The Série 1550 are a series of 19 diesel-electric locomotives built for the Portuguese Railways (CP). They entered service in 1973; they were built in Canada by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW).[1] The locomotives are MLW's type MX 620 design.

Class 1550
Locomotive 1564 hauling a train of cars at Águas de Moura in 2009
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderMontreal Locomotive Works
ModelMX 620
Specifications
Gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in)
Career
OperatorsComboios de Portugal
ClassSérie 1550
LocalePortugal
First run1973

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References edit

  1. ^ "Série 1550". CP official website. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009.