List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars

This list provides an overview of the locomotives and railcars of the Portuguese railways, that is, the traction stock of earlier private railways, the state-owned Comboios de Portugal (CP) and its predecessor, the municipal Metropolitano Ligeiro de Mirandela and the two private transport companies Fertagus and Takargo Rail.

Broad gauge steam locomotives

Companhia Central e Peninsular dos Caminhos de Ferro em Portugal (CCeP)

Originally 1440 mm gauge; taken over by the Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses in 1857; regauged to 1672 mm in 1860.

Number	First Name	CP No.	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
1	Portugal	—	1A1	Alcard & Buddicom ?	?
2–3	Santarem, Badajoz		1A1	R & W Hawthorn	1854
4	Elvas		1A1	William Fairbairn & Sons	1855
5–7	Lisboa, Porto and Azambuja		1A1	Société l'Expansion	1845–1846	ex Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans
8–9	Camoes and Madrid		B	Dodds	?
10	Coimbra		1B	Egestorff	1855	Sold to CP in 1856
11–14	Alamquer, ?, ?, Estremoz	5–7	1A1 t	William Fairbairn & Sons	1856–1857	Estremoz sold to MD in 1874
15–16	Setubal and Castado	101–102	C	Sharp, Stewart & Company	1861

South Eastern of Portugal Railway (SEPR)

1440 mm gauge

Built by British investors; also known by its Portuguese name Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro do Sul e Sueste (SeS). Regauged to 1672 mm in 1869; nationalised and renamed Caminhos de Ferro do Estado (CFE) in 1869

Number	First Name	Number from 1873	CP No.	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
1–7	Barreiro, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Evora	05–07		1B t	EB Wilson & Company, Manning Wardle	1856–1859
8	D. Luiz	01	1001	1A1	Beyer, Peacock & Company 328	1862	Preserved in the Santarem Museum
9	Ourique	34	1134	C	Beyer, Peacock & Company 244	1861
10–15	Alentejo, ?, ?, ?, ?, Algerva	08–13		B1	Beyer, Peacock & Company 322–327	1863

1672 mm gauge

Number	First Name	CP No.	CP No. from 1950	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
SeS 02 to 04	Crato, Estremoz and Faro	01002–01004		C t	James Cross & Company	1865
14–31, 34–53		1114–1131, 1134–1153	41–79	C	Hanomag, Neilson & Company, Beyer, Peacock & Company, Grafenstaden, Sharp, Stewart & Company	1861–1902
61–66		1261–1266	281–286	2′C	Henschel & Son	1910
71–72		BeDymf 1001–1002		(Bh2)'2' also (Bn2)'2'	Borsig	1906	Steam railcars
81–99		1281–1289, 1292–1299	221–237	2′C n4v	Borsig, Esslingen	1903–1923	90: Contumil
101–119		1701–1719	701–719	1′D h2	Berliner Maschinenbau, North British Locomotive Company	1912–1921
151–158		1161–1168	141–148	C	Henschel & Son	1928
201–206		1201–1206	291–296	2′C	Henschel & Son	1913	204: Vila Nova de Gaia
301–310		1501–1510	551–560	2′C1′	Henschel & Son	1924	303: Santarem
401–410		01201–01210	0181–0190	1′D2′ t	Henschel & Son	1924	404, 410: Vila Nova de Gaia, 406: Regua, 407: Entroncamento

Caminhos de Ferro Estado Minho e Douro (MD)

