Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Mg is an electric locomotive used by Statens Järnvägar of Sweden for hauling freight trains. It was built in 17 copies by ASEA and was in service until 1980.The Mg-series was built for the electrification of Norra Stambanan in the 1940s. It was steeper and more curved than the main lines in Southern Sweden, and single-track sections meant that long freight trains had to be used to make best use of line capacity. The D-series was not powerful enough and the Of-series was too long for the curves.. }
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- SJ_Mg comment "Mg is an electric locomotive used by Statens Järnvägar of Sweden for hauling freight trains. It was built in 17 copies by ASEA and was in service until 1980.The Mg-series was built for the electrification of Norra Stambanan in the 1940s. It was steeper and more curved than the main lines in Southern Sweden, and single-track sections meant that long freight trains had to be used to make best use of line capacity. The D-series was not powerful enough and the Of-series was too long for the curves.".