The 254 Series is a meter gauge freight diesel locomotive built for Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC).

254 Series
FGC 254-01 (August 2007)
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderMeinfesa
ModelJT 18-LC[1]
Total produced3[2]
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICCo'Co'[2]
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)[2]
Wheel diameter914 mm (36.0 in)[2]
Length16.3460 m (53 ft 7.54 in)[2]
Width2.670 m (8 ft 9.1 in)[2]
Height3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)[2]
Axle load13.5 t
Loco weight81 t
Fuel capacity3000l
Engine typeGM 8-645E3C[2]
Transmissionelectric
Loco brakeair, rheostatic.[2]
Train brakesair
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)[2]
Power output1214 kW[2]

Three locomotives were built in 1990 by Meinfesa, at the same time as the RENFE Class 319.2[1] with which it shares a similar external appearance, as well as both having GM-EMD engines and transmissions.

The locomotive is used for potash and salt trains, and occasional special historical passenger trains, on the Llobregat–Anoia Line.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "References Vossloh Rail Vehicles". www.vossloh-espana. Vossloh Espana. Archived from the original on 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jorge Sanz Mongay. "FGC-254". www.jorkes.arrakis.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
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