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Steam locomotive operated by CP seen at Régua station on the Douro Line in June 2008. This steam locomotive with fleet number CP 0186 is a Henschel & Sohn build, construction number 19895 (1925), included in a series of 10 units placed in service in 1925. Overall length (buffers) is 46.3 ft. It has a heating surface of 154,40 m² ( superheater , 54,97 m²) and a grate area of 3,02 m². Two cylinders (⌀ 530x660 mm) transmit motion to eight driving wheels (⌀ 65.1 in). Tractive effort is 107 kN (10877 kg). Weight in service is 98 t. Wheelset arrangement is 2-8-4T or 1'D2' h2t  ¹  and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is approximately 31 mph. This Henschel & Sohn tank locomotive was used in freight, passenger or mixed services. CP, or Comboios de Portugal , is the main rail operator in Portugal and uses the 1354 miles  ²  rail system managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal. The CP 0181–0190 -series includes 10 units manufactured in Germany in 1924–1925 by Hensch...

Steam locomotive formerly operated by CP seen at the premises of the Basque Railway Museum in Azpeitia in October 2008. This steam locomotive with fleet number CP E 205 is a Henschel & Sohn build, construction number 12280 (1913), included in a series of 16 units placed in service in 1911–1923. Overall length (buffers) is 39.7 ft. It has a heating surface of 123,30 m² and a grate area of 1,96 m². Four cylinders, two high pressure (⌀ 350x550 mm) and two low pressure (⌀ 500x550 mm), transmit motion to ten driving wheels (⌀ 43.3 in). Tractive effort is 77 kN (7875 kg). Weight in service is 60 t. Wheelset arrangement is 2-4-6-0T or (1B')C n4vt  ¹  and gauge is 3 ft 3+3⁄8 in. I think the top speed will  be approximately 25 mph. This Mallet -type semi-articulated tank locomotive, with a " compound " system, built by Henschel & Sohn, and whose maximum axle load does not exceed 10600 kg, was capable of maintaining high levels of traction on sinuous routes. It was used i...