Renfe Class 321 Explained

Renfe Class 321
Powertype:Diesel-electric
Designer:American Locomotive Company
Builder:Alco (8)
Euskalduna (72)
Ordernumber:Alco: 3379
Serialnumber:Alco S-3379-01 to S-3379-08
Buildmodel:Alco FPD-9 or DL500S
Builddate:1965 - 1971
Totalproduction:80
Aarwheels:C-C
Wheeldiameter:1016mm[1]
Length:18567mm
Locoweight:111 t
Primemover:Alco 12-251C
Tractionmotors:GE 761 (6 off)
Maxspeed:120abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Poweroutput:At flywheel: 2160CV
At rail: 1250kW continuous
Operator:Renfe, Adif
Operatorclass:Serie 321 de Renfe
Fleetnumbers:2101 – 2180, later 321-001 – 321-080
Locale:Spain

The Renfe Class 321 (formerly 2100 series) is a class of diesel-electric locomotives operated by Renfe in Spain, designed by Alco and built by them and by Euskalduna under licence.

Technical specifications

The locomotives have a Co-Co wheel arrangement, and are equipped with GEC 5G-761 engines.[2]

History

Production started in 1965. A total of 80 locomotives were built until 1971,[3] with the first eight built by Alco, and the remaining 72 by Euskalduna.[4] Four locomotives were rebuilt for Spanish; Castilian: Teco de Media Distancia freight service trials.[2]

Regular services with Renfe have ended, and some locomotives are used by Adif to haul maintenance trains.[4]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Goldsack . Paul . Jane's World Railways 1981-82 . 23rd . 328 . en . 1981 . Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. . 0-7106-0726-1.
  2. Book: Harris . Ken . Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 . 47th . 415 . en . 2005 . Jane's Information Group . 0-7106-2710-6.
  3. Locomotoras diesel eléctricas 313 y 321 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927233716/http://www.vialibre-ffe.com/material/pdf/486-may05.pdf . dead . 2007-09-27 . Diesel-electric locomotives 313 and 321 . Vía Libre . 99 - 106 . Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles . es . May 2005.
  4. Web site: Lüders . Rüdiger . Spanien: Mit ALCO-Loks auf Breitspurgleisen . Spain: With ALCO locomotives on broad-gauge tracks . de . February 6, 2020 . lok-report.de . Lokomotive Fachbuchhandlung GmbH . March 9, 2020 . https://archive.today/20200309162127/https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/item/15914-spanien-mit-alco-loks-auf-breitspurgleisen.html . March 9, 2020 . live.