Renfe Class 269

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]

Renfe Class 269
Two Class 269s hauling a freight train in February 2009
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder CAF, Macosa, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Electrical equipment: Mitsubishi Electric, Cenemesa, Westinghouse, General Electric Build date 1973–1985 Total produced 265
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Wheel diameter 1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in)[1] Length 17,270 mm (56 ft 8 in) Width 3,126 mm (10 ft 3.1 in) Height 3,680 mm (12 ft 1 in) Loco weight 88 t Electric system/s 3000 V DC overhead catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Loco brake Rheostatic
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

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were sold to Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), the Chilean national rail operator, in 2003.^[4] Further withdrawn Class 269 locomotives went on sale in 2010.^[5]