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CP Class 1960
Locomotive 1970, at Vila Nova de Gaia
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
Bombardier-MLW
Build date
1979
Total produced
13
Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC
Co′Co′
Gauge
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Wheel diameter
1,016 mm (40 in) (new)
Loco weight
121 t (119 long tons; 133 short tons)
Prime mover
Bombardier 251/E
Alternator
General Electric GTA-17 PC 1
Traction motors
General Electric CGE-785 PA 1, 6 off
MU working
Within own class only
Train heating
Electric train heating
Loco brake
Air
Train brakes
Air
Safety systems
Convel
Performance figures
Maximum speed
120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output
Engine: 3,042 hp (2,268 kW) at rail: 2,250 hp (1,680 kW)
Tractive effort
Maximum: 474 kN (107,000 lbf)
Career
Operators
Comboios de Portugal
Numbers
1961-1973
Disposition
1 destroyed by accident, 7 withdrawn
Locomotive 1962 at Campanhã station, Oporto, in 2009
Série 1960 are a class of diesel-electric locomotives built for Portuguese Railways (CP). They were constructed by Bombardier Transportation and entered service in 1979.[1] Of the 13 built, 5 remain in service in 2012. They have a top speed of 120 km/h and weigh 121 tonnes.
The locomotives were purchased for use on the steeply-graded Beira Alta line [pt], with heavily loaded international services from Lisbon to Spain and France, including the "Sud Express". On 11 September 1985, locomotive 1961 was destroyed in an accident near Alcafache whilst operating the Lisbon-Paris international service. Officially, 56 people were listed at being killed in the accident. The Beira Alta line was electrified in 1996 and the Série 1960 locomotives were reassigned to freight duties.[2]
The remaining locomotives are expected to be withdrawn during 2012, with high fuel consumption being a contributing factor.[2]
^CP official website
^ abArticle by D N Clough, Today's Railways (Europe), issue 195 (March 2012), pages 28-30, ISSN 1354-2753
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