Silverpilen (other)
Silverpilen, Swedish for "the Silver arrow", can refer to: * SL C5, a Swedish metro train, colloquially known as ''Silverpilen'' * The Silver Train of Stockholm, a ghost train said to roam the Stockholm metro, also known as ''Silverpilen'' * , a racing motorcycle by Husqvarna Motorcycles * Zilverpijl ''Zilverpijl'' (Flemish for 'Silver Arrow') is a Belgian comic book series set in the American Old West. The main character in the series is a Native American chief called , or Silver Arrow. The comic was created by Frank Sels and its artists incl ...

SL C5
The SL C5, colloquially the Silver Arrow ( sv, Silverpilen), was a type of subway train used in the Stockholm metro, Sweden. It was a prototype train produced in one example of 8 cars and was never painted, instead keeping its aluminium " silver" finish. It was rare in trafic and often ran during the night, giving it a mystic appearance, resulting in several urban legends alleging sightings of a silver colored ghost train, simply known as the Silver train, but also "the Silver Arrow". Production and history Only one C5 train, composed of eight cars, was built; manufactured in the mid-1960s as a test unit. In a fleet of hundreds of green metro trains, the C5 was the only one of the trains that had not been painted and therefore remained silver. Apart from its color, air suspension, a whining distinctive motor sound and the outlying sliding doors (hence the increased passenger capacity), it was almost identical to the other metro trains in service during its lifespan. Some pa ...
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The Silver Train Of Stockholm
The Silver Train of Stockholm (), also known as the the Silver Arrow (), is an urban legend about a silver colored ghost train that traffics the Stockholm Metro. The legend is one of several surrounding the Stockholm Metro involving ghost phenomena. The modern railway network, which was inaugurated in 1950, has racked up several mythical urban legends over the years, especially of the horror genre, of which the silver train is the most famous. According to ethnologist Bengt af Klintberg, there is a legend where the train must have had some kind of curse on the living, as those who got on the train could not get off. This curse is retold in various urban legends and ghost stories about the silver train and has even been turned into a TV-episode in the year 2000 for the Swedish horror themed television show , as well as a children's book in 2016 under the name ''Spöktåget Silverpilen'' ("The ghost train ''The Silver Arrow''") in the book series ''Mystiska Myter'' ("Mystical M ...
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Husqvarna Motorcycles
Husqvarna Motorcycles GmbH (; marketed as Husqvarna) is a Swedish-origin Austrian company which designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes motocross, enduro, supermoto and street motorcycles. The company began producing motorcycles in 1903 at Huskvarna, Sweden, as a subsidiary of the Husqvarna armament firm. Today, Husqvarna Motorcycles GmbH is owned by PIERER Mobility Group. History Prior to 1987 Husqvarna was founded near the town of Huskvarna in Sweden in 1689. The company started out as a maker of muskets, and the Husqvarna logo still depicts a gun sight viewed from the end of the barrel. As with many motorcycle manufacturers, Husqvarna first began producing bicycles in the late 19th century. In 1903, they made the jump to motorcycle manufacturing. The first "Husky" motorcycles used imported engines, and it was not until 1918 that Husqvarna began producing machines built entirely in-house. Around that time they secured a contract with the Swedish Army, and also ...
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