Euskotren 300 series

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Euskotren 300 series
Image of a 300 series train
Set 312 in Bilbao-Atxuri, March 2006
In service1990–2018
ManufacturerCAF, B&W
Built atBeasain, Spain
Replaced
Constructed1989–1990
Entered service1990[1]
Number built12
Number preserved1
Number scrapped11
Formation2 cars
Fleet numbers301–312
Capacity86 (seated)
Operator(s)Euskotren
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length30,480 mm (100 ft 0 in)
Width2,550 mm (8 ft 4 in)
Height3,555 mm (11 ft 8.0 in)
Doors2 (per side and car)
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)
Power output516 kW (692 hp) (total)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead line
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo'Bo'+2'2'
Safety system(s)LZB
Coupling systemScharfenberg
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

The Euskotren 300 series is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Euskotren in the Basque Country, Spain from 1990 to 2018.

History[]

The 12 trains were delivered to Euskotren in 1990. They were built by CAF, with the exception of the non-driving cars of the 308 to 312 units, which were built by Babcock & Wilcox.[2] They substituted the trains on the Topo line. Due to the number of tunnels on that line, the trains were equipped with an emergency exit on the front.[1]

Three of the trains (310, 311 and 312) were used on Euskopullman services. The Euskopullman was a limited express service that run from Bilbao to Hendaye from 1998 to 1999.[3] The trains operating it had less seats, and they were fitted with tables and a bar.[4] They were the only trains in Euskotren's fleet equipped with toilets until 2008, when some trains had toilets installed.[citation needed]

After the opening of the Bilbao Metro in 1995, trains were gradually introduced on the Topo line. Thus, 300 series EMUs were relocated to the and lines.[2][5]

After the introduction of the 950 series in 2016, 300 series trains have been retired. One unit (308)[citation needed] served on the Txorierri line until 2018, operating an hourly shuttle between and Lutxana.[6] That EMU has been preserved by the Basque Railway Museum, while the rest have been scrapped.[citation needed]

Formations[]

Designation Mc Rc
Numbering[2] 3xx-1 3xx-3

Each trainset was formed by a motored car and a non-powered car. Usually, two EMUs were coupled together into four-car sets; although coupling three EMUs was also possible.[1]

See also[]

  • Euskotren Trena § Rolling stock

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "UT-300". Vía Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "UNIDAD ELÉCTRICA SERIE 300". Euskotren (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ Bent, Mike (2015). "Europe's Longest Metre Gauge Passenger Service" (PDF). Correo. No. 38. Iberian Railway Society. p. 27. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. ^ (2001). Bilbo eta Donostia arteko trenaren material motorea / Material motor del ferrocarril de Bilbao a San Sebastián (in Spanish and Basque). Bilbao: Eusko Trenbideak Ferrocarriles Vascos , S.A. pp. 143–145. ISBN 84-920629-3-2.
  5. ^ (28 March 2016). "Las unidades 300 de Euskotren se despiden". Mundo Ferroviario (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. ^ Gude, Erlantz (4 April 2017). "Los trenes circularán cada hora desde el lunes para conectar Lutxana con el Txorierri". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2021.

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