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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. CP 1907 + "Somincor" (47069805442): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Intercidades arriving in Évora: Daniel Sparing from Budapest, Hungary· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Série 1930 are a class of diesel-electric locomotives formerly used by Portuguese Railways (CP). They are visually very similar to the Série 1900 locomotives, but have a higher top speed of 120 km/h. They were assembled in Portugal by Sorefame, under licence from the French company Alstom and entered service in 1981.
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 45 years ago, in 1981.
- Served for 37 years (1981–2018).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1981
- in service from
- 1981
- retired
- 2018
- status
- retired
- number built
- 17
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- builders
- Sorefame
- designer
- Alsthom
- operators
- Comboios de Portugal
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2931920, Wikipedia: CP Class 1930 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.