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Renfe Class 321

Spanish diesel locomotive class

5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)Wheel diameter1,016 mm (3 ft 4.0 in)^[1]Length18,567 mm (60 ft 11.0 in)^[1]Loco weight111 tPrime moverAlco 12-251CTraction motorsGE 761 (6 off)

Performance figures
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output	At flywheel: 2,160 CV (1,590 kW; 2,130 hp) At rail: 1,250 kW (1,676 hp) continuous

Career
Operators	Renfe, Adif
Class	Serie 321 de Renfe
Numbers	2101 – 2180, later 321-001 – 321-080
Locale	Spain

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.^[2]

History

Production started in 1965. A total of 80 locomotives were built until 1971,^[3] with the first eight built by Alco, and the remaining 72 by Euskalduna.^[4] Four locomotives were rebuilt for Teco de Media Distancia freight service trials.^[2]

Regular services with Renfe have ended, and some locomotives are used by Adif to haul maintenance trains.^[4]

Adif 321 051 in May 2013
Alsa 321, numbered as 2148, in August 2017

References

^ ^a ^b Goldsack, Paul, ed. (1981). Jane's World Railways 1981-82 (23rd ed.). Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. p. 328. ISBN 0-7106-0726-1.
^ ^a ^b Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 415. ISBN 0-7106-2710-6.
^ "Locomotoras diesel eléctricas 313 y 321" [Diesel-electric locomotives 313 and 321] (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles. May 2005. pp. 99–106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27.
^ ^a ^b Lüders, Rüdiger (February 6, 2020). "Spanien: Mit ALCO-Loks auf Breitspurgleisen" [Spain: With ALCO locomotives on broad-gauge tracks]. lok-report.de (in German). Lokomotive Fachbuchhandlung GmbH. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

High-speed trains	100 101 102 103 104 112 114 120 121 130 490
Mainline locomotives	250 251 252 253 269 276 277 278 279 289 299
Mainline EMUs	432 440 443 444 448 449 470
Commuter trains	430 431 433 434 435 436 439 440 440R 441 445 446 447 450 451 46* (Civia)
Narrow-gauge EMUs	433 435 436 438 442

Diesel

Mainline locomotives	313 314 316 318 319 319.2 319.3 319.4 321 333 334 340 350 352 353 354
Mainline and commuter trains	591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599
Narrow-gauge locomotives	315 316
Narrow-gauge DMUs and railcars	524 526 527 529
Shunters	301 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311

Steam

Mainline	030-2107 030-2128 to 2205 030-2107 030-2128 030-2206 030-2340 030-2537 040-2071 040-2091 040-2271 to 2285 (MZA) 062-0401 (andaluces) 140 141 151 180 230 230-4001 240-2001 (andaluces) 240-2081 282F 462-0401 553