Y1 (railcar)

Infobox Locomotive
name=Kalmar Verkstad/Fiat Y1
powertype=Diesel-hydraulic


caption= A Croatian Railways Y1 unit
gauge=RailGauge|1435
builder=Fiat, Kalmar Verkstad
builddate=1979 - 1981
railroad=
roadnumber=Y1
aarwheels=1A-A1
uicclass= (1A)' (A1)'
electricsystem=
weight= 47 tons
length = 24.4 m
poweroutput= 294 kW
topspeed=130 km/h
collectionmethod=
nicknames = "Šveđanin", "Šved"
locale = Sweden, Norway, Croatia, SerbiaThe Y1 is a diesel-hydraulic standard gauge railcar (single self-propelling carriage). It is in use in Sweden, Norway, Serbia and Croatia.

The production of the railcars was begun in 1980 by Kalmar Verkstad and Fiat Ferroviaria for Sweden.

Sweden

Croatia

It is classified as series 7122 on the Croatian Railways. Second-hand examples begun arriving from Sweden in 1996, and now total around 20. This units now replace " "Šinobus" " units on branch lines. The 7122 is used in Istria, Dalmatia and around Bjelovar.

Almost all of the incoming units were converted to standard orange-black livery. However, in 2007, a new livery consisting of silver, blue and red was being implemented.

Serbia

It is classified as series 710 on the Serbian Railways. Second-hand examples begun arriving from Sweden in 2005. They are all coloured in white, blue and black livery.

Norway

Norges Statsbaner operates three units on Bratsbergbanen, between Porsgrunn and Notodden. The units do not follow the nominal naming classification of NSB, and are referred to as Y1. The cars are painted in NSB's usual red color scheme and were acquired used from the Swedish railways.

Sweden

Regular lines that use this railcars are Kinnekullebanan, Fryksdalsbanan, the Borlänge - Malung railway, the railway line between Hultsfred and Nässjö and also a lot of small lines all around the country, mostly low-standard routes. Lately many of these lines have replaced some of the cars with new Itino trains, but most of them are still in use. The summer-only tourist service on the recently re-opened Inlandsbanan also uses these railcars.

Photo gallery

External links

* [http://www.jarnvag.net/vagnguide/Y1.asp Details (in Swedish)]
* [http://www.railways-in-croatia.com/HR/Glavni%20okviri/7122.htm Details (in Croatian)]
* [http://www.zeljeznice.net/motovlak/dmu/7122/7122.htm Details (in Croatian)]