When they electrified the 115 km narrow gauge line between Bilbao and Donostia, the Compañía de Ferrocarriles Vascongados ordered ten electric locomotives from BBC. Their mechanical part was built by Haine-Saint-Pierre. When they were delivered in 1928, they received the numbers 1 to 10. They were named after mountains which were situated along the line, like the “Ganguren” shown in the photo. Each locomotive had two two-axle bogies with nose-suspended traction motors which had an output of 190 kW each. The axle load was eleven tonnes and the top speed was 70 km/h. In 1972, the FV was taken over by the Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE), where they were numbered 4001 to 4010. They were withdrawn from regular service in 1989, although three were used for tourist trains until 1999. A total of five have been preserved.

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 A large number was withdrawn around 2015 after they had been replaced by more modern and more powerful locomotives with three-phase traction motors, most notably the series 252 and 253.

Based on the French CC 7100, RENFE had a total of 136 electric locomotives built, which is why they were nicknamed “Francesa”. They had a lower output than their prototype and only reached 110 km/h. Their original numbers were 7600 to 7699 and 8600 to 8636, the latter having multiple controls. They later became the series 276 and the ten modernized locomotives became the 276.200. Their regular use ended in 2014 and two of them are to be refurbished so that they are ready for use again.