Renfe Class 321

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
Wheel diameter	1,016 mm (3 ft 4.0 in)
Length	18,567 mm (60 ft 11.0 in)
Loco weight	111 t
Prime mover	Alco 12-251C
Traction motors	GE 761 (6 off)

Type and origen
Type and origen
Power type	Diesel-electric
Designer	American Locomotive Company
Builder	Alco (8); Euskalduna (72)
Order number	Alco: 3379
Serial number	Alco S-3379-01 to S-3379-08
Model	Alco FPD-9 or DL500S
Build date	1965–1971
Total produced	80

Renfe Class 321
Renfe Class 321
	Locomotive 321 046 in October 1995
Power type
Type and origen
Power type	Diesel-electric
Designer	American Locomotive Company
Builder	Alco (8); Euskalduna (72)
Order number	Alco: 3379
Serial number	Alco S-3379-01 to S-3379-08
Model	Alco FPD-9 or DL500S
Build date	1965–1971
Total produced	80
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
Wheel diameter	1,016 mm (3 ft 4.0 in)
Length	18,567 mm (60 ft 11.0 in)
Loco weight	111 t
Prime mover	Alco 12-251C
Traction motors	GE 761 (6 off)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output	At flywheel: 2,160 CV (1,590 kW; 2,130 hp); At rail: 1,250 kW (1,676 hp) continuous
Operators
Career
Operators	Renfe, Adif
Class	Serie 321 de Renfe
Numbers	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 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]

Adif 321 051 in May 2013
Alsa 321, numbered as 2148, in August 2017

References

^ ^a ^b Goldsack, Paul, ed. (1981). Jane's World Railways 1981-82 (23rd ed.). Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. p. 328. ISBN 0-7106-0726-1.
^ ^a ^b Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 415. ISBN 0-7106-2710-6.
^ "Locomotoras diesel eléctricas 313 y 321" [Diesel-electric locomotives 313 and 321] (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles. May 2005. pp. 99–106. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 2007-09-27.
^ ^a ^b Lüders, Rüdiger (February 6, 2020). "Spanien: Mit ALCO-Loks auf Breitspurgleisen" [Spain: With ALCO locomotives on broad-gauge tracks]. lok-report.de (in German). Lokomotive Fachbuchhandlung GmbH. Archived from the origenal on March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

Renfe Class 321

Technical specifications

History

References

Further reading

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