CP Class 5600

CP Class LE 5600

Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Siemens / Sorefame Build date 1993-1995 Total produced 30

Specifications UIC class Bo'Bo' Gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) Wheelbase 10,500 mm (34 ft 5.4 in) Length 19,580 mm (64 ft 2.9 in) Loco weight 86 t (85 long tons; 95 short tons) Electric system(s) 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary Current collection Pantograph

Performance figures Maximum speed 220 km/h (140 mph) Power output 5,600 kW (7,500 hp) Tractive effort 300 kN (67,000 lbf)

Career Current owner Comboios de Portugal Disposition 28 in service, 2 destroyed by collision

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.

Overview

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.

Accidents

Of the 30 locomotives that were originally bought, 5624 was severely damaged in an accident in 2003, and 5613 was also damaged in the Alfarelos train crash.

See also

• Sorefame (Portuguese), Sociedades Reunidas de Fabricações Metálicas

External links

• CP 5600 @ Trainspo