Renfe Class 340
Renfe Class 340 | |
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Performance figures | |
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Maximum speed | 130 km/h[1][2] |
Power output | 2 x 2,000 hp (1,500 kW)[1][2] |
Career | |
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Operators | Renfe |
Locale | Spain |
Last run | 1987[3] |
The Class 340 of
Background and History
The locomotives had a total power of 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) from 2 motors (each a 16-cylinder
The contract consisted of a series of 32 units which were shipped between 1966 and 1969, ten manufactured in Germany by Krauss-Maffei and the remaining twenty-two manufactured Spain by Babcock & Wilcox. The locomotives were similar to the V 200.1 Series of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, but with more power, more weight and slightly longer.
The units were conceived as locomotives for passenger services, with a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph), but then were also used for freight trains which together with inadequate maintenance led to many failures in this series.
None are currently in service and 30 of the 32 units have been scrapped, the 4020 (Renfe 340 020) is in the Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid[3] and the 4026 (Renfe 340 026) is in the process of being restored by the AZAFT (Asociación Zaragozana de Amigos del Ferrocarril y Tranvías).
References
Further reading
- RENFE 340 LA TRACCION DIESEL, ISBN 9788495493149, Author(s): Josep Miquel & Eduard Ramirez
External links
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- Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid Spanish national rail museum website
- Photographs of the Class 340 fototrenes.tranvia.org
- Images of Class 340 from railfaneurope.net
- List of class 340 locomotives www.listadotren.es