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Euskotren 3150 series
🇪🇸 Spain ·built by Ferrocarriles Vascongados· from 1962· Railcar operated by Euskotren
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Trenbidearen Euskal Museoa P1270534: pere prlpz· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Trenbidearen Euskal Museoa P1270534 (cropped): pere prlpz· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Euskotren 3150 series is a railcar train type formerly operated by Euskotren in the Basque Country, Spain. Originally built in the 1960s by Ferrocarriles Vascongados, the series was retired from passenger service in 1997. A refurbished unit, known as Trenbiker, is operated by Euskal Trenbide Sarea as a track geometry car.
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 64 years ago, in 1962.
- 16.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 124: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 35 years (1962–1997).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1962
- in service from
- 1962
- retired
- 1997
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- builders
- Ferrocarriles Vascongados
- operators
- Ferrocarriles Vascongados, Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha, Euskotren
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead line
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 16.1 m
- capacity
- 124 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q108764567, Wikipedia: Euskotren 3150 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.
