Banner
Navigation

Navigation

loco-info.com
The reference for locomotives and railcars

Compare locomotives

Add a locomotive

Spanish State Railways series 490

Alaris on the way to Alicante

The RENFE series 490 is a tilting three-car electric multiple unit based on the Italian ETR 460. It was ordered for the “Alaris” service between Madrid and Valencia. Ten sets have been ordered from GEC Alstom and FIAT...

General

Property Spanish State Railways series 490Remove
Built 1998-1999
Manufacturers GEC Alstom, FIAT-SIG, Parizzi
Wheel arrangement 1A-A1+2-2+1A-A1
Gauge 1,668 mm (Iberian broad gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Spanish State Railways series 490Remove
Length 81.20 m
Rigid wheelbase 2.70 m
Empty weight 159 t
Service weight 171 t
Adhesive weight 68 t
Axle load 17 t

Power

Property Spanish State Railways series 490Remove
Power source electric - DC
Electric systems 3.000 V
Hourly power 2,040 kW (2,774 PS)
Continuous power 1,960 kW (2,665 PS)
Top speed 220 km/h
Starting effort 130.0 kN

Calculated values

Property Spanish State Railways series 490Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.13
Power-to-weight ratio 11.9 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 2.51
Auf Deutsch umschalten

Settings

Your settings are retained for this browser session only.

Consent to cookies

We use cookies to save your display settings. If you decline, the settings are retained only for the current browser session.