RENFE series 308
| RENFE series 308 | |
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 Locomotive 308-025-6 (originally 10825)
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| Manufacturer: | General Electric, Babcock & Wilcox |
| Year of construction (s): | 1966 to 1969 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'Bo ' |
| Gauge : | 1668 mm |
| Length: | 12935 mm |
| Height: | 3708 mm |
| Width: | 2884 mm |
| Service mass: | 64 t |
| Top speed: | 120 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | 520 kW |
| Motor type: | 1 × Caterpillar D 398 |
| Power transmission: | electric |
| Train control : | No |
| Train heating: | steam |
The RENFE series 308 is a series of diesel-electric locomotives with an output of 520 kW and a top speed of 120 km / h. They were built between 1966 and 1969 by General Electric and Babcock & Wilcox for the Spanish railway company RENFE and were used both in shunting services and in front of trains .
These locomotives emerged from General Electric's standard U 10 B series, which can be found in numerous countries. They differ from this by the installation of a steam boiler for the train heating, which has changed their external appearance (type UM 10 B). Because of their low axle load , they served on branch lines and were spread across different regions of the rail network.
These locomotives replaced the 303 series in shunting and transporting short freight trains . They were originally run as the 10800 series . Some machines have since been scrapped. Others have been preserved, including 10817 and 10820, which today transport the historic Tren dels Llacs fleet .
Individual evidence
- ↑ the trains. In: Tren dels Llacs. (English).
Web links
- RENFE rolling stock data sheets on jorges.arrakis.es (Spanish)
- RENFE series 308 on listadotren.es (Spanish)