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.

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.