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Renfe Class 333

🇪🇸 Spain ·built by Stadler Rail Valencia· from 1974· class of 93 Spanish diesel-electric locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Bf Sevilla S.J., 333 077: Falk2· CC BY 3.0
2. RN333-024: Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. Renfe 333-363 Almería: Schumi4ever· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Renfe 333 040: Trenmaniaco· Public domain
5. RENFE 333-031 TCR Villaverde: Iván Rivera· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Renfe 333.359 (50182059826): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. Renfe 333.359 (50523652723): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. Renfe 333.373 Rajadell (5800753674): eldelinux from Cataluña, España· CC BY 2.0
9. Renfe 333.376 (47662260991): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. Renfe 333.393 (47064106411): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Renfe Series 333 are high power six-axle diesel-electric locomotives built in the 1970s; at the time of their introduction they were the most powerful non-electric locomotives in Spain.

who runs it

Renfe Operadora Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles

base stats

speed 160 km/htop speed
power 1.9 MWpower output
weight 120 tin working order
built 93made 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 52 years ago, in 1974.
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.
1.9 MW is about 22 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
20.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built: 1974–2004
in service from: 1974
number built: 93
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇪🇸 Spain
builders: Stadler Rail Valencia
designer: Macosa, General Motors, NOHAB, Refurbishment : Alstom
operators: Renfe Operadora, Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles
top speed: 160 km/h
power: 1.9 MW
gauge: 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
length: 20.7 m
weight: 120 t
nicknames: Rambo (original build)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q3425393, Wikipedia: Renfe Class 333 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.