CP Class 4700

The CP series 4700, also LE 4700, is a series of electric locomotives of the Portuguese State Railways ( CP).

History

In January 2006, the Portuguese state railway company CP ordered from Siemens 15 electric locomotives, including a spare parts kit and special tools. The locomotives with the series designation LE 4700 are based on the Euro Sprinter platform and are designed for the Portuguese broad gauge network. It has been written a option for a further ten vehicles, which was converted into a binding order in February 2007.

The 4,600 kW vehicles are intended for use in passenger and freight transport, and are designed for later conversion to European standard gauge.

The first three locomotives were completely manufactured in the Siemens locomotive factory in Munich, Krauss -Maffei - road. Be made to following locomotives shell and pre-assembly in Munich, the final assembly is done in EMEF, a subsidiary of CP.

Technical Features

Carbody and cab were designed according to current European laws taking into account the TSI crash standards. Major parts of the drive and braking system are redundant and can be switched off partially in order to obtain the operability even when errors occur. The locomotive is designed for use with the southern European temperatures up to 45 ° C. In addition to the diagnostic displays and an analog display display operating the locomotive was with country-specific train control systems ( Convel ) equipped wireless train communication and control systems.