CP series 9050
| CP USD 9050 | |
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 MEyf 53 rail bus in 1968
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| Numbering: | 9051 to 9055 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Manufacturer: | Caminhos de Ferro de Vale do Vouga |
| Year of construction (s): | 1941 to 1947 |
| Axis formula : | 2'A |
| Gauge : | 1,000 mm |
| Length: | 8,720 mm |
| Height: | 2,875 mm |
| Width: | 2,300 mm |
| Empty mass: | 7.5 t |
| Top speed: | 89 km / h |
| Hourly output : | 67 kW (90 PS) |
| Drive: | Gasoline mechanically |
| Seats: | 10 (1st class), 15 (2nd class) |
| Standing room: | 5 |
The 9050 series refers to a series of rail buses from Comboios de Portugal (CP) for their meter-gauge railway lines .
These small, one-way rail buses, which look like an omnibus , have a bogie at the front and a powered axle at the rear. The only driver's cab is at the front. Five pieces, originally designated AMyf 101 to 104, then for a long time MEyf 51 to 55 and finally USD 9051 to 9055, were manufactured in the 1940s by the Caminhos de Ferro de Vale do Vouga in their workshops in Sernada do Vouga . All rail buses had originally petrol engines from Chevrolet .
Originally the rail buses were painted red / cream. They were later painted a solid, royal blue paint. In use until the 1980s, three of the five copies were canceled. The MEyf 51 and 53 have been preserved in the Museu Ferroviário de Macinhata do Vouga in a non-operational state.
literature
- WJK Davies: The Light Railway Railcar in Western Europe. Pateway Press, Norfolk 2004, ISBN 1-871980-52-6
Individual evidence
- ↑ Espaço Museológico de Macinhata do Vouga, Automotora ME 51-53 (1941/42), accessed on March 5, 2013
