CP Class 2600

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CP Class 2600/2620
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Locomotive 2609 at Faro station
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Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderSorefame (under licence from Groupement 50 Hz/Alsthom)
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Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge1,668 mm (Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electric system/s25 kV AC Catenary
[[Current collector|Current pickupTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Pantograph
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Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h (High Speed), 100 km/h (Low Speed)
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Career
OperatorsComboios de Portugal
Class2600
Number in class12 (8 2600's and 3 2620's)
Numbers2601–2612
2621–2629

Série 2600, nicknamed Nez-Cassée ("Broken Nose"), is a type of 25 kV 50 Hz electric locomotive currently used by Comboios de Portugal. They are closely based on the SNCF Class BB 15000 locomotive design. The locomotives are part of the Nez Cassé family of locomotives, a popular locomotive style designed by Paul Arzens, designed by Groupement 50 Hz (a French consortium led by Alsthom) and entered service in 1974 (Série 2600) and 1987 (Śerie 2620)[citation needed] Of the 12 built, 9 were still in service in 2012. They have a top speed of 160 km/h.[1]

Série 2620 is physically identical to Série 2600. Nine locomotives were assembled in Portugal by Sorefame in 1987 (under licence from Groupement 50 Hz/Alsthom); as of 2012 seven remained in service.[2]

The locomotives are less powerful than the newer Série 4700 and 5600 locomotives, sometimes leading to late running on services. As of 2011, CP Carga (the freight division of CP) was able to discontinue using the Série 2600 and 2620 locomotives. As of 2012, it was expected that the remaining locomotives would be withdrawn within the next few years.[3] As of 2013 all had been withdrawn from service.

As part of a June 2019 government plan to reintroduce withdrawn rolling stock, it is expected that this series will re-enter service.[4] In September 2019, a first 2600 locomotive was hauled to Contumil to be repaired, followed by four more in October.[5]

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Locomotive 2628 painted with the new livery

As of 2023, CP had introduced a new paint scheme for this class. The new livery was applied to unit 2628 (Part of Série 2620) and recently, 2604 ((Part of Série 2600), based on the first livery of the class 4700 (All sold to Medway). The new livery sports a modern red colour with white markings on the side with the CP logo sticking out.[6]

Diagram

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See also


References

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  1. ^ Série 2600: CP official website
  2. ^ Série 2620: CP official website (incorrectly stating a construction date of 1974)
  3. ^ Article by D N Clough, Today's Railways (Europe), issue 195 (March 2012), pages 28-30, Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.NUNES, Diogo Ferreira (28 June 2019). "45 milhões para recuperar 70 comboios da CP até 2022". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cipriano, Carlos (24 October 2019). "Comboios da CP que estavam encostados vão voltar aos carris". Público. p. 24.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CP tem Nova Imagem para Locomotivas" [CP has New Look for Locomotives]. TrainSpotter. No. 157. September 2023. pp. 6–8. ISSN 2183-7619.

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