17th March 2002

Portugese Traction Group
Porto Rail Day

Loco Used CP 1566, 1965, 1973, 2553 & 2563
Stock Used 10 69 509-1 + 88 40 002-8 + 10 69 515-8

Route :

Loco(s) Route
1973 (1) Porto São Bento – Porto Campanhã – Ermesinde – Viana do Castelo – Caminha
1965 (2) Caminha – Viana do Castelo – Ermesinde – Contumil
1566 Contumil – Ermesinde – Nine - Braga
1566 Braga – Nine (v. “avoiding line”)– Ermesinde - Contumil
2553 + 2563 Contumil – Ermesinde – Cête
2563 + 2553 Cête – Ermesinde – Contumil – Porto Campanhã

Notes :
(1) 1965 dead-in-tow.
(2) 1973 dead-in-tow.

Source : Janet & John Cottrell (on all trains throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

km Location Booked Actual
0.0 Porto São Bento 09.40d 09.40
34.8 Famalicão ? 10.20a ~ ??.??d
84.4 Viana do Castelo ? ??.??a ~ 11.57d
99.9 Âncora ? ?
107.4
0.0		 Caminha 12.21a ~ 13.05d 12.20 ~ 13.07
27.9 Darque ? ?
54.4 Barcelos ? ?
102.4
0.0		 Contumil 15.42a ~ 16.05d 15.42 ~ 16.05
13.1 São Romão ? 16.17a ~ 16.21
36.7 Nine ? ?
41.9 Arentim ? ?
51.6
0.00		 Braga 17.23a ~ 17.38d 17.23 ~ 17.38
51.6
0.0		 Contumil 18.33a ~ 19.00d 18.33 ~ 19.00
27.9 Cête 19.23a ~ 19.45d 19.23 ~ 19.45
30.2 Porto Campanhã 20.15a 20.12


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