Renfe Class 269
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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.cite-ref-janes2005-2-0[2]
Contents
• Variants
• History
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Variants
Multiple variants of the Class 269 exist:cite-ref-amber2007-3-0[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) operationcite-ref-janes2005-2-1[2]
Technical specifications
The locomotives are equipped with monomotor bogies, which have two gears.cite-ref-amber2007-3-1[3] They use rheostatic braking.cite-ref-janes2005-2-2[2]
History
The locomotives were introduced in 1973. A total of 265 locomotives have been built.cite-ref-janes2005-2-3[2]
Four Class 269 locomotives were sold to Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), the Chilean national rail operator, in 2003.cite-ref-rg01062003-4-0[4] Further withdrawn Class 269 locomotives went on sale in 2010.cite-ref-ep12012010-5-0[5]
References
cite-note-jwr8182-11. citerefgoldsack1981Goldsack, 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.
cite-note-rg01062003-44. ↑ "Market". Railway Gazette International. DVV Media International. June 1, 2003. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
cite-note-ep12012010-55. ↑ "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50 locomotoras eléctricas retiradas de servicio comercial" [Economy / Companies - Renfe offers 50 electric locomotives withdrawn from commercial service].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
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• Locomotora eléctrica 269.0/1 - Renfe Alquiler (in Spanish)