BlueX trains.
Östersund, 6th June 2005. |
SJ Rc6 1419 |
Rc6 1419 in Falun with BlueX trainset in 8. of August 2005.
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SJ Rc6 1419 |
Rc6 1419 is passing the site of the now raised depot of Mora-Noret as it rolls to the end of the run in Mora, less than a kilometer away. Still it needs to brdge over a river before it will slowly roll to the track one. Mora-Noret 3/4 2006.
Mora-Noret (Mora Northernly) was once a busy junction and featured a wye and still sports a fairly modern round house and turn table. Much of the track and the station building is now gone and much of the area is in the summer a meadow of weed.
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SJ Rc 6 1419 |
Rc6 1419 at Mora 20th August 2006 and ready to go to Stockholm in a few minutes with a BlueX consist. The upgraded service with a bistro car makes a great appearence.
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SJ Rc 6 1419 |
Rc6 1419 is slowly picking up speed as she leaves Mora on a rather grey and wet day in January.
Mora 2007-01-18
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SJ Rc 6 1419 |
Ever wonder how a Rc unit looks like with a head ache? I guess it would look pretty much like this.
2007-08-20 Mora
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SJ Rc7 1420 |
One of the regeared and repainted engines for BlueX trains is Rc 1420, here caught on a very early sunday morning in Mora in July 2003.
This last image is taken in 13.th September 2003.
The pair of images seen below left, are perhaps not a toppy ones but a bit different, shot during the
first snowstorm of the season in 13. December 2003. The location is the very same.
The same allmost at the same spot in 27. March 2004
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SJ Rc 6 1420 |
At early 2009 it s appearent that even the classic and sleak paint of Blue X units will be fade to the current standard black. Here Rc6 1420 is coupled to a matching black first class A7 class car is taying overnight before returning to Stockholm with departure 06.32 the following morning.
Mora 2009-02-26.
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SJ Rc6 1421.
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There is only a matter of days before the snow will cover the grounsd and inflect the trainservices once again.
After the the X2000 runs has been discontinued on Mora line the Blue X trainsets filled in untill Summer of 2004. But ocationally the line sees Blue X trains during the weekends on as regular IC train service, here the trainset has been added a few more second class cars.
Mora 13th November 2004s |
SJ Rc6 1421.
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Rc6 1421 during the weekend lull in Mora. 15.th Jan 2004.
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SJ Rc6 1421.
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Rc6 1421 in same situation as in image above. 1.th March 2004.
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SJ Rc6 1421.
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Rc6 1421 during the weekend lull in Falun. 20.th May 2004.
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SJ Rc 6 1421 |
Rc6 1421 in Falun with Blue X trainset in 29. of June 2005.
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SJ Rc6 1421.
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It is close for Rc 1419 and its set of BlueX cars to slowly and smoothly roll out of Mora to Stockholm in 17. March 2006. |
 SJ Rc7 1422 |
This the very last Rc built 1422, repainted and regeared for the reserve sets for X2000 that seems to have problems with availability.
Usually they hall a five car sets of cars in same paint scheme. But occationally hauls regular IC trains. The last two 1421-1422 were
regeared for 180 km/h, while 1420 only repainted but kept the 160 km/h gearing.
Click here to images of the matching cars for the Blue X cars!
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SJ Rc7 1422 |
A couple of images on 1422 and one featured the complete trainset during the first friday of May 2003.
The trainset consists of a pair of first class cars, followed by a foodservce car and a couple of second class cars. All equipment permited for 180 km/h.
More info on the Blue X cars!
Detail shots
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SJ Rc 6 1422 |
Rc6 1422, the last Rc ever built is here in a saturday in July in Mora with Blue X trainset. Note that the last units in these series sports single strut pantographs. |
SJ Rc6 1422 |
Rc6 1422, is back with a Blue X consist in Mora. The last project was switching the engine to the other end of the consist and the engineer is heading to the near by hotel for few hours of sleep. Now in september, though it is still early in the month it is quite clear that the summer is gone, the nights are cold and the various shades of twilight from the summer nights have given away to darkness. Mora 3th of September 2005. |
SJ Rc6 1422 |
The last Rc engine, Rc5 1422 ever made and still the newest passanger train engine in Sweden is having some time off with a matching consist in Falun in 20th August 2006. |
SJ Rc6 1422.
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Rc 1422 is enjoying the rest during the Easter weekend in Falun. The chip on the front reveals that the paint job on this high priority unit is not that far off. Falun 2007-04-07 |
SJ Rc6 1422 |
Rc6 1422, has been repainted in black as more and more of the passanger units here it is parked in the spring sun outside of the Falun railroad depot. Falun 2009-04-11 |
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