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These were the first locomotives in the world to have a stainless steel bodyshell; they, alongside their sisters of the 2500-series, were on passenger duties until the beginning of the 90's, where they were moved to the Carga sector (freight), where they still remain... but not for long: the appearance of the new 4700-series locomotives means that, this time, they'll be withdrawn for good.
Not this locomotive, though: one month later after this photo was taken at the Pampilhosa station, it was involved in a fire near Aveiro, and was immediately withdrawn.
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CP Electric Locomotive 2550 series
Builders: Groupment d'Études et d'Éléctrification de Chemins-de-fer en Monofasé 50Hz (Henschel, Alsthom, JS, BBC), Sorefame (under license from Henschel & Budd Co.)
Began service: 1963-1964
Units built: 20 (13 currently active)
Lenght: 15,380 m
Weight: 70,5 t
Axle formula: Bo'Bo'
Top speed: 120 km/h
Power (wheels): 2053 kW (2790 hp)
Not this locomotive, though: one month later after this photo was taken at the Pampilhosa station, it was involved in a fire near Aveiro, and was immediately withdrawn.
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CP Electric Locomotive 2550 series
Builders: Groupment d'Études et d'Éléctrification de Chemins-de-fer en Monofasé 50Hz (Henschel, Alsthom, JS, BBC), Sorefame (under license from Henschel & Budd Co.)
Began service: 1963-1964
Units built: 20 (13 currently active)
Lenght: 15,380 m
Weight: 70,5 t
Axle formula: Bo'Bo'
Top speed: 120 km/h
Power (wheels): 2053 kW (2790 hp)
Image size
3072x1396px 3.41 MB
Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix S5700 S700
Shutter Speed
1/388 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
7 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Apr 5, 2008, 11:41:52 AM
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These might be the first straight electric locomotives with stainless body shells, but the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy railroad debuted the Pioneer Zephyr in 1934. Okay, that wasn't a locomotive per se', but it was an all-stainless diesel-electric passenger train. The first Zephyr trainsets with separate locomotives debuted later in the same decade on the second generation Twin Cities Zephyrs. One of those first power cars (complete with shovel nose) survives at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, while one of the 2nd generation Twin Zephyrs survives at the Illinois Rail Museum in Union, renamed the Nebraska Zephyr.