1672 mm gauge

Origin	Number	First name	Later number	CP No.	CP No. from 1950	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
	1–4	Porto, Braga, Ave, Lima		2001–2004		1B	Beyer, Peacock & Company 1466–69	1875
	5–6	Viana, Valença		2005–2006,		1B	Beyer, Peacock & Company 1790–71	1878
CF Douro 1–3	8–10	Bragança, Villa Real, Regua		2008–2010	9	1B	Beyer, Peacock & Company 1470–72	1875	9: Nine
MZA 21, 23, 25, 30	11–12		47–48	2047–2048		1B	Sharp, Stewart & Company	1855
CCeP 14	13		49	02049		1A1 t	William Fairbairn & Sons	1854	Nine
	12–13 (2nd)	Famalicão, Nina,		02012–02013		1B t	Beyer, Peacock & Company 4583–84	1904
	14 (2nd)	Mirangaïa		02014		1B t	Beyer, Peacock & Company 3855	1896
	15–16	Vizella, Mira		02015–02016		1B t	Beyer, Peacock & Company 1797–98	1878
	17–18	Fox, ?		02017–02018	011–012	C1 t	Hanomag 3807–08	1902
	19–20	?, Leca		02019–02020	013–014	C1 t	Beyer, Peacock & Company 3021–22	1889
	5–7	Douro, ?, Tua	21–23	2121–2123	21–23	C	Beyer, Peacock & Company 1473–75	1875	7: Valença
	24–28	?, ?, ?, ?, ?		2124–2128	24–38	C	Beyer, Peacock & Company 1792–96	1878	7: Valença
	29–30	?, ?		2129–2130	29–30	C	Beyer, Peacock & Company 2114–15	1881
	31–32	?, Aqueda		2130–2132	30–32	C	Beyer, Peacock & Company 2809–10	1887
SeS	11–13 (2nd), 14	Geres, ?, ?, Tamel	33–36	2133–2136		C	Sharp, Stewart & Company	1875
	37–39	Chaves, ?, ?		2187–2189	175–177	C1	Beyer, Peacock & Company 3856–58	1897
	40–41	?, Penafiel		2190–2191	178–179	C1	Hanomag 3805–06	1902
	51–56			2251–2256	238–243	2′C n4v	Borsig 5359–64	1904	51: Entroncamento,
	57–60			2257–2260	244–247	2′C n4v	John Cockerill & Cie 2606–09	1907
SeS	61			2261	248	2′C n4v	Borsig 5620	1906	Contumil
SeS	62			2262	249	2′C n4v	Esslingen 3449	1908
	63–65			2263–2265	250–252	2′C n4v	Borsig 11679–81	1923
	81–82			02081–02082	041–042	1′C1 t	John Cockerill & Cie 2610–11	1907	82: Entroncamento
	101–103			2701–2703	751–753	1′D h2	North British Locomotive Company 19335–37	1912
	104–106			2704–2706	754–756	1′D h2	Berliner Maschinenbau 5239–41	1913	104: Entroncamento
	107–116			2707–2716	757–766	1′D h2	Berliner Maschinenbau 8264–73	1924

Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses da Beira Alta (BA)

1672 mm gauge; absorbed by Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses in 1947.

Number	No. after 1925–30 rebuilding	CP No. from 1948	CP No. from 1950	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
1–8	11–16	108–109	61–62, 141–144	C n2	Schneider	1879
21–28		24–27		1B n2	Wiener Neustadt	1881
51–55		281–285	201–205	2C	Henschel & Son	1909
61–65		291–295	211–215	2C	Henschel & Son	1924	61: Pampilhosa
101–103			801–803	2′D	Henschel & Son	1930	101: Vilar Formosa
BA 201–202			859–860	1′D1′	American Locomotive Company	1945	855 - Entroncamento

Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (CP)

Renamed Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro de Portugueses in 1910. 1672 mm gauge

