Renfe Class 313

See also: ALCO RSD-39
Renfe 313
Renfe 1300
313-016 in Granada (1993)
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderAlco / Euskalduna
ModelALCo DL535S (RSD39)
Build date1965-7[1]
Total produced50
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
Wheel diameter1,016 mm (40 in) new
Length16.237 m (53 ft 3.3 in) over buffers
Width2.775 m (9 ft 1.3 in)
Height4.032 m (13 ft 2.7 in)
Loco weight83.9 t (82.6 long tons; 92.5 short tons) operational
Prime moverAlco 251D
Engine typeFour-stroke diesel
GeneratorDC generator (General Electric)[citation needed]
Traction motorsDC traction motors (General Electric)[citation needed]
Cylinders6
Cylinder size228 mm × 267 mm (9.0 in × 10.5 in)
bore x stroke
TransmissionElectric
MU workingyes
Loco brakePneumatic and rheostatic
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output1,370 hp (1,020 kW) @ 1100rpm
Tractive effort193.25 kN (43,440 lbf)
Career
OperatorsRenfe
LocaleSpain
Sources =,[2] except where noted

The Renfe 313 (originally Renfe 1300.[citation needed]) was a class of 6 axle mainline diesel-electric locomotives built for Renfe by Euskalduna under license from Alco. 50 units were built in the mid-1960s, locomotives surplus to Renfe's requirements were sold to Comboios de Portugal (CP), Trenes de Buenos Aires, Argentina, and to the railway company of Minero Siderúrgica de Ponferrada.

Alco's model number for the type was DL535S - RSD39

History and description

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The locomotives were acquired by Renfe to replace steam engines on lines in Andalusia, La Mancha and Extremadura, and were designed to be able to operate on lines that required a low axle load.[2] The fifty units were numbered 313–001 to 313–050;[1] 40 were constructed under license by Euskalduna, the remainder by Alco.[1]

The locomotives were initially supplied in yellow striped Renfe green livery, some units later received Renfe yellow grey after refurbishment.[2]

In 1989 Comboios de Portugal acquired 18 locomotives,[1][3][4] Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA) acquired 17 units in 1995.[1][4] Additionally one unit (313-016) was acquired by FESAVA S.L. for work at the CEPSA refinery La Rábida in Palos de la Frontera,[1][4][5] and four units (No.s 20, 41, 46 and 47) were acquired and regauged to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge for use by the railway of the Minero Siderúrgica de Ponferrada.

Other post-Renfe operators included rail infrastructure construction and maintenance company Guinovart & Oshsa (part of OHL Group) which acquired four units, including ex-CP locomotives,[1] Ferrovial which acquired 313–011, and Grupo Azvi which acquired 313–005.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Sources:
    • "Renfe - Fuera de servicio - 313", www.listadotren.es (in Spanish), Listado del Material Ferroviario Español, retrieved 7 February 2012
    • Andy Inserra, "Renfe's DL535", tamr.org, Teen Association of Model Railroaders, archived from the original on 2008-12-01
  2. ^ a b c "Caract. técnicas - Material motor - Renfe 313", www.listadotren.es (in Spanish), Listado del Material Ferroviario Español, retrieved 7 February 2012
  3. ^ André Costa, "Comboios Portugueses (Tópicos)", comboios.home.sapo.pt (in Portuguese), Cronologia do Material Circulante, archived from the original on 2011-04-16
  4. ^ a b c Renfe Serie 313, version accessed 8 February 2012, ferropedia.es
  5. ^ "Asunto: Re: Ferrocarriles MINEROS e INDUSTRIALES españoles", www.forotrenes.com (in Spanish), la Euskalduna Ex-Renfe 1316 que Fesava SL adquirió a la Red Nacional para las maniobras en la Refinería de La Rábida de Cepsa en la onubense población de Palos de la Frontera
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