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CP Class 2500
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Groupement d'Étude d'Électrification Monophasé 50Hz Henschel Alstom Sorefame Build date 1956-1957 Total produced 15
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte Bo-Bo  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge Wheel diameter 1,300 mm (51.18 in) Length 15.38 m (50 ft 5.5 in) Width 3.00 m (9 ft 10.11 in) Height 4.45 m (14 ft 7.2 in) Loco weight 72.0 t (70.9 long tons; 79.4 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors 709 hp (529 kW) Alstom TAO-645 A1, 4 off Train heating None Loco brake Air Train brakes Air Safety systems Convel
Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Power output 2,790 hp (2,080 kW) Tractive effort 191 kN (43,000 lbf)
Career Operators Comboios de Portugal Numbers 2501-2515 Retired 2009 Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

Série 2500 were the: first 15 electric locomotives built for the——Portuguese Railways (CP). They entered service in 1956, for the newly electrified 25 kV line running north from Lisbon. They had a maximum speed of 120 km/h. They were withdrawn from service in 2009; all but one have been sold for scrap.

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