Origin	First name	CP No. until 1927	CP No. from 1927	CP No. from 1950	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
	Amalia Rodrigues, Deolinda Rodrigues and Balalaika	1–4	001–004	001–004	B n2t	Hartmann, John Cockerill & Cie	1882, 1890	1: Estremoz, 2: Nine, 3–4: Entroncamento
	Maria Alice	5	005	005	B t	John Cockerill & Cie	1901	Estremoz
		01–08	01–08	01–08	C n2t	Esslingen	1887
MD 17–20	Fox, ?, ?, Leca		02017–02020	011–014	C1 t	Beyer, Peacock & Company 3021–22, Hanomag	1889, 1902	012: Entroncamento, 013: Lagos, 014: Nine
		09–026	09–026	021–029	C1 t	Beyer, Peacock & Company	1890–1891	020: Entroncamento; remainder rebuilt as 031–039
rebuilt from 011–025		031–039	031–039	031–039	1C1 t	Beyer, Peacock & Company	1890–1891	033: Lagos
MD 81–82			02081–02082	041–042	1C1 t	John Cockerill & Cie	1907	042: Entroncamento
		071–085	070–097	070–097	1′C2′ t	SLM, Henschel & Son, CP Lisbon workshops	1916–1944	070: Estremoz, 072: Porto, 094: Entroncamento
		051–058	0151–0158	0151–0158	1′D1′ h2t	Berliner Maschinenbau	1913, 1920
CFE 401–410			01201–01210	0181–0190	1′D2′ t	Henschel & Son	1924	0184, 0190: Vila Nova de Gaia, 0186: Regua, 0187: Entroncamento
		0101–0124	0201–0224	0201–0224	1D2 t	Henschel & Son	1924	0201: Entroncamento
CCeP 11–13	Alamquer, Leiria and Vila Franca	5–7			1A1	William Fairbairn & Sons	1857
MD 1–10	Porto, …, Regua		2001–2010	3–10	1B	Beyer, Peacock & Company	1875, 1878	9: Nine
		17–37	17–37		1B n2	Evra, Schneider	1861, 1864	23–31: Manufacturer unknown
MD 21–32	Douro, …, Aqueda		2121–2132	21–32	C	Beyer, Peacock & Company	1875–1887	23: Valença
		41–52	41–52		2′B n2	Hartmann, Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques, John Cockerill & Cie	1879–1890
CFE 14–31			1114–1131	41–54	C	Hanomag, Neilson & Company	1885–1895
BA 3, 8			108–109	61–62	C n2	Schneider	1879
CFE 34–53			1134–1153	71–79	C	Beyer, Peacock & Company, Grafenstaden, Sharp, Stewart & Company, Hanomag	1861–1902
		81–84	81–84		2′B	Beyer, Peacock & Company	1889
		91–98	91–98		2′B	Beyer, Peacock & Company	1891
		101–135	103–135	110, 113–118, 120, 124–125, 127–128, 131–135	C	Sharp, Stewart & Company, Evra, Kitson & Company, Graffenstaden, Batignolles, Köchlin, Hartmann	1861–1881	135: Entroncamento
CFE 151–158			1161–1168	141–148	C	Henschel & Son	1928
		151–172	152–159, 161–162, 164–168, 171–172	152–159, 161–162, 164–168, 171–172	C	Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques, John Cockerill & Cie	1887–1890	remainder rebuilt as 182–186; 167: Entroncamento
MD 37–41	Chaves, …, Penafiel		2187–2191	175–179	C1	Beyer, Peacock & Company, Hanomag	1897, 1902
CP 151, 160, 163, 169–170		181–186	181–186	181–186	1C	CP Lisbon workshops	1910	rebuilt
CFE 81–99, MD 51–65			1281–1299, 2251–2265	221–252	2′C n4v	Borsig, Esslingen, John Cockerill & Cie	1903–1923	238: Entroncamento, 248: Contumil
		61–72	261–272	261–272	2′C	Fives Lille	1899–1904	262: Entroncamento
SeS 61–66			1261–1266	281–286	2′C	Henschel & Son	1910	282: Vila Nova de Gaia
SeS 201–206			1201–1206	291–296	2′C	Henschel & Son	1913	294: Vila Nova de Gaia
		301–305	366–370	301–305	2′C	Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques	1905
		351–365	351–365	351–365	2C	Henschel & Son	1911–1913	357: Entroncamento
		401–406	401–406	401–406	2C	JA Maffei	1908
		601–608	501–508	501–508	2′C1	Henschel & Son	1925
CFE 301–310			1501–1510	551–560	2′C1	Henschel & Son	1924	553: Santarem
		201–214	601–614	601–614	D	Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques	1887–1890
CFE 101–119			1701–1719	701–719	1′D h2t	Berliner Maschinenbau, North British Locomotive Company	1912–1921	701: Vila Nova de Gaia
MD 101–116			2701–2716	751–766	1′D h2t	North British Locomotive Company, Berliner Maschinenbau	1912–1924	754: Entroncamento
Origin	First name		CP No. from 1948	CP No. from 1950	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
BA 51–55			281–285	201–205	2′C	Henschel & Son	1909
BA 61–65			291–295	211–215	2′C	Henschel & Son	1924	211: Pampilhosa
BA 101–103			801–803	801–803	2′D h4v	Henschel & Son	1930	801: Vilar Formosa
				831–836	2′D h2	MTM (2), Babcock & Wilcox (2), Macosa (2)	1947
BA 201–202			851–860, 1851–1856, 2851–2856	851–872	1D1	American Locomotive Company	1945	855: Entroncamento
		501	951		CC	CP Lisbon workshops

Narrow gauge steam locomotives

Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro do Norte de Portugal (NP)

1000 mm gauge

Origin	NP No.	CP No.	UIC-No.	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
PPF 7–9		E 31–E 33		C n2t	Fives Lille	1876–1890	Originally 900 mm gauge
CF Guimaraes 1–3	21–23	E 11–E 13			Hudswell Clarke	1882
PPF 10–11		E 61–E 62		C1 n2t	Krauss (Munich)	1897	Originally 900 mm gauge
CF Guimaraes 4–5	24–25	E 71–E 72		1C n2t	SLM	1884
PPF 14–15	31–32	E 151–E 152		B′B n4vt	Henschel & Son	1905	E 151: Lousado museum
PPF 16–17	41–42	E 181–E 182	3 079 181-6 – 182-4	(1'B)C2	Henschel & Son	1923	E 181: Macinhata Museum
CF Guimaraes 6–8	51–53	E 101–E 103	3 059 101-8 – 103-4	1′C n2t	Esslingen	1907	E 101: Lousado museum
	101–104	E 141–E 144	3 079 141-0 – 144-4	1′D1′ h2t	Henschel	1931	E 143: Santarem aufg., E 144: Mus. Lousado museum

