Renfe Class 592

what is it?

Renfe Class 592 is a class of diesel multiple unit trains built by Macosa and Ateinsa for some Renfe Cercanías commuter railway networks in Spain, as well as various regional services in Spain and Portugal. The first units entered service in 1981. The class 592 was created with passenger comfort and build quality in mind, and to meet the goals of reliability, frequency and punctuality.

who runs it

Renfe OperadoraComboios de Portugal

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• power 840 kWpower output
• weight 130 tin working order
• seats 200passengers
• built 70made 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 45 years ago, in 1981.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗840 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 22 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏23.1 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 200: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• 🧓Still in service after 45 years.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1981

in service from

1981

status

in service

number built

70

kind

multiple unit

traction

diesel

origin

🇪🇸 Spain

builders

Stadler Rail Valencia

operators

Renfe Operadora, Comboios de Portugal

top speed

140 km/h

power

840 kW

gauge

1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge

formation

3-car trainsets

length

23.1 m

weight

130 t

capacity

200 passengers

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