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- 1. Urbano, Gibalta, 2011.04.03: Nuno Morão· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
CP Class 3100 and CP Class 3200 are two related series of railway multiple units with Iberian gauge, 2'2'+Bo'Bo'+2'2' wheel arrangement. They utilise a 1500 V direct current voltage system. They were first introduced in 1959 in the suburbs of Lisbon.
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
- 960 kW is about 11 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 13
- kind
- carriage / wagon
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- builders
- Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, General Electric Company plc, Sorefame, Alstom, Siemens Mobility
- operators
- Comboios de Portugal
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- 960 kW
- gauge
- 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
- electric system
- 1500 V DC overhead line
- weight
- 118 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q338733, Wikipedia: CP Class 3150 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.