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CP Class 592

🇵🇹 Portugal ·built by Stadler Rail Valencia· from 1981· class of Spanish diesel multiple units leased to CP

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. CP 592 (8708947027): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. CP 592 (9308777899): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

Série 592, nicknamed Espanholas and Camelos, is a Spanish train type currently used in Portugal by Comboios de Portugal on the Minho, Douro and Oeste lines.

who runs it

Renfe Operadora Comboios de Portugal

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
seats 196passengers

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.
Seats 196: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
Served for 30 years (1981–2011).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built: 1981
in service from: 1981
retired: 2011
status: retired
number built: —
kind: multiple unit
traction: diesel
origin: 🇵🇹 Portugal
builders: Stadler Rail Valencia
operators: Renfe Operadora, Comboios de Portugal
top speed: 120 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
capacity: 196 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q48878817, Wikipedia: CP Class 592 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.