CP Class 5600
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Class 5600 are a series of electric locomotives built by Siemens in association with Sorefame of Portugal for Comboios de Portugal, the state owned railway company of Portugal.[1]
Overview[edit]
The 5600 locomotives predate the EuroSprinter family of modular locomotives built by Siemens for European railway companies, but have much in common with the later machines. Externally the locomotives are identical to Spain's Class 252 which were built at the same time, albeit without DC capability.[1]
Accidents[edit]
Of the 30 locomotives that were originally bought, 5624 was severely damaged in an accident in 2003,[2] and 5613 was also damaged in the Alfarelos train crash.[3]
See also[edit]
- Sorefame (Portuguese), Sociedades Reunidas de Fabricações Metálicas
References[edit]
- ^ a b "CP LE 5600 Series". Railcolor.net. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "INFERNO NA LINHA DE SINES". cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Inquérito DMS N.o 472859-DSC". REFER. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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