Renfe Class 269

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
Gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
Wheel diameter	1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in)
Length	17,270 mm (56 ft 8 in)
Loco weight	88 t
Electric system/s	3000 V DC overhead catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Loco brake	Rheostatic

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	CAF, Macosa, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Electrical equipment: Mitsubishi Electric, Cenemesa, Westinghouse, General Electric
Build date	1973–1985
Total produced	265

Renfe Class 269
Renfe Class 269
	Two Class 269s hauling a freight train in February 2009
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	CAF, Macosa, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Electrical equipment: Mitsubishi Electric, Cenemesa, Westinghouse, General Electric
Build date	1973–1985
Total produced	265
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
Gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
Wheel diameter	1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in)
Length	17,270 mm (56 ft 8 in)
Loco weight	88 t
Electric system/s	3000 V DC overhead catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Loco brake	Rheostatic
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	between 80 km/h (50 mph) and 200 km/h (125 mph) (depending on series and gear)
Power output	4,185 hp (3,121 kW)
Operators
Career
Operators	Renfe; Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
Disposition	Spain, Chile

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]

269-307 in Estrella-livery in June 2005
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were sold to Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), the Chilean national rail operator, in 2003.^[4] Further withdrawn Class 269 locomotives went on sale in 2010.^[5]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

Locomotora eléctrica 269.0/1 - Renfe Alquiler (in Spanish)

[JWR8182-1] 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.

[Janes2005-2] Johnston, Howard; Harris, Ken (2005). Jane's Train Recognition Guide. HarperCollins. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-06-081895-1.

[Amber2007-3] Ross, David; et al. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives (Paperback ed.). Amber Books. pp. 472, 473. ISBN 978-1-905704-45-3.

[rg01062003-4] "Market". Railway Gazette International. DVV Media International. June 1, 2003. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[ep12012010-5] "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.

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