#3712
CP Class 2550
🇵🇹 Portugal ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1963· class of 20 Portuguese electric locomotives
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- 1. Areia Estação da Somincor, 2009.04.01: Nuno Morão· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Série 2550 were the second batch of 25 kV electric locomotives built for Portuguese Railways (CP). They entered service in 1964 and were used on the main line between Lisbon and Porto. Twenty locomotives were built with all withdrawn by 2012.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 63 years ago, in 1963.
- 2.1 MW is about 24 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15.4 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1963–1964
- retired
- 2009
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- builders
- Henschel & Sohn, Alstom, Sorefame, 50 c/s Group
- operators
- Comboios de Portugal
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 2.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 15.4 m
- weight
- 72 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q850648, Wikipedia: CP Class 2550 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.