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CP Class 2500

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CP Class 2500
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderGroupement d'Étude d'Électrification Monophasé 50Hz
Henschel
Alstom
Sorefame
Build date1956-1957
Total produced15
Specifications
Configuration:
 • WhyteBo-Bo
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Wheel diameter1,300 mm (51.18 in)
Length15.38 m (50 ft 5.5 in)
Width3.00 m (9 ft 10.11 in)
Height4.45 m (14 ft 7.2 in)
Loco weight72.0 t (70.9 long tons; 79.4 short tons)
Electric system/s25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motors709 hp (529 kW) Alstom TAO-645 A1, 4 off
Train heatingNone
Loco brakeAir
Train brakesAir
Safety systemsConvel
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output2,790 hp (2,080 kW)
Tractive effort191 kN (43,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsComboios de Portugal
Numbers2501-2515
Retired2009
DispositionOne preserved, remainder scrapped

Série 2500 were the first 15 electric locomotives built for the Portuguese Railways (CP). They entered service in 1956, for the newly electrified 25 kV line running north from Lisbon. They had a maximum speed of 120 km/h. They were withdrawn from service in 2009; all but one have been sold for scrap.[1]

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