Trackside photography of the Portuguese and European railway
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TRAINOGRAPHY by João Cunha
CP - Comboios de Portugal
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CP 2600

Alsthom · Portugal
Alsthom 17 photographs
Year
1974
Units
21
Power
2,940 kW
Speed
160 km/h
Length
17.5 m
Gauge
1668mm
Energy
25kV AC

First portuguese locomotives authorised to run at 160 km/h, and the first and only locomotives in Portugal with monomotor bogies with double gear transmission allowing 160 km/h runs with passengers as well as 100 km/h with freight trains.

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Units (8)
CP 2601 3 photographs 2 videos CP 2602 4 photographs CP 2605 2 photographs CP 2606 1 photographs CP 2607 1 photographs CP 2609 3 photographs CP 2610 2 photographs CP 2612 1 photographs

Videos

Test run from Entroncamento
IR 850 Valença - Porto

Photographs

2607 to the rescue! Passing Bifurcação de Lares hauling Renfe 592.036 to repair in Contumil after derailing in the Oeste line.
CP 2607 · 27.12.2025 · Figueira da Foz → Contumil
Oeste
IR 850 Valença - Porto Campanhã speeding through Carapeços
CP 2609 · 19.06.2025 · Valença → Porto - Campanhã
Linha do Minho
2612 arriving to Lisboa with IC 520 from Porto, due to a failing 5600
CP 2612 · 06.08.2024 · Porto - Campanhã → Lisboa - Santa Apolónia
Norte
Intercity 521 Lisboa - Porto crossing the Santana viaduct
CP 2601 · 30.05.2024 · Lisboa - Santa Apolónia → Porto - Campanhã
Norte
Interregional 831 Figueira da Foz - Valença, near Caminha
CP 2601 · 26.05.2024 · Figueira da Foz → Valença
Linha do Minho
After the storm, all the orange 2600s come out - 2610, 2602 and 2609 heading to Entroncamento at Pombal
CP 2610 · 24.02.2024 · Contumil → Entroncamento
Norte
2610 to the rescue! Arriving to Lisboa with IC 524 from Porto after the breakdown of a 5600
CP 2610 · 23.10.2023 · Porto - Campanhã → Lisboa - Santa Apolónia
Norte
Last PTG train in Coimbra - Estação Nova. The station closed Jan 12th 2025
CP 2609 · 06.11.2022 · Triagem Porto de Aveiro → Coimbra-A
Lousã
PTG Enthusiasts train arriving to the port of Aveiro with CP 2609
CP 2609 · 06.11.2022 · Plataforma Multimodal de Cacia → Triagem Porto de Aveiro
90: Plataforma Multimodal de Cacia - Triagem Porto de Aveiro
Containers train 95244/5 Bobadela - Setúbal-Mar almost there, at Mourisca-Sado
CP 2605 · 03.09.2010 · Terminal de Mercadorias IP - Bobadela → Porto de Setúbal - Auto
37: Campolide - Tunes
Sand from Santarém in the 62313 Gaia - Lidador arriving to its end with 2602
CP 2602 · 19.08.2010 · Gaia → Lidador
3: São Gemil - Ermesinde
2602 leading 77303 Santarém - Entroncamento, transporting sand to Guarda
CP 2602 · 23.04.2010 · Santarém → Entroncamento
Norte
Crossing the river Tagus near Muge, CP 2602 hauls a Renault train from Venta de Baños to Praias Sado
CP 2602 · 12.02.2008 · Venta de Baños → Praias Sado - Mercadorias
33: Setil - Vendas Novas
What should have been the containers train from Vigo to Lisboa passing by Espinho with an unusual consist hauled by locomotive 2605
CP 2605 · 18.09.2007 · Vigo-Guixar → Alcântara-Terra
Norte
Mixed freight train 75341 Pampilhosa - Fuentes de Oñoro with 2601+2623 speeding nearby Trajinha
CP 2601 · 30.08.2007 · Pampilhosa → Vilar Formoso
Beira Alta
Hauling locomotive 2505 and empty wagons, 2602 and 2605 are seen at Fernando Pó with train 50833/2 from Praias Sado to Entroncamento
CP 2602 · 23.08.2007 · Praias Sado - Mercadorias → Entroncamento
34: Santa Vitória - Ervidel - Funcheira
Extra rain running for Rock in Rio - Lisboa, with 2606 rescuing 2608 in front of train 13838 Porto - Lisboa
CP 2606 · 27.05.2006 · Porto - Campanhã → Lisboa - Santa Apolónia
Norte