Renfe Class 350

Not to be confused with the 21st-century Talgo 350.

The Renfe Class 350 is a series of four single-cabin diesel locomotives that were delivered to Spain in 1950 for use with Talgo II coaches, being built in the United States by the American Car & Foundry to a distinctly American external style.

Renfe Class 350
350-002 "Virgin of Aranzazu"
Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder American Car & Foundry[1] Serial number 350-001 to 350-004[2] Build date 1949 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC B'B' Gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Wheel diameter 840 mm (33.07 in)[3] Wheelbase 9.5 m (31 ft 2.0 in) (bogie centres)[3] Loco weight 60 t (59 long tons; 66 short tons)[3] Prime mover 2 x Maybach MD-320 (units 001-003)[3] 2 x Hercules Nª4 tipo DNX-V8DS (unit 004)[3]
Performance figures Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph)[3]
Career Operators Renfe Locale Spain First run 1949-1952[3]

Operations

The locomotives worked passenger services with Talgo II coaches in red lined silver Talgo II livery, starting in 1950 between Madrid and Hendaye and ending in 1972 with trains between Madrid and Palencia.

Rear of 350–003 in later Talgo III livery carried from 1972 to 1976

When the Talgo II coaches were withdrawn the locomotives were formed into two pairs, and worked Talgo III services between Madrid and Bilbao on the Miranda de Ebro-Bilbao^{[clarification needed]} until 1976 when that service was taken over by Renfe Class 269 locomotives.^[1]

Fleet details

Like all Talgo locomotives, the Class 350 received names.^[2]

Renfe Number	Name	Fate
350-001	Virgen del Pilar	Decommissioned
354-002	Virgen de Aránzazu	Preserved, on display at Madrid-Delicias railway Museum[4]
354-003	Virgen de Begoña	Preserved, on display Vilanova (Barcelona)[5]
354-004	Virgen de Montserrat	Decommissioned