History
The first delivery was of two four-car units to Bergslagernas Järnvägar (BJ) in 1947, designated X8, followed by the delivery of six three-car units to SJ in 1948, designated X5. By 1949 BJ was taken over by SJ, who operated all the units. They were used by BJ on the route Göteborg - Dalarna - Gävle on the GDG Express. SJ put their units into the main express routes, including Skandiapilen (Köpenhamn - Helsingborg - Göteborg - Oslo), Göteborgaren (Göteborg - Stockholm) and Mälardalen (Stockholm - Västerås - Örebro).
During the 1970s the X5s and X8s were moved to regional services around Göteborg. Last regular traffic was in 1983 while one X5 remained as a reserve train until 1987. Two X5 units have been preserved, though neither are operational.
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