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RENFE 0-3-0 series Pack 1

The 0-3-0 locomotives were used as standard locos for many Spanish companies. The most common type of locomotive was the Bourbonnais, been a 0-3-0 locomotive with exterior Stephenson gear, used for passenger trains and light cargo services. Also the Mamoth locomotives were a common locomotive model, 0-3-0 with inner distribution, used for fast passenger trains. This mods adds several version of these 0-3-0 locomotives used by the early companies and then by the Spanish state company RENFE.
Models included:

Introduced on 1862, these bourbonnais designed by Scheider became the most popular XIX Century locomotives, with more than 300 units built untill 1877.Know as Creusot-Merchandises, this classic locomotives remain in use for more than 100 years. These MZA locos became a very beloved model, being nicknamed as the Chocolate-Pot by the drivers. The Creusot-Merchandises remain in use for cargo trains for almost 100 years, even after the introduction on the Mikado series on mid 50s. The last units were retired on late 60s.

Built for the Zaragoza-Barcelona raylway, those locomotives were and adaptation of the original french PLM bourbonnais model. In NORTE they recieved the name of Norte 450 series. By 1941, the remaining Ex-Norte 1450 locomotives were used used for cargo services and mantainance train. They were retired on 1955.

On 1868, the MZA company bought the Ciudad Real-Badajoz railway and its locomotives. Those bourbonnais built by the Fives-Hives factory pulled light cargo trains on the MZA lines. After the creation of the State company Renfe, The Ex-MZA 400 locomotives were moved to Salamanca depot. They remained in use untill early 70s, being the last unit retired after 102 years of service.

Introduced on 1877, this Hartmann locomotives were used by the Andalussian raylways for light cargo trains and passenger services, mainly in Seville and Cordoba aereas. These Andalussian locomotives remain in use for pulling trains on the Cadiz port for years. Last units were scraped on late 60s.

Built by Sharp&Stewart these mamoth locomotives were an adaptation of the LNER J15 series for being used on Spanish tracks. They pulled express trains between Barcelona and the French border. After the creation of the State company Renfe, the Ex-MZA mamoth locomotives remain in the Barcelona area pulling some secondary services and little cargo trains.

Classic 0-3-0 Bourbonnais model built by Hartmann for the Mining railway of San Juan de Abadesas, later Norte renamed them as 1690 series. Then in Renfe were renamed as Renfe 0-3-0 2400 series, these Ex-Norte bourbonnais were transfered to Barcelona-Poble Nou depot, being used for suburban services.

Built in Belgium by Cockerill, these classic bourbonnais locomotives were the first model used by the Madrid-Caceres-Portugal Railway. Those little locomotives were used to pull cargo trains between Madrid and the Portuguese border untill the introduction of larger locomotives on 1910s. On 1928, the Madrid-Caceres-Portugal raylway were merged into the Oeste company, a state company that controlled some lines on the west of the country untill 1941. After the Spanish Civil war only two of these Oeste bourbonnais survived. These two locomotives were renamed as RENFE 0-3-0 2540 and 0-3-0 2541. They were retired on mid 50s.

Built in Glasgow those Mamoth locomotives was the main passenger locomotive for the Great Southern of Spain Railway, been all the series placed on Lorca depot. After 1941 these mamoth locomotives were used for passenger and light cargo trains around all Murcia region.

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