Renfe Class 269
Spanish electric locomotive class
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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]
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Electrical equipment: Mitsubishi Electric, Cenemesa, Westinghouse, General Electric
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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 A large number was withdrawn around 2015 after they had been replaced by more modern and more powerful locomotives with three-phase traction motors, most notably the series 252 and 253.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:[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were sold to Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), the Chilean national rail operator, in 2003.[4] Further withdrawn Class 269 locomotives went on sale in 2010.[5]
