Euskotren 300 series

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
Replaced3500 series
Constructed1989–1990
Entered service1990[1]
Number built12
Number preserved1
Number scrapped11
Formation2 cars
Fleet numbers301–312
Capacity86 (seated)
OperatorsEuskotren
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length30,480 mm (100 ft 0 in)
Width2,550 mm (8 ft 4+3⁄8 in)
Height3,555 mm (11 ft 7+15⁄16 in)
Doors2 (per side and car)
Maximum speed90 km/h (55.9 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 3500 series 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 200 series trains had toilets installed.[citation needed]

After the opening of the Bilbao metro in 1995, 200 series trains were gradually introduced on the Topo line. Thus, 300 series EMUs were relocated to the Urdaibai and Txorierri 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 Sondika 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

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. ^ Olaizola, Juanjo (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. ^ Olaizola, Juanjo (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.