The Série 1930 are a class of
diesel-electric locomotives formerly used by
Portuguese Railways (CP). They are visually very similar to the
Série 1900 locomotives, but have a higher top speed of 120 km/h. They were assembled in
Portugal
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by
Sorefame
Sorefame (an abbreviation of ''Sociedades Reunidas de Fabricações Metálicas'') was a Portuguese manufacturer of railway rolling stock and industrial equipment, such as dam gates equipment. The company was established in 1943.
In the 1990s the ...
, under licence from the French company
Alstom
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and entered service in 1981. The final locomotive in service was withdrawn following failure in October 2018.
They are mainly used on passenger train services. When first introduced, they displaced the
Série 1800 locomotives from express passenger trains between Barreiro and the Algarve, but their duties have been reduced since the electrification of the main line between
Lisbon
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and
Faro, and now also to
Évora
Évora ( , ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of 1307.08 km2. It is the historic capital of the Alentejo and serves as the seat of the Évora District.
Due to its well-preserved old to ...
.
References
{{Nez Cassé locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1981
Alstom locomotives
Diesel-electric locomotives of Portugal