SJ WL1

WL1
A WL1 carriage at Storlien in 2006
In service	1964–present
Manufacturer	Kalmar Verkstad
Constructed	1964-1965
Entered service	1964
Refurbished	1996-1997
Number built	25
Number in service	19
Number preserved	23
Number scrapped	2
Operator(s)	SJ
Specifications
Car length	24,500 mm (80 ft 4+5⁄8 in)
Width	3,140 mm (10 ft 3+5⁄8 in)
Height	4,300 mm (14 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight	48 tons
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

WL1 is a Swedish sleeping car of the 1960s type carriage. The carriages were built Kalmar Verkstad (KVAB) between 1964 and 1965. The carriages feature 10 sleeping compartments and one shower in their current configuration. The original configuration didn't feature a shower, instead it feature 11 sleeping compartments. The eleventh compartment was replaced by the shower during the 1996-1997 refurbishment of the carriages. The type is also the last of 1960s type carriages that currently is in operation with SJ

The carriages are numbered in the numbers 5013–5037. All carriages except 5020 and 5026 are still intact. The carriages 5020 and 5026 have both been scrapped due to accidents. As of November 2020 another 4 carriages are taken out of service and waiting to be audited. Currently, there is an ongoing procurement process to see which company that is going to complete the audit of the carriages.

Carriages taken out of service

• 5018 (Awaiting audit)
• 5020 (Scrapped)
• 5025 (Awaiting audit)
• 5026 (Scrapped)
• 5029 (Awaiting audit)
• 5030 (Awaiting audit)

References

• WL1 på Järnväg.net
• Svenska Person- och Motorvagnar 1999, SJK Skriftserie nr. 69, Stockholm 1999 ISBN 91-85098-87-6

This page was last edited on 1 November 2022, at 13:50