Euskotren TD2000 series

A TD2000 during testing, March 2009

Type and origin
Power type	Dual-mode
Builder	Ingeteam, CFD
Build date	2008–2011^{[citation needed]}
Total produced	12

Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter	920 mm (3 ft 0 in)
Minimum curve	70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Length	17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Width	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Height	3.78 m (12 ft 5 in)^{[citation needed]}
Axle load	15.5 t
Loco weight	62 t (61 long tons; 68 short tons)
Electric system/s	1,500 V DC overhead line
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Prime mover	Caterpillar 3512B
Engine type	Four-stroke diesel engine
Aspiration	Turbocharger
Transmission	Electric
Loco brake	Dynamic brake
Train brakes	Air brakes
Safety systems	SISTEAM OCS, ASFA, Euroloop

Performance figures
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output:
• Continuous	1,200 kW (1,609 hp)
Tractive effort:
• Starting	260 kN (58,000 lb_f)

Career
Operators	Euskotren, FGC (formerly), Ferrocarriles de Ecuador
Numbers	2001–2012
Disposition	All in service (Euskotren)

The Euskotren TD2000 series is an electro-diesel locomotive type operated by Euskotren in the Basque Country, Spain.

History

In 2006, Euskotren awarded Ingeteam the construction of 12 diesel-electric locomotives for 37.5 million euros.^[1] The first locomotives were delivered in early 2009,^[2] and entered service later that year.^{[citation needed]} The purchase has been criticized due to the low usage of the locomotives,^[3] caused by an overestimation of rail freight demand.^[4]

Due to lack of use, one of the locomotives was leased to FGC from 2012 to 2017, where it served as the FGC 255 series.^[5]^[3] In 2015, three of the locomotives were converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and sold to FE EP, the national railway of Ecuador.^[6]

Naming

Each unit is named after a river of the Basque Country.^[7]

References

^ Rodríguez, Ángel (March 2009). "TD 2000 BB, locomotora dual, la primera de mercancías de Euskotren" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "Euskokargo recibe su primera locomotora de mercancías". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 5 February 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b González de Uriarte, Natalia (22 February 2015). "Euskotren malgastó 22 millones en locomotoras sin tener adaptadas las vías". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "Carril edita su número 73". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 9 July 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "FGC incorpora a su flota la locomotora dual 255.01". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 20 January 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ García, Josu (1 April 2015). "Euskotren vende por 9 millones a Ecuador tres de las siete locomotoras sin uso que compró en 2006". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "Así son las nuevas unidades de la serie 950 de Euskotren". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Euskotren TD2000 series at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to FGC 255 series at Wikimedia Commons

Euskotren rolling stock

Current/future

EMUs	900 series 940 series 950 series 980 series
Trams	400 series 500 series 600 series
Locomotives	TD2000 series

Withdrawn

EMUs	200 series 300 series 3000 series 3100 series 3500 series
Railcars	3150 series Carde y Escoriaza
Locomotives	ASEA (early version) ASEA (later version) Brown Boveri

This page was last edited on 22 October 2023, at 23:07