CP Class 9630
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The Série 9630 are a class of diesel multiple unit trains built for the metre gauge lines of Portuguese Railways (CP) in the Porto area. The trains were built in Portugal by Sorefame and entered service in 1991.[1]
These trains were specifically built for and initially used on local train services from Trindade station in Porto. Built with diesel-electric transmission, they were designed for easy conversion to electric multiple units. Instead of electrifying the Porto-area 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge lines, it was decided to extensively modernise the system and rebuilt the network completely as part of the Porto Metro (which has been built to 1,435 mm / 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge). The closure of these metre gauge lines in 2002 for modernisation left the Série 9630 (and the older Série 9600) units redundant.
Seven two-carriage units of Série 9630 were transferred to the Vouga line, where (as of August 2024) they remain in service. Since 2009 the Vouga line has been CP's only remaining metre gauge line. This line is, however, also threatened with closure; such a closure would render the Série 9630 units redundant for a second time.
See also
External links
- Photographs on the railfaneurope website
- Page about CP 9630 on Trainlogistic
References
- ^ "Transportes XXI • Portal".
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Type ↓ | diesel / gasoline / gas | steam: coal / oil | electric (IP: 25 kV / 50 kHz or (*) 1500 V; other networks q.v.) | ← Traction | ||||||||
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Status → | in service | withdrawn (or used occasionally) | in service | Gauge ↓ | ||||||||
IP network (Note: In italic, classes shared by CP and other companies, simult. or not; in underlined italic, classes used exclusively by other companies.) | ||||||||||||
railbuses/heavy rail | "592" | refurbished | M1 0050 0100 0500 0750 0600 0650 | 1001 Z1 | 2000 2050 2080 ABm1-18→ | refurbished | 2300 2400 3400 3500 4000 | 1668 mm (iberian) | ||||
VIP⎱ 0350⎰ 0450← | ←0300 ←0400 | 2100⎫ 2150⎬ 2200⎭ ⎰*3100→ ⎱*3200→ | →2240 →3150* →3250* | |||||||||
9630 | 9500← | ←9700─╮ 9400←╯ | ME1 ME21 9050 9100 9300 9600 | (Vale do Lima) | (there is currently no electric traction on IP's metre gauge) | 1000 mm (metre) | ||||||
locomotives | 9000 9020 Lydya |
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1200 1400 1500 1520 1900 1930 6000 | 1300 1320 1550 1800 1960 |
| 2500 2550 3300* | 2600 2620 4700 5600 | 1668 mm (iberian) | |||||||
shunters | 1150 | 1000 1020 1050 1100 | 005 | |||||||||
Local networks (excl. funiculars and cable cars) | ||||||||||||
trams |
| STCP200 STCP270 STCP280 | 1435 mm (standard) | |||||||||
metro | ML7 ML79 | ML90 ML95 ML97 ML99 | ||||||||||
light rail, articulated | MP000 MP100 C000 | |||||||||||
CCFL501 | 900 mm | |||||||||||
trams | TUB1 |
| CCFL001 CCFL005 CCFL541 CCFL701 CCFL737 | |||||||||
(PdV-VdC) | (CCFTNA) (CFPLER) | SMTUC01 SMTUC03 SMTUC16 | (CSA) | 1000 mm (metre) | ||||||||
locomotives | (CSA23074) | (Pomarão) | ||||||||||
(Transpraia) (P.d'El-Rei) | (Mira) (CFPL) | 600 mm | ||||||||||
(JAPH) N0(JAPPD) | 2140 mm | |||||||||||
Status → | in service | withdrawn | in service | Gauge ↑ | ||||||||
Type ↑ | diesel / gasoline / gas | steam: coal / oil | electric | ← Traction |