2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 12 159a Bf Ademúz, ES 6604: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Ut 3609 vsud mrtne: Andrés Ignacio Martínez Soto· CC BY-SA 2.5
what is it?
The 3600 series (Unidad de Tren Eléctrico 3600) is an EMU developed by Babcock & Wilcox for FEVE. It was introduced in 1982 by FEVE, transferred to Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana in 1986 and withdrawn from service in 2006. The 3600 series is quite notable for having been used in a quite number of lines and compositions.
who runs it
base stats
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.
fun facts
- First built 44 years ago, in 1982.
- 19 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 25 years (1982–2007).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1982
- in service from
- 1982
- retired
- 2007
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- builders
- Babcock & Wilcox, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
- operators
- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana, Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC Overhead lines
- formation
- M-R-RM
- length
- 19 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6125770, Wikipedia: UTE3600 Series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.