FGC 254 Series

what is it?

The 254 Series is a meter gauge freight diesel locomotive built for Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC). Three locomotives were built in 1990 by Meinfesa, at the same time as the RENFE Class 319.2 with which it shares a similar external appearance, as well as both having GM-EMD engines and transmissions. The locomotive is used for potash and salt trains, and occasional special historical passenger trains, on the Llobregat–Anoia Line.

who runs it

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• power 1.2 MWpower output
• weight 81 tin working order
• built 3made 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 36 years ago, in 1990.
• 🚗1.2 MW is about 14 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏16.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 33 years (1990–2023).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built

1990

in service from

1990

retired

2023

status

retired

number built

3

kind

Diesel

traction

diesel

origin

🇪🇸 Spain

builders

Stadler Rail Valencia

operators

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya

top speed

90 km/h

power

1.2 MW

gauge

1,000 mm metre gauge

wheel arrangement

Co'Co'

length

16.4 m

weight

81 t

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