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- 1. Portuguese Railways Intercity train at Faro Train Station: Gunnar1m· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Série 2600, nicknamed Nez-Cassée ("Broken Nose"), is a type of 25 kV 50 Hz electric locomotive currently used by Comboios de Portugal. They are closely based on the SNCF Class BB 15000 locomotive design. The locomotives are part of the Nez Cassé family of locomotives, a popular locomotive style designed by Paul Arzens, designed by Groupement 50 Hz (a French consortium led by Alsthom) and entered service in 1974 (Série 2600) and 1987 (Śerie 2620) Of the 12 built, 9 were still 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 52 years ago, in 1974.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1974
- in service from
- 1974
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Sorefame, Alstom
- operators
- Comboios de Portugal
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q856389, Wikipedia: CP Class 2600 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.