Renfe Class 269

Spanish electric locomotive class

5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)Wheel diameter1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in)^[1]Length17,270 mm (56 ft 8 in)Loco weight88 tElectric system/s3000 V DC overhead catenaryCurrent pickup(s)PantographLoco brakeRheostatic

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)

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.^[2]

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were sold to Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), the Chilean national rail operator, in 2003.^[4] Further withdrawn Class 269 locomotives went on sale in 2010.^[5]

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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Johnston, Howard; Harris, Ken (2005). Jane's Train Recognition Guide. HarperCollins. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-06-081895-1.
^ ^a ^b 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50 locomotoras eléctricas retiradas de servicio comercial" [Economy / Companies - Renfe offers 50 electric locomotives withdrawn from commercial service].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. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

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Locomotora eléctrica 269.0/1 - Renfe Alquiler (in Spanish)

Rolling stock of Renfe

Electric

High-speed trains	100 101 102 103 104 112 114 120 121 130 490
Mainline locomotives	250 251 252 253 269 276 277 278 279 289 299
Mainline EMUs	432 440 443 444 448 449 470
Commuter trains	430 431 433 434 435 436 439 440 440R 441 445 446 447 450 451 46* (Civia)
Narrow-gauge EMUs	433 435 436 438 442

Diesel

Mainline locomotives	313 314 316 318 319 319.2 319.3 319.4 321 333 334 340 350 352 353 354
Mainline and commuter trains	591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599
Narrow-gauge locomotives	315 316
Narrow-gauge DMUs and railcars	524 526 527 529
Shunters	301 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311

Steam

Mainline	030-2107 030-2128 to 2205 030-2107 030-2128 030-2206 030-2340 030-2537 040-2071 040-2091 040-2271 to 2285 (MZA) 062-0401 (andaluces) 140 141 151 180 230 230-4001 240-2001 (andaluces) 240-2081 282F 462-0401 553