Companhia National de Caminhos de Ferro (CN)

1000 mm gauge

Origin	First Name	CN-No.	CP No.	UIC-No.	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
Linha do Dão	Beira Alta	1–6	E 51–E 56	3 059 051-5, 3 059 054-2 – 056-4	C n2t	Kessler	1889	E 52: Macinhata aufg., E 55: Mus. Bragança museum, E 54: Darque (Santoinho)
Linha do Tua	Tras-Os-Montes	11–16	E 81–E 86	3 069 081-0 – 083-6	1′C n2t	Kessler	1886	E 81, E 82: Bragança museum, E 83: Lousado aufg., E 86: Macinhata aufg.
	Vilalva	21–24	E 111–E 114	3 089 111-1, 3 089 113-7 – 114-5	1C t	Kessler	1904, 1908	E 111: Macinhata aufg., E 113, E 114: Sernada aufg.

Caminhos de Ferro do Estado Minho e Douro (MD)

1000 mm gauge

MD No.	CP No.	UIC-No.	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
201	E 1	3 049 001-3	B n2t	Henschel & Son	1922	Peso da Regua aufg.
301	E 41	3 039 041-1	C t	Hohenzollern Locomotive Works	1904	Chaves museum
401–410	E 161–E 170	3 069 161-0 – 166-9, 168-5 – 170-1	B'B n4vt	Henschel & Son	1905, 1908	tw. in museums, tw. abg., tw. in service
451–466	E 201–E 216	3 079 201-2, 203-8 – 216-0	1'BC n4vt	Henschel & Son	1911–1923	tw. in museums, tw. abg., tw. in service

Companhia de Caminho de Ferro do Valle de Vouga (VV)

1000 mm gauge

VV No..	CPNo.	UIC No.	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
1–7	E 91–E 97	3 059 092-9, 094-5, 096-0 – 097-8	1C t	Orenstein & Koppel, Decauville	1910	E 91: Porto museum; E 92: Pocinho vorh.; E 96: MVTS, France; Pocinho vorh.; E 97: Sernada vorh.
12–13	E 21–E 22		C n2t	Corpet-Louvet	1904, 1907	E 21: Sernada vorh., E 22: Macinhata aufg.
21–24	E 121–E 124	3 059 121-6 – 124-0	2′C n2t	Borsig	1908	E 121, E 123: Macinhata aufg., E 122: Lousado museum, E 124: Torredeita aufg.
31–33	E 131–E 133	3 089 131-9 – 132-7	1'D1' h2t	Henschel & Son	1924	E 131, E 132: Macinhata museum

Porto - Povoa e Famalicão (PPF)

900 mm gauge

PPF No.	NP No.	CP No.	UIC No.	Type	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Notes
1–2					Vulcan	1875
3–6					Black, Hawthorn & Co.	1874	6: Lousado museum
7–9		E 31–E 33		C n2t	Fives Lille	1876, 1890
10–11		E 61–E 62		C1 n2t	Krauss (Munich)	1897
12–13				1B t	Ateliers de Tubize	1888
14–15	31–32	E 151–E 152		B′B n4vt	Henschel & Son	1905
16–17	41–42	E 181–E 182	3 079 181-6 – 182-4	(1′B)C2	Henschel & Son	1923	E 181: Macinhata museum

Electric locomotives

Image	Class	Model	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Service	Notes
	2500		Sorefame/Alstom	1956	Freight
	2550		Sorefame/Alstom	1963	Freight	Similar to 2500-series
	2600		Alstom/MTE	1974/1987	Long distance and regional;[1] formerly freight
	2620		Sorefame/Alstom	1987	Long distance and regional;[1] formerly freight	Same exterior as 2600-class; Similar to SNCF Class BB 15000;
	4700		Siemens	on order	Freight	Based on Siemens EuroSprinter
	5600		Siemens	1993	Long-distance and Freight	Same as Renfe Class 252

