Renfe Class 251

what is it?

The Renfe Class 251 is a class of electric locomotives operated by Renfe in Spain. They are aesthetically and conceptually based on the JNR Class EF66 operated in Japan, but they have many differences in mechanical design and power output, as well as manufacturers.

who runs it

Renfe Operadora

base stats

• speed 160 km/htop speed
• power 4.7 MWpower output
• weight 138 tin working order
• built 30made 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.
• 🚗4.7 MW is about 55 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏20.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built

1982

number built

30

kind

Electric

traction

electric

origin

🇪🇸 Spain

builders

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Mitsubishi Electric, Westinghouse Electric Corporation

operators

Renfe Operadora

top speed

160 km/h

power

4.7 MW

gauge

1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge

electric system

3000 V DC overhead catenary

wheel arrangement

B-B-B

length

20.7 m

weight

138 t

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