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- 1. Flickr - nmorao - Locomotiva 1970, Estação de Vila Nova de Gaia, 2009.05.07: Nuno Morão from Portugal· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
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. Of the 13 built, 5 remain in service in 2012.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 47 years ago, in 1979.
- 2.3 MW is about 27 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 33 years (1979–2012).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1979
- in service from
- 1979
- retired
- 2012
- status
- retired
- number built
- 13
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Montreal Locomotive Works, Bombardier
- operators
- Comboios de Portugal
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 2.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- weight
- 121 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2931921, Wikipedia: CP Class 1960 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.