RENFE Class 276
Encyclopedia
The RENFE Class 276 is a class of DC
electric locomotive
used by the Spanish
rail operator RENFE
.
SNCF Class CC 7100
. The majority of the 276s were manufactured in Spain
by various locomotive works, including Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
. Due to their Gallic
origins, the locomotives were given the nickname francesa (approximate English translation: Frenchie).
A total of 136 units were built during between 1956 and 1965, ten of which were modernised and classed as 276.2xx.
s – each of which is powered by three traction motors. This six traction motor configuration provides the locomotive with a total power output of 2200 kW and a maximum speed of 110 km/h (68 mph). Of the 136 examples produced, only 36 have been adapted for use in multiple unit
operations: these are unit numbers 276.101 through 276.137, inclusive.
Direct current
Direct current is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through...
electric locomotive
Electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
used by the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
rail operator RENFE
RENFE
Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National...
.
History
Originally classified by RENFE as 76xx and 86xx (the example in the photograph is number 7685), the 276 series was based on the FrenchFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
SNCF Class CC 7100
SNCF Class CC 7100
SNCF's CC 7100 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom. The prototype 'CC 7000' were built in 1949 and the production series locomotives CC 7101-CC 7158 followed during 1952–1955...
. The majority of the 276s were manufactured in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
by various locomotive works, including Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles is a rail equipment manufacturer based in Beasain in the Basque Country, Spain. Equipment manufactured by CAF includes light rail vehicles, rapid transit trains, railroad cars and locomotives, as well as variable gauge axles that can be fitted on any...
. Due to their Gallic
Gauls
The Gauls were a Celtic people living in Gaul, the region roughly corresponding to what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland and Northern Italy, from the Iron Age through the Roman period. They mostly spoke the Continental Celtic language called Gaulish....
origins, the locomotives were given the nickname francesa (approximate English translation: Frenchie).
A total of 136 units were built during between 1956 and 1965, ten of which were modernised and classed as 276.2xx.
Technical data
Since the 276 is a Co'Co' locomotive, it is equipped with two three-wheeled bogieBogie
A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage/car or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar...
s – each of which is powered by three traction motors. This six traction motor configuration provides the locomotive with a total power output of 2200 kW and a maximum speed of 110 km/h (68 mph). Of the 136 examples produced, only 36 have been adapted for use in multiple unit
Multiple-unit train control
Multiple-unit train control, sometimes abbreviated to multiple-unit or MU, is a method of simultaneously controlling all the traction equipment in a train from a single location, whether it is a Multiple unit comprising a number of self-powered passenger cars or a set of locomotives.A set of...
operations: these are unit numbers 276.101 through 276.137, inclusive.