These CP class 5600 locomotives made by Siemens / KraussMaffei in Germany are the most typical InterCity train locomotives of today's Portugal. The locomotive type is nearly identical to the Spanish RENFE's class 252 and almost identical to the fairly famous Siemens prototype locomotive "EuroSprinter". Originally Siemens wasn't able to sell its EuroSprinter locomotives to its own home country, but they were sold to Spain, Greece and Portugal.Further developments with altered looks became later very popular in Germany, Austria and other countries too. The difference between RENFE's EuroSprinters and these is that RENFE's machines can also run with DC current, these can not, but are pure AC 25kV machines. Picture from Lisboa Santa Apolonia station 13.12.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Another class 5600 Siemens EuroSprinter locomotive. Originally the Siemens prototypes had a yellow nose part. They were built by Siemens in 1993-95 in 30 copies and they have been used both as passenger as well as cargo train locomotives. The locomotive is made for broad gauge 1668 mm and 25 kV 50 Hz electricity. The machine's maximum speed is 220 km/h and power output is 5600 kW. Picture from Lisboa Santa Apolonia station 13.12.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Another view of the Siemens EuroSprinter locomotives 5605, 5607 and 5601. CP has today 28 of these machines in use, two have been destroyed in accidents. Picture from Lisboa Santa Apolonia station 13.12.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

The same EuroSprinter number 5605 as in the picture above, but here pulling an Intercidades train towards Porto and stopping here at the Vila Nova de Gaia station in northern Portugal.
Picture from Vila Nova de Gaia 28.4.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Same train as above, here leaving Vila Nova de Gaia. Picture 28.4.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Still the same locomotive as above, leaving Vila Nova de Gaia. Picture 28.4.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

One of the same CP 5600 series locomotives, the no. 5603 was wearing a full advertisement livery advertising CCB, the Centro Cultural de Belém cultural center. Picture from Vila Nova de Gaia 28.4.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

All Portuguese InterCity train coaches are just metallic in colour, but the stickers at the fronts of the wagons make it clear which of the coaches is of first class (blue) like here or second class (green). Picture from Lisboa Santa Apolonia station 13.12.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Similar, but second class coaches. Picture from Lisboa Santa Apolonia station 13.12.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Older InterCity coaches, 2nd class. The international UIC number of the coach was 61 94 20-97 012-8. This rake of coaches was used as an Intercidades Lisboa-Guarda-Lisboa train. Picture from Lisboa Santa Apolonia station 13.12.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.