Renfe Class 269

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Renfe Class 269
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Two Class 269s hauling a freight train in February 2009
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
Builder CAF, Macosa, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Electrical equipment: Mitsubishi Electric, Cenemesa, Westinghouse, General Electric
Build date1973–1985
Total produced265
Specifications
Configuration:
   AAR B-B
Gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in)
Wheel diameter1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in) [1]
Length17,270 mm (56 ft 8 in)
Loco weight88 t
Electric system/s 3000 V DC overhead catenary
Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Loco brake Rheostatic
Performance figures
Maximum speedbetween 80 km/h (50 mph) and 200 km/h (125 mph) (depending on series and gear)
Power output4,185 hp (3,121 kW)
Career
Operators Renfe
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
DispositionSpain, 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]

Contents

Variants

Multiple variants of the Class 269 exist: [3]

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 [4] Further withdrawn Class 269 locomotives went on sale in 2010.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]

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