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Renfe Class 447

🇪🇸 Spain ·built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles· from 1993· electric multiple unit train type

Renfe Class 447, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Jordi Verdugo· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Renfe Class 447 is a class of electric multiple unit trains built by CAF, Alstom, Siemens, ABB, and Adtranz for Renfe Cercanías, Spain's commuter railway networks. The first units entered service in 1993.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • power 2.4 MWpower output
  • weight 157 tin working order
  • seats 234passengers
  • built 183made in total

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 33 years ago, in 1993.
  • 2.4 MW is about 28 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 26 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 76 m long: about 17 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 234: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
1993
in service from
1993
number built
183
kind
Electric multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇪🇸 Spain
builders
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Alstom, Siemens Mobility, ABB Group, Adtranz, Siemens
operators
Renfe Operadora
top speed
120 km/h
power
2.4 MW
gauge
1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
electric system
3 kV DC catenary
wheel arrangement
Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
length
76 m
weight
157 t
capacity
234 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q3425408, Wikipedia: Renfe Class 447 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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