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Renfe Class 250

🇪🇸 Spain ·built by KraussMaffei· from 1982· class of Spanish electric locomotives

6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 250004 Renfe - Manresa - 1 - Luis Zamora: eldelinux from Cataluña, España· CC BY 2.0
2. Locomotora Renfe 250 - 01: Quique251· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Locomotora Renfe 250 - 02: Quique251· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Renfe 250-029 en Mora la Nueva: David Tejera Gonzalez· CC BY 2.0
5. Renfe 250.021 Duesaigües (4138162212): eldelinux from Cataluña, España· CC BY 2.0
6. Renfe 250.025 Can Bargalló (6570057545): eldelinux from Cataluña, España· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The Renfe Class 250 was a class of electric locomotives operated by Renfe in Spain, built by Krauss Maffei and CAF, with Brown, Boveri electrical equipment. They operated between 1982 and 2010.

who runs it

Renfe Operadora

base stats

speed 160 km/htop speed
power 4.9 MWpower output
weight 124 tin working order
built 40made 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 44 years ago, in 1982.
Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
4.9 MW is about 58 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 1982–1988
number built: 40
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇪🇸 Spain
builders: KraussMaffei, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Brown, Boveri & Cie, La Maquinista Terrestre y Maritima
operators: Renfe Operadora
top speed: 160 km/h
power: 4.9 MW
gauge: 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
electric system: 3000 V DC overhead catenary
wheel arrangement: C'C'
length: 20 m
weight: 124 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q286433, Wikipedia: Renfe Class 250 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.