Renfe Class 321

{{Infobox locomotive

| name = Renfe Class 321

| powertype = Diesel-electric

| image = File:07 194 Bf Moncada Bifurcación, 321 046.jpg

| caption = Locomotive 321 046 in October 1995

| designer = American Locomotive Company

| builder = Alco (8)
Euskalduna (72)

| ordernumber = Alco: 3379

| serialnumber = Alco S-3379-01 to S-3379-08

| buildmodel = Alco FPD-9 or DL500S

| builddate = 1965–1971

| totalproduction = 80

| aarwheels = C-C

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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1668mm}}

| bogies =

| wheeldiameter = {{convert|1016|mm|ftin|abbr=on}}{{cite book |editor-last=Goldsack |editor-first=Paul |title=Jane's World Railways 1981-82 |edition=23rd |page=328 |language=en |date=1981 |publisher=Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. |isbn=0-7106-0726-1}}

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| length = {{convert|18567|mm|ftin|abbr=on}}

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| locoweight = 111 t

| primemover = Alco 12-251C

| alternator =

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| tractionmotors = GE 761 (6 off)

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| maxspeed = {{Convert|120|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}

| poweroutput = At flywheel: {{convert|2160|CV|kW hp|abbr=on}}
At rail: {{convert|1250|kW|0|abbr=on}} continuous

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| operator = Renfe, Adif

| operatorclass = Serie 321 de Renfe

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| fleetnumbers = 2101 – 2180, later 321-001 – 321-080

| locale = Spain

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The Renfe Class 321 (formerly 2100 series) is a class of diesel-electric locomotives operated by Renfe in Spain, designed by Alco and built by them and by Euskalduna under licence.

Technical specifications

The locomotives have a Co-Co wheel arrangement, and are equipped with GEC 5G-761 engines.{{cite book |editor-last=Harris |editor-first=Ken |title=Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 |edition=47th |page=415 |language=en |date=2005 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |isbn=0-7106-2710-6}}

History

Production started in 1965. A total of 80 locomotives were built until 1971,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.vialibre-ffe.com/material/pdf/486-may05.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927233716/http://www.vialibre-ffe.com/material/pdf/486-may05.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-27 |title=Locomotoras diesel eléctricas 313 y 321 |trans-title=Diesel-electric locomotives 313 and 321 |magazine=Vía Libre |pages=99–106 |publisher=Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles |language=es |date=May 2005}} with the first eight built by Alco, and the remaining 72 by Euskalduna.{{cite web |last=Lüders |first=Rüdiger |url=https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/item/15914-spanien-mit-alco-loks-auf-breitspurgleisen.html |title=Spanien: Mit ALCO-Loks auf Breitspurgleisen |trans-title=Spain: With ALCO locomotives on broad-gauge tracks |language=de |date=February 6, 2020 |website=lok-report.de |publisher=Lokomotive Fachbuchhandlung GmbH |access-date=March 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200309162127/https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/item/15914-spanien-mit-alco-loks-auf-breitspurgleisen.html |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |url-status=live}} Four locomotives were rebuilt for {{lang|es|Teco de Media Distancia}} freight service trials.

Regular services with Renfe have ended, and some locomotives are used by Adif to haul maintenance trains.

File:321051SA11052013.jpeg|Adif 321 051 in May 2013

File:Tren de Felipe II - 2017-08-13 - Daniel Luis Gómez Adenis.jpg|Alsa 321, numbered as 2148, in August 2017

Renfe Class 321

Technical specifications

History

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Further reading