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Renfe 592-207 – MACOSA–ATEINSA/TCR de Valladolid

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Diesel-hydraulic multiple unit operated by CP seen at Mafra station on the Oeste Line in May 2019. This diesel-hydraulic multiple unit with fleet number 592-207  ¹  is a MACOSA–ATEINSA  ²  build, rehabilitated by the TCR de Valladolid. It is owned by Renfe (or Renfe-Operadora) and operated by CP (Comboios de Portugal) on a lease basis. With an overall length (couplers) of 230.4 ft, they can accommodate 200 seated passengers (64+72+64). Each motor unit uses two 250 kW (340 hp) MAN D3256 BTXUE  ³  diesel engines driving two Voith L211r hydraulic transmissions. Nominal output is 1000 kW (1360 hp). Weight in service is 131 t. It can run in multiple units, up to 3 units. Wheelset arrangement is 1'A' A'1'+2' 2'+1'A' A'1' and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is 87 mph. This MACOSA–ATEINSA/TCR de Valladolid build, known in Portugal as a " UTD " ( Unidade Tripla Diesel ), is used in various types of passenger services.  CP, or Comboios de P...

CP 0466 – SOREFAME/EMEF-GOP

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Diesel-hydraulic multiple unit operated by CP seen at Lisboa (Santa Apolónia) station in January 2008. This diesel-hydraulic multiple unit with fleet number 0466+0466 (M+T)  ¹ , motor unit in the foreground, is a SOREFAME/EMEF-GOP build, included in a series of 19 double-units placed in service in 1999. It results from the rehabilitation of the CP 0400-series manufactured in Portugal in 1965–1966 by SOREFAME. With an overall length of 170.5 ft, they can accommodate 164 seated passengers, 40 of these in first class. The motor unit uses two 298 kW (405 hp) Cummins NTA855-R3 diesel engines and a Niigata Converter CO hydraulic transmission. Nominal output (wheels) is 493 kW (671 hp) and starting tractive effort is 83 kN (8500 kg). Weight in service is 92.7 t. It can run in multiple units, up to 3 units. Wheelset arrangement is 1'A' A'1'+2 '2' and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is 75 mph. This SOREFAME/EMEF-GOP build, known in Portugal as a " UDD " (...

CP 0607 – SOREFAME

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Diesel-hydraulic multiple unit operated by CP seen at Régua station on the Douro Line in October 2007. This diesel-hydraulic multiple unit with fleet number 0607+0607+0627  ¹ , 627 in the foreground, is a SOREFAME build, included in a series of 20 double units placed in service in 1979–1980. In 1989–1990, these become triple units by the addition of an intermediate trailer. With an overall length of 261.9 ft, they can accommodate 270 seated passengers, 40 of these in first class. Each motor unit uses one 405 kW (550 hp) SFAC SDHR 1  ²  diesel engine and a Voith T 420r hydraulic transmission. Combined nominal output (wheels) is 570 kW (775 hp) and starting tractive effort is 112 kN (11400 kg). Weight in service is 150.7 t. Wheelset arrangement is 2' Bo'+2' 2'+Bo' 2' and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is 75 mph. This SOREFAME build, known in Portugal as a " UTD " ( Unidade Tripla Diesel ), is used in various types of passenger services. CP, or Co...