RENFE Class 310
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The RENFE Class 310 is a class of 60 four axle Bo'Bo' diesel electric shunting and freight locomotives built by Meinfesa with General Motors Electromotive Division components (engine, electrical tranmission).
In the mid 2000s 4 units were converted to a subclass 310.1; a push-pull container train with a 310 class locomotive at each end; the units later became the property of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
and became the loco class FGC 353.
and 311
. The 310 Class is a variant of the General Motors SW1001 switcher
with a modified cab shape.
The locomotives were painted in the standard silver and red livery standard for RENFE shunting locomotives.
As of 2010 the class are split between Adif
and RENFE Mercancías.
(Germany) and M250 series
(Japan). Each train consists of 8 60 ft (18.3 m) wagons and a class 310 locomotive at either end, with a container capacity of 24 TEU
. The locomotives are connected by optical fibre.
The 310.1 locomotives received modified cabs, similar to the design of the rebuilt RENFE 333.3 subclass.
Later the two sets were sold to FGC
and in 2009 began use transporting car parts to a SEAT
factory. Under FGC ownership the units became the class FGC 353.
In the mid 2000s 4 units were converted to a subclass 310.1; a push-pull container train with a 310 class locomotive at each end; the units later became the property of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
and became the loco class FGC 353.
History and design
The RENFE 310 was ordered in the late 1980s as a replacement for the RENFE Class 307 and 308. The order was part of a modernisation of the diesel shunting fleet in the 1980s which also resulted in the RENFE Class 309RENFE Class 309
The RENFE Class 309 is a class of 20 three axle diesel hydraulic shunters built by M.T.M. for RENFE, and introduced between 1986-7.-History and design:...
and 311
RENFE Class 311
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...
. The 310 Class is a variant of the General Motors SW1001 switcher
EMD SW1001
The EMD SW1001 was a diesel locomotive for industrial switching service built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between September 1968 and June 1986...
with a modified cab shape.
The locomotives were painted in the standard silver and red livery standard for RENFE shunting locomotives.
As of 2010 the class are split between Adif
Adif
Adif, an acronym of Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias, is a Spanish state-owned company under the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, charged with the management of most of Spain's railway infrastructure, that is the track, signalling and stations...
and RENFE Mercancías.
Class 310.1
4 units have been converted to a formation known as "Medium Distance Teco" (TMD) (spanish: Teco de Media Distancia); this is a service intended to move containerised freight a distance between 120 and 300km, and compete with road transportThe push-pull freight train concept is also found in the CargoSprinterCargoSprinter
The CargoSprinter is a multiple unit freight car;it could also be thought of as a container truck that runs on rails.Built by the German company Windhoff, it is in effect a self-propelled flatcar for containers...
(Germany) and M250 series
M250 series
The M250 Series Super Rail Cargo is a freight electric multiple unit operated by JR Freight in Japan. It entered service in 2004 with the objective of reducing emissions and carrying general freight for small package forwarders . The M250 series is JR Freight's first container train with...
(Japan). Each train consists of 8 60 ft (18.3 m) wagons and a class 310 locomotive at either end, with a container capacity of 24 TEU
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals...
. The locomotives are connected by optical fibre.
The 310.1 locomotives received modified cabs, similar to the design of the rebuilt RENFE 333.3 subclass.
Later the two sets were sold to FGC
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
and in 2009 began use transporting car parts to a SEAT
SEAT
SEAT, S.A. is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded on May 9, 1950 by the Instituto Nacional de Industria , a state-owned industrial holding company....
factory. Under FGC ownership the units became the class FGC 353.
Literature
- Enguix i Peiro, Joan Carles : Las nuevas locomotoras 310, in Carril n° 30, 06/1990
- Galan Eruste, Manuel : Mercancias regionales : TMD. In Maquetren n° 125, 08/2003
- Gutiérrez Ruiz, Antonio : Serie 310 : Metamorfosis, in Maquetren n° 130, 01/2004