Renfe Class 269

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Renfe Class 269
Two Class 269s hauling a freight train in February 2009
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderCAF, Macosa, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Electrical equipment: Mitsubishi Electric, Cenemesa, Westinghouse, General Electric
Build date1973–1985
Total produced265
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
Wheel diameter1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in)[1]
Length17,270 mm (56 ft 8 in)
Width3,126 mm (10 ft 3.1 in)
Height3,680 mm (12 ft 1 in)
Loco weight88 t
Electric system/s3000 V DC overhead catenary
Current pickupPantograph
Loco brakeRheostatic
Performance figures
Maximum speedbetween 80 km/h (50 mph) and 200 km/h (125 mph) (depending on series and gear)
Power output4,185 hp (3,121 kW)
Career
OperatorsRenfe
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
DispositionSpain, 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

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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
    269-307 in Estrella-livery in June 2005
  • Streamlined 269 with a Talgo train in June 2004
    Streamlined 269 with a Talgo train in June 2004

Technical specifications

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The locomotives are equipped with monomotor bogies, which have two gears.[3] They use rheostatic braking.[2]

History

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were sold to Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), the Chilean national rail operator, in 2003.[4] Further withdrawn Class 269 locomotives went on sale in 2010.[5]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

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