Renfe Class 250
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. They operated between 1982 and 2010.
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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mainly used on freight services by Renfe's Cargas freight and Transporte Combinado intermodal divisions.[2] They were withdrawn in 2010.[4]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
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- "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
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