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Renfe Class 311

🇪🇸 Spain ·built by Babcock & Wilcox· from 1985· Spanish diesel locomotive class

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. RN311001MadTL: Thierry Leleu· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Renfe 311, BCN: Raf24~commonswiki· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. RENFE 311-108 319-408 in Pamplona (4115943680): André Marques from Madrid· CC BY 2.0
4. Renfe 311-155 en Portbou: Juan Enrique Gilardi· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. Renfe 311.113 en Portbou: Juan Enrique Gilardi· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Renfe 311.127 - Barcelona. San Andrés: David Tejera González· CC BY 2.0
7. RENFE 311.150 (9378724108): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. 311.146 La Pobla de Mafumet (4577444836): eldelinux from Cataluña, España· CC BY 2.0
9. 311.146 La Pobla de Mafumet (5085288641): eldelinux from Cataluña, España· CC BY 2.0
10. S03 359 Bf Cerbère, 311 146 Renfe: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Renfe Class 311 is a class of four axle Bo'Bo' diesel electric shunting and light freight locomotives.

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

built: 1985–1991
number built: 61
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇪🇸 Spain
builders: Babcock & Wilcox, Stadler Rail Valencia, Siemens, Navantia, La Maquinista Terrestre y Maritima
operators: Renfe Operadora, Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles
top speed: 90 km/h
power: 794 kW
gauge: 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
wheel arrangement: Bo'Bo'
length: 14.2 m
weight: 80 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q3425382, Wikipedia: Renfe Class 311 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.