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)
Width	3,126 mm (10 ft 3.1 in)
Height	3,680 mm (12 ft 1 in)
Loco weight	88 t
Electric system/s	3000 V DC overhead catenary
Current pickup	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)
Width	3,126 mm (10 ft 3.1 in)
Height	3,680 mm (12 ft 1 in)
Loco weight	88 t
Electric system/s	3000 V DC overhead catenary
Current pickup	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.

After the turn of the millennium RENFE began to sell some, three even went to Chile. A large number was withdrawn around 2015 after they had been replaced by more modern and more powerful locomotives with three-phase traction motors, most notably the series 252 and 253.

Variants

Multiple variants of the Class 269 exist:

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

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. They use rheostatic braking.

History

The locomotives were introduced in 1973. A total of 265 locomotives have been built.

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 Further withdrawn Class 269 locomotives went on sale in 2010.

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.
1 2 3 4 Johnston, Howard; Harris, Ken (2005). Jane's Train Recognition Guide. HarperCollins. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-06-081895-1.
1 2 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. Retrieved November 2, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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] 1 2 3 4 Johnston, Howard; Harris, Ken (2005). Jane's Train Recognition Guide. HarperCollins. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-06-081895-1.

[Amber2007-3] 1 2 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. Retrieved November 2, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)