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.

Variants

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.

Technical specifications

The locomotives have a C'C' UIC wheel arrangement, and are equipped with monomotor bogies, which have switchable gear ratios. Their maximum axle load is 22 tonnes.

History

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. They were withdrawn in 2010.

References

Footnotes

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serie_250_de_Renfe (Spanish)
https://www.forotrenes.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=328834#p328834 (Spanish)
JimÃÂ©nez, JosÃÂ©-Antonio; Jamnicki, Ivo; Zimmermann, Anton: "Die C'C'-Lokomotiven der Serie 250 fÃÂ¼r 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; SchÃÂ¶ning, JÃÂ¼rg; Skrabo, Boris: "Gleichstromsteller in ÃÂltauchbauweise fÃÂ¼r 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.