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Renfe Class 619

🇪🇸 Spain ·built by Siemens Mobility· from 2002· Spanish meter-gauge dual-mode locomotive

Renfe Class 619, photo 1 of 2
1/2 VivirElTren.es· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The Renfe 619 series (formerly the Feve 1900 series until 2012) is a meter-gauge locomotive, manufactured by Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (Feve) and currently owned by Renfe of Spain. It was the first dual-mode locomotive used on Spanish railroads. Seventeen locomotives were built in total, originally rebuilt from withdrawn Feve 1000 series locomotives.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 70 km/htop speed
  • power 1.1 MWpower output
  • weight 60 tin working order
  • built 17made 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 24 years ago, in 2002.
  • 1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 14 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
2002–2004
in service from
2002
number built
17
kind
Dual-mode
traction
bi-mode
origin
🇪🇸 Spain
builders
Siemens
operators
Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha, Renfe Operadora
top speed
70 km/h
power
1.1 MW
gauge
1,000 mm metre gauge
wheel arrangement
Bo′Bo′
length
14 m
weight
60 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2264374, Wikipedia: Renfe Class 619 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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