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Renfe Class 311

Spanish diesel shunting locomotive

5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)^[1]Wheel diameter1,100 mm (43.31 in)^[2]Length14.200 m (46 ft 7.1 in)^[1]Width2.900 m (9 ft 6.17 in)^[1]Height4.250 m (13 ft 11.32 in)^[1]Loco weight80 t (79 long tons; 88 short tons)^[1]Prime moverMTU 396 B V TC 13^[2]Loco brake311.0 prototype: Vacuum^[1]
311.1: Pneumatic, rheostatic^[1]

Performance figures
Maximum speed	90 km/h (56 mph)^[1]
Power output	1,065 hp (794 kW)^[2]
Tractive effort	255 kN (57,000 lb_f) @ 7.5 km/h (4.7 mph)^[2]

Career
Operators	Renfe
Locale	Spain

The Renfe Class 311 is a class of four axle Bo'Bo' diesel electric shunting and light freight locomotives.

Background and design

The prototype locomotive 311.001 was designed by M.T.M. (Barcelona), Ateinsa (Madrid) and Babcock & Wilcox (Bilbao); the project was led by the Instituto Nacional de Industria.^{[note 1]}

The prototype locomotive led to an order of 60 units, which were assigned to the subclass 311.1, and numbered 311.101 to 311.160.

The transmission system uses 4 axle hung pinion drive three-phase asynchronous motors powered by a three phase alternator driven by a MTU engine partly license built by Bazán. Siemens supplied Sibas-16 microprocessor engine control systems.^[3]

The prototype locomotive was initially painted orange with a white stripe, the series production were all given a red/silver livery; standard for Renfe shunting locomotives. Some units have subsequently received a more recent white/grey Renfe livery. As of 2010 most of the units are operated by Renfe Mercancías, about one third have been assigned to the infrastructure company Adif.^[4]

Derivatives

The locomotives were a success for the Spanish engineering industry, and the design formed the basis of a number of locomotive types exported from the Meinfesa factory: the SBB Am 841 (40 units 1994), the GA DE900 locomotives for Mexico, Israel and Egypt (35 units, 1997-2000) and the SNCF Class BB 60000 (175 units, 2004-8).^[5]

Notes

^ The locomotives are sometimes known as Mabi from the initials of the companies involved in the design of the locomotive.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Jorge Sanz Mongay. "Serie 311". www.jorges.arrakis.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Caract. técnicas - Material motor - Renfe 311". www.listadotren.es (in Spanish).
^ "Las modernas locomotoras de maniobras de Renfe de la Serie 311". www.todotren.com.ar (in Spanish).
^ "ADIF - 311". www.listadotren.es (in Spanish).
^ "References Vossloh Rail Vehicles". www.vossloh-espana.com. Vossloh Rail Vehicles (Vossloh Espana). Shunting Locomotives.

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Arenillas Melendo, Justo : "La Traccion en los ferrocarriles españoles, Editorial Via Libre, Madrid, 2007

Rolling stock of Renfe

Electric

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