Renfe Class 309

5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)^[1]Wheel diameter1,000 mm (39.37 in) (new)^[2]Length9.960 m (32 ft 8.1 in)^[2]Width3.200 m (10 ft 5.98 in)^[2]Height4.210 m (13 ft 9.75 in)^[2]Loco weight54 t (53 long tons; 60 short tons)^[1]Prime moverMTU,^[2] built under license by Empresa Nacional Bazán^[3]Engine type4-stroke diesel^[2]CylindersV6^[2]TransmissionHydraulic Voith L3r4U2^[2]Loco brakePneumatic, hydrodynamic(?)^[1]

Performance figures
Maximum speed	50 km/h (31 mph)^[1]
Power output	385 kW (516 hp)^[1]
Tractive effort	177 kN (40,000 lb_f)^[2]

Career
Operators	Renfe
Locale	Spain

The Renfe Class 309 is a class of 20 three axle diesel-hydraulic locomotives shunters built by M.T.M. for Renfe, and introduced between 1986-7.

History and design

In the late 1970s Renfe began planning to modernise its shunting locomotives; initially modernisation of the Class 303 with new engines was considered and one locomotive converted, but the experiment was not carried forward. In 1982 Renfe opened bidding for a contract for 50 locomotives of up to 1,100 hp (820 kW). M.T.M. (Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima) offered its own development, and was successful: in July 1983 Renfe placed an order for 20 units.

The first units were delivered in the red-brown/yellow/white estrella livery in 1985 and were accepted into service in 1986 after correction of technical problems.

Initially the property of Renfe, after the creation of Adif the locomotives were divided between Mercancías (formerly Cargas freight) and Adif (infrastructure services). As of 2010 about half have been painted in a red and grey livery.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Jorge Sanz Monga. "Serie 309". www.jorge.arrakis.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Caract. técnicas - Material motor - Renfe 309". www.listadotren.es (in Spanish).
^ "Serie 30". www.wefer.com (in Spanish).
^ "ADIF - 309". www.listadotren.es (in Spanish).

Literature

Manuel Galan Eruste, Locomotoras 309. In Maquetren n° 133, 2003.

External links

Renfe 309, image collection via www.flickr.com

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Renfe class 309.

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