RENFE Class 446

Template:Tab train The 'Series 446 RENFE' together with 447 series Renfe and trains Civia are a group of electrical units designed to provide services commuter effective. Its design began planning in the early 1980 and materialized in the prototype Series 445 when the commuter service began to take major role in cities like Madrid and the units were offering these services, mainly units 440 series, began to be insufficient. Since it was to design an exclusive train to offer these services it was decided to provide them with the required needs for this service, a service with multiple stops short distances and a large movement of travelers. Thus they were given a powerful acceleration penalizing maximum speed. The 446 series, with a very innovative design for trains Renfe 1989 provides 2400 kW of power allowing an acceleration of 1 m / s² at boot but its top speed is 100 km / h. Of the three cars available to the two ends, both with a driving cab, they are motorized and only the middle one is a trailer. Each car has 3 pairs of double doors for quick entry and exit of travelers. One of the major drawbacks of these units, which cost them the nickname dodotis is originally did not have toilets in any of the cars. Outwardly look similar to the 447 design except for the letters of the numbers of cars, because in the 446 series the letters M or R are blank and the 447 series this letter is in yellow and a greater overall width of 9 cm. Curiously noteworthy that these two units have been changing their aesthetics over its lifetime, as the rotation of the "C" characteristic of commuter Year 1992 or changing the red by violet colors and the appearance of the word Renfe after segregation Adif. Taking advantage of these recent changes also security enhancements were added in signaling systems of closing doors as sound and indicator lights. They can circulate coupled normal service units series 447 with some limitations in traction and brake. Of the 170 units delivered, 25 were remote or deregistered, including those affected in attacks of March 11, 2004. You can find these units circulating nuclei Madrid, Seville, San Sebastián, Santander and [ [Renfe Bilbao | Bilbao]] soliendo make their services in lines where the distance between stations is 1-2 kilometers or even less.