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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Ex-CP 1219 Somafel (9738372020): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. 10.04.99 Tunes 1212 (3380814076): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Série 1200 is a class of diesel-electric multipurpose locomotives used by Portuguese Railways (CP). A total of 25 locomotives were built between 1961 and 1964.
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 65 years ago, in 1961.
- 615 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.7 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1961–1964
- number built
- 25
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- builders
- Brissonneau et Lotz, Sorefame
- operators
- Comboios de Portugal
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 615 kW
- gauge
- 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 14.7 m
- weight
- 61 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2931908, Wikipedia: CP Class 1200 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.