Diesel locomotives

Image	Class	Model	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Service	Notes
	1100				Freight and shunting
	1150		Sorefame/Sentinel	1966/67	Long distance and freight
	1200		Sorefame/Sentinel	1961-64	Freight	Similar to SNCF Class BB 63000; several sold to Argentina
	1300		Whitcomb Locomotive Works	1952
	1320	ALCO DL535S		Alco		Sold to Renfe in 1989
	1400		English Electric/Sorefame	1967	Freight	Based on British Rail Class 20
	1500	ALCO RSC-2	Alco	1948	Freight
	1520	ALCO RSC-3	Vossloh		Freight
	1550	ALCO MX620	Montreal Locomotive Works	1973	Freight
	1800		English Electric	1968	Freight	Similar to British Rail Class 50
	1900		Sorefame/Alstom	1981	Freight	Similar to SNCF Class CC 72000
	1930		Sorefame/Alstom	1979	Long distance	Similar to 1900-class but without Dynamic braking; Some sold to Argentina
	1960	ALCO MX627	Bombardier	1979	Freight in north and central Portugal
	6000	Vossloh Euro 4000	Vossloh	2008–09	Cross-border freight
	9000		Alsthom	1958		Meter gauge
	9020		Alsthom	1976	Linha do Douro	Metre gauge

Electric multiple units

Image	Class	Model	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Service	Notes
	2000		Sorefame	1955/56	Lisbon suburban	Many sold to Argentina
	2050		Sorefame	1962	Regional	Development of 2000-series
	2080		Sorefame	1966-68	Regional	Development of 2050-class
	2100		Sorefame	1970	Regional
	2150		Sorefame	1977	Regional
	2200		Sorefame	1984	Regional
	2240				Regional	Modernized 2100- and 2200-series
	2300		Sorefame/Siemens	1992	Lisbon suburban
	2400		Sorefame/Siemens	1998	Vorortverkehr im Raum Lissabon	Similar to 2300-series, but with air-conditioning
	3100		Cravens RC&W	1950	Linha de Cascais suburban	DC
	3150		(EMEF)		Linha de Cascais suburban	Modernized 3100-series; DC
	3200		Sorefame	1959	Linha de Cascais suburban	DC
	3250		(EMEF)		Linha de Cascais suburban	Modernized 3200-series; DC
	3400	Viriatus	Siemens/Bombardier	2002	Porto area suburban
	3500	X'TRAPOLIS Tagus	Alstom	1999/2000	Libon area suburban (CP/Fertagus)	Similar to Renfe Class 450
	4000	Alfa Pendular			High speed for Linha do Norte and Linha do Sul	Similar to Italian FS ETR 460

Diesel multiple units

Image	Class	Model	Manufacturer	Year(s) made	Service	Notes
	0050		Nydqvist & Holm	1948	Regional / branch line
	0100		Nydqvist & Holm	1948	Regional / branch line	Several sold to Argentina
	0300	Allan	Allan Rotterdam	1954–55	Regional / branch line
	0301 Allan VIP	Allan	(EMEF)		IP catenary inspection vehicle
	0350	Allan	(EMEF)	(2003)	Regional / branch line	Modenized 0301-series
	0400		Sorefame	1965/66	Regional
	0450		(EMEF)		Regional	Modernised 0400-series
	0592			1981–1984	Linha do Minho and Linha do Douro regional	Borrowed from Renfe until 2016, to replace 0600-series
	0600		Sorefame	1978/79	Regional	Rebuilt 1989/90
	0650		Sorefame	1988	Regional
	0750	Uerdingen railbus	Waggonfabrik Uerdingen/Construcciones Españolas	1966	Regional	Built for Renfe; bought by CP in 1979/80
	9100		Nydqvist & Holm	1950	Regional	Metre gauge
	9300		Allan Rotterdam	1954	Regional	Metre gauge; similar to 0300-series
	9400			(1992–93)	Regional	Metre gauge; rebuilt from 9700-series
	9500			(1996)	Linha do Tua and Linha do Douro (part of) regional (CP/Metro de Mirandela)	Metre gauge; rebuilt from 9700-series
	9600		Alsthom	1976	Regional	Metre gauge; 17 sold to Argentina
	9630			1991	Linha do Vouga	Metre gauge
	9700 (ex JŽ 802)				Regional	Metre gauge; Acquired from JŽ in 1980; rebuilt as 9400- and 9500-series in 1992/93 and 1996

References

1. "Frota de material circulante: Série 2600-2620". Retrieved 2021-11-07.

• Walker, John R. (2005). Broad Gauge Steam Locomotives of Portugal. Cleckheaton: Amadeus. ISBN 978-0-9551748-0-3.

External links

• Overview of the Portuguese classes by railfaneurope.net
• Further overview of the Portuguese classes