The Stadler hybrid train for CP has been presented in Portugal: the Nikzopol-type series 2700 trainset (FLIRT platform) was unveiled at the national operator CP’s depot in Entroncamento, as noted by CP – Comboios de Portugal. The train was built at Stadler’s plant in Valencia and delivered to the country by road.

Stadler hybrid train for CP: order, speed, timeline
Photo: Alexandre Batista/SAPO

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Stadler FLIRT series 2700 for CP: specifications and configuration

The train can carry 369 passengers. Its maximum speed is 160 km/h when drawing traction power from the overhead line and 140 km/h when running on diesel. Series 2700 (FLIRT) is a hybrid solution, capable of operating either from the electrified network or in diesel mode.

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Stadler train order for CP in 2020: 22 units and €158m

The unveiled unit is part of CP’s fleet renewal programme. The operator has ordered 22 trains: 12 hybrids (three cars plus a diesel-generator module) and 10 three-car EMUs. The contract, signed in 2020, is valued at €158m and includes four years of maintenance. The purchase is subsidised by the EU under the national PACS climate action and sustainability programme, which CP references in its materials on the Climate Action and Sustainability Programme (PACS).

New CP hybrid trains in 2026: replacing series 592 and a revised schedule

The new rolling stock for 1,668 mm gauge is intended to replace the series 592 diesel trains built in the 1980s by Spain’s Macosa and Ateinsa (later absorbed by Stadler and Alstom). Series 2700 was initially due to enter service in 2024–2025, but has now been postponed to the second half of 2026; Stadler has discussed the revised schedule, as reported by International Railway Journal. Stadler attributes the delay to unforeseen circumstances, including last year’s floods in Europe.

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