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The Renfe Class 269 is a class of electric locomotives operated by Renfe in Spain. They were built by CAF and Macosa under license from Mitsubishi.[2]
Variants
Multiple variants of the Class 269 exist:[3]
- 269.0: 80/140 km/h freight variant
- 269.2: 100/160 km/h variant for intermodal and passenger trains
- 269.5: 90/160 km/h variant for intermodal and freight trains
- 269.7: 120 km/h (75 mph) variant for intermodal trains
- 269.9: 140 km/h (85 mph) variant used for overnight services
- Four rebuilt locomotives with streamlined cabs for 200 km/h (125 mph) operation[2]
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269-307 in Estrella-livery in June 2005
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Streamlined 269 with a Talgo train in June 2004
Technical specifications
The locomotives are equipped with monomotor bogies, which have two gears.[3] They use rheostatic braking.[2]
History
The locomotives were introduced in 1973. A total of 265 locomotives have been built.[2]
Four Class 269 locomotives were sold to Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), the Chilean national rail operator, in 2003.[4] Further withdrawn Class 269 locomotives went on sale in 2010.[5]
References
- ^ Goldsack, Paul, ed. (1981). Jane's World Railways 1981-82 (23rd ed.). London, New York: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. p. 328. ISBN 0 7106 0726 1.
- ^ a b c d Johnston, Howard; Harris, Ken (2005). Jane's Train Recognition Guide. HarperCollins. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-06-081895-1.
- ^ a b Ross, David; et al. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives (Paperback ed.). Amber Books. pp. 472, 473. ISBN 978-1-905704-45-3.
- ^ "Market". Railway Gazette International. DVV Media International. June 1, 2003. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "Economía/Empresas.- Renfe pone a la venta 50 locomotoras eléctricas retiradas de servicio comercial" [Economy / Companies - Renfe offers 50 electric locomotives withdrawn from commercial service]. europapress.es (in Spanish). Europa Press. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Renfe Class 269.
- Locomotora eléctrica 269.0/1 - Renfe Alquiler (in Spanish)
This page was last edited on 6 September 2021, at 20:17