CP Class 4700
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Class 4700 are a series of medium power electric locomotives built by Siemens
for Comboios de Portugal
, the state owned railway company of Portugal
. Siemens were the natural choice for the original order for 15 machines, placed in 2006, as they built the older Class 5600
locomotives in the 1990s. An option for 10 further locomotives was provided for, and this was taken up in 2007, with delivery following on from the original batch.
The 4700 locomotives are part of the EuroSprinter
family of modular locomotives built by Siemens for European railway companies. The machines feature a new cab design, meeting the latest EU safety directives, a design which was continued with the Class 18
locomotives built for the Belgian
state railway company.
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
for Comboios de Portugal
Comboios de Portugal
thumb|250px|right|CP suburban trains at São Bento Station in Oporto.CP — Comboios de Portugal, EPE is a state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains in Portugal...
, the state owned railway company of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Siemens were the natural choice for the original order for 15 machines, placed in 2006, as they built the older Class 5600
CP Class 5600
Class 5600 are a series of electric locomotives built by Siemens in association with Sorefame of Portugal for Comboios de Portugal, the state owned railway company of Portugal....
locomotives in the 1990s. An option for 10 further locomotives was provided for, and this was taken up in 2007, with delivery following on from the original batch.
The 4700 locomotives are part of the EuroSprinter
EuroSprinter
The EuroSprinter family of electric locomotives is a modular concept of locomotives for the European market built by Siemens. The internal Siemens product name is ES 64, with ES for EuroSprinter and the number 64 indicating the 6,400 kW power at rail.Additional information is given in the name...
family of modular locomotives built by Siemens for European railway companies. The machines feature a new cab design, meeting the latest EU safety directives, a design which was continued with the Class 18
SNCB Class 18 (Siemens)
The new SNCB/NMBS Class 18 is a series of Siemens EuroSprinter ES60U3 locomotives. 60 were ordered in December 2006 for delivery between January 2009 and June 2010. The order is worth € 211 million...
locomotives built for the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
state railway company.