The RENFE class 269 designates 265 four-axle electric locomotives designed for all train types. They were built between 1973 and 1985 by CAF and MACOSA and used technology licensed from Mitsubishi. Each bogie only had one traction motor that was connected to the axles by a two-speed gearbox. Most were built as one of the subclasses 269.0, 269.2 and 269.5. In high gear each had a top speed between 140 and 160 km/h and in low gear they reached between 80 and 100 km/h. Only four locomotives of subclass 269.6 were built which were controlled by choppers, had a streamlined body and reached a top speed of 200 km/h.
Many were rebuilt with single-speed transmission, for example the 269.7 for use with intermodal trains with a top speed of 120 km/h. After the turn of the millennium RENFE began to sell some, three even went to Chile. A large number was withdrawn around 2015 after they had been replaced by more modern and more powerful locomotives with three-phase traction motors, most notably the series 252 and 253.
