Renfe Class 250
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The Renfe Class 250 was a class of electric locomotives operated by Renfe in Spain, built by Krauss Maffei and CAF, with Brown, Boveri electrical equipment.[1] They operated between 1982 and 2010.
Variants
The fleet consisted of 35 Class 250 locomotives, numbered 250 001–035, and five Class 250.6 locomotives, numbered 250 601–605, which are equipped with chopper control.[2]
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250 601 in July 1987
Technical specifications
The locomotives have a C'C' UIC wheel arrangement,[3] and are equipped with monomotor bogies, which have switchable gear ratios.[2] Their maximum axle load is 22 tonnes.[1]
History
The locomotives were introduced in 1982. A total of 40 locomotives have been built. They were mainly used on freight services by Renfe's Cargas freight and Transporte Combinado intermodal divisions.[2] They were withdrawn in 2010.[4]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b Ross, David; et al. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives (Paperback ed.). Amber Books. p. 475. ISBN 978-1-905704-45-3.
- ^ a b c Johnston, Howard; Harris, Ken (2005). Jane's Train Recognition Guide. HarperCollins. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-06-081895-1.
- ^ Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 415. ISBN 0 7106 2710 6.
- ^ "Railfaneurope.net". www.railfaneurope.net. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
Further reading
- "Locomotoras eléctricas 250 y 251" [Electric locomotives 250 and 251] (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles. June 2005. pp. 107–114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27.
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serie_250_de_Renfe (Spanish)
- https://www.forotrenes.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=328834#p328834 (Spanish)
- Jiménez, José-Antonio; Jamnicki, Ivo; Zimmermann, Anton: "Die C'C'-Lokomotiven der Serie 250 für die Spanischen Staatsbahnen (RENFE)"; Brown Boveri Mitteilungen 69 (1982) 1/2, pp 4 - 14 (in German); CH-Baden: BBC AG Brown, Boveri & Cie, Baden/Schweiz 1982 (ISSN: 0007-2486, 0365-9232, No ISBN); elevation drawings (front & side), twin-armature monomotor arrangement in monomotor bogies, circuit schemes for rheostatic control principle of class 250.0, TE-vs.-Speed-characteristics with diagrams for different gear ratios.
- Roffler, Markus; Schöning, Jürg; Skrabo, Boris: "Gleichstromsteller in Öltauchbauweise für Triebfahrzeuge in 3-kV-Bahnnetzen"; Brown Boveri Mitteilungen 70 (1983) 12, pp. 511 - 517 (in German); CH-Baden: BBC AG Brown, Boveri & Cie, Baden/Schweiz 1983 (ISSN: 0007-2486, 0365-9232, No ISBN); RE sub-class 250.6: Chopper control & device assembly immersed in oil-filled containers, electrical data, circuit diagram covering motoring, dynamic (rheostatic & regenerative) braking.
External links
Media related to Renfe Class 250 at Wikimedia Commons