Brown Boveri electric locomotive (Ferrocarriles Vascongados)

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Brown Boveri electric locomotive
A FEVE 4000 series locomotive hauling a train, September 1977.
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Brown Boveri, Build date 1928 Total produced 10
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Length 11.22 m (36 ft 10 in) Width 2.53 m (8 ft 4 in) Height 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) Axle load 11,000 kg (24,251 lb) Loco weight 44,000 kg (97,003 lb) Electric system/s 1,500 V DC overhead line Current pickup(s) Pantograph Loco brake Vacuum
Performance figures Maximum speed 70 km/h (45 mph) Power output: ​  • 1 hour 760 kW (1,019 hp)  • Continuous 564 kW (756 hp) Tractive effort: ​  • Starting 108 kN (24,000 lbf)  • 1 hour 56 kN (13,000 lbf)  • Continuous 37 kN (8,300 lbf)
Career Operators , FEVE, Euskotren Delivered 1928 Retired 1999

The Brown Boveri electric locomotive was an electric locomotive type originally operated by in the Basque Country, Spain. When that company was absorbed by FEVE, it came to be known as the FEVE 4000 series. It was later operated by Euskotren.

History[]

Due to a increase in traffic,  [es] decided in the 1920s to electrify its between Bilbao and San Sebastián. Correspondingly, the company ordered nine (later 10) electric locomotives in May 1927^[1] for hauling freight trains and heavy passenger trains. They were numbered 1 to 10. The electrical components were manufactured by the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie, while the mechanical parts were built by  [fr] , a Belgian company. Like other locomotives, they were nicknamed "Cocodrilo" (Spanish for 'crocodile') due to their distinctive shape.^[2] While originally painted in red and cream colors, the locomotives were repainted in a less distinctive grey and green color scheme during the Spanish Civil War.^[3]

After the original operator was absorbed into FEVE in 1972, the locomotives were renumbered as 4001 to 4010. This period saw a decline in freight traffic which coupled with the retirement of some^[which?] multiple unit types meant the 4000 series was increasingly used to haul local train services. It was during this time that the locomotives had their axleboxes changed, the most significant overhaul during their lifetime. After the establishment of Euskotren in 1982 (known at the time as ET/FV), they were transferred to the new company. They were gradually retired from service starting in 1988, with some locomotives being used to haul tourist trains up to 1999.^[2]

Numbering and naming[]

The locomotives were named after mountains of the Basque Country. Their individual details are as follows.^[2]

See also[]

• Euskotren Trena § Rolling stock

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to FEVE 4000 series at Wikimedia Commons