Renfe Class 252
| Renfe Class 252 | |
|---|---|
LZB |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (120 mph) commercial, 220 km/h (140 mph) approved 302 km/h (188 mph) in testing on the LAV Madrid - Sevilla |
| Power output | 5,600 kW (7,500 hp) |
The Renfe Class 252 are a series of Bo'Bo'
Background, design, construction and history
The series of locomotives were ordered to modernise RENFE's fleet and to provide traction on the new standard gauge Madrid to Seville line, on Iberian gauge lines they were to replace RENFE Classes
The locomotives design was a development of that used in
31 locomotives were dual voltage machines operating on 3 kV DC and 25 kV AC, the remaining 44 operated on 3 kV DC only. Subsequent to their introduction some of the locomotives have been re-bogied to both standard and Iberian gauge to meet operational requirements.[2]
Locomotives built for the standard gauge high speed lines carried a white/grey 'AVE' livery, whilst the Iberian gauge machines were delivered in 'Taxi'/'Amarillo' (Yellow/Grey) livery, later some carried 'Arco' and 'Altaria' branding. In 2005 all locomotives became part of Renfe.[2] These locomotives can be seen today throughout the Spanish territory of electrified railway lines.
In 1995, 252 054 was seriously damaged in an accident in El Paso Despeñaperros,[5] being scrapped later in Villaverde Bajo. In 2003 252 062 was involved in an accident in Zuera and scrapped.[6]
In 2010 four locomotives were modified for freight work on standard gauge lines from Barcelona to
See also
- CP Class 5600 similar locomotives built at the same time for the Portuguese railways, operating only on 25 kV AC
References
- ^ a b c d e f Serie 252 www.wefer.com
- ^ a b c d e f Renfe S/252: Introduction www.railcolor.net
- ^ a b c d e RENFE 252 , top, side and front elevations via www.wefer.com
- ^ a b "Cuatro locomotoras 252 se transforman a ancho internacional". www.vialibre-ffe.com (in Spanish). Vía Libre.
- ^ Renfe S/252 252-054 www.railcolor.net
- ^ Renfe S/252 252-062 www.railcolor.net
Further reading
- RENFE 252. La tracción eléctrica, Author: Josep Miquel, Reserva Anticipada Ediciones S.L., ISBN 84-95493-26-8
- "Electric Locomotives" (PDF). www.mobility.siemens.com. Siemens. S 252 High-Performance Universal Locomotive S 252 for Spanish National Railways RENFE pp.32-33.
- "Locomotora eléctrica 252" (PDF). www.vialibre-ffe.com (in Spanish). Via Libre.
External links
- Complete Technical Data
- Locomotives Reference List[permanent dead link], "High-Performance Universal Locomotive S 252", p. 22, www.transportation.siemens.com
- Renfe Operadora - 252 List of individual units with service information, via www.listadotren.es
Images
- RENFE 252 at Trainspo High quality pictures of RENFE 252 via "trainspo.com"
- 252 Images of locomotives of class 252, via www.railwaymania.com
- Spanish electric class 252 Images of class 252, via www.railfaneurope.net