Planned withdrawls
Apart from the plans to withdraw the 1501,s by the end of 2003 there are no plans to withdraw any other locos between now and 2005.

Barreiro
Big changes here from the timetable change, virtually all commuter trains are DMU’s with the exception of a few peak hour services, there are no longer any booked 1401’s on the commuters to Setubal, the only booked working is the 16.35 to Funcheira and the 05.50 Funcheira to Barreiro, this working is also covered in the 1501 diagrams which after viewing the depot log seems to be the preferred power.

Porto
With the transfer of some DMU’s to Barreiro the line along the Douro is seeing more hauled services, a new timetable has been released between Porto Sao Bento and Marco de Canavesses and show a vastly improved service between the two points. Of interest also is the lack of any DMU turns beyond Regua, everything to Tua and Pocinho is now hauled. The service between Porto and Vigo has been reduced due to
RENFE not accepting the refurbished UTD401 class units which are now classified UTD451, the problem appears to be with the UIC numbers.

Class 1401
As previously mentioned there has been a small increase in work for the Porto allocated 1401’s around Porto, in action between 28/9 and 30/9 where the following, 1401, 1402, 1405, 1406, 1408, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1417, 1424, 1440, 1441, 1442, 1447, 1448, 1455, 1464, 1466.

Also noted on 29/9 was 1444 which worked IR803 13.10 Lisboa Santa Apolonia to Figueira Do Foz which caused quite a stir in the UTML HQ as UVIR hadn’t told them about using it.

Class 1501
Fairly good news for the class which will see use until the year 2003.

Although they are not now diagrammed on the Barreiro Suburban service the following were observed recently,

Tuesday 28 September 99
1501 17001 06.32 Barreiro – Pinhal Novo
1501 17002 07.05 Pinhal Novo – Barreiro
1501 17005 07.52 Barreiro – Pinhal Novo
1501 17006 09.06 Pinhal Novo - Barreiro
1505 17003 07.21 Barreiro – Pinhal Novo
1505 17004 08.20 Pinhal Novo – Barreiro
1505 17009 17.50 Barreiro – Pinhal Novo
1505 17012 ??.?? Pinhal Novo - Barreiro

Also out was 1524 on R3800 05.45 Funcheira to Barreiro and 1510 on R3801 16.35 Barreiro - Funcheira

Wednesday 29 September 99
1505 17001 06.32 Barreiro – Pinhal Novo
1505 17002 07.05 Pinhal Novo – Barreiro
1505 17005 07.52 Barreiro – Pinhal Novo
1505 17006 09.06 Pinhal Novo - Barreiro

Also out was 1501 on R3801 16.35 Barreiro – Funcheira.

Class 1931
Now active on all the Beja services out of Barreiro as well as the IC’s to Faro and the IR’s to Vila Real, out on 28/9 were the following,

1931 IR873 19.35 Barreiro – Vila Real de St Antonio
1932 IR20871 16.25 Barreiro - Beja
1932 IR892 19.20 Beja – Barreiro
1935 IR891 08.25 Barreiro – Beja
1935 IR890 13.10 Beja - Barreiro
1935 IR893 20.05 Barreiro – Beja
1938 IR871 08.35 Barreiro – Vila Real de St Antonio
1938 IR872 16.20 Vila Real de St Antonio
1939 IR870 07.40 Vila Real de St Antonio
1939 IC581 14.05 Barreiro – Faro

The following day 29/9 saw,
1934 IR871 08.35 Barreiro – Vila Real de St Antonio
1937 IR20871 16.25 Barreiro – Beja
1937 IR892 19.20 Beja – Barreiro
1938 IR891 08.25 Barreiro – Beja
1938 IR890 13.10 Beja - Barreiro

Class 2501/2551

The only booked work for the class the ECS turns between Contumil and Porto Sao Bento and the return to Contumil on the rear of the train, however due to the continuing shortage of class 26 the following have been noted,

Tuesday 28 September 99
2501 R5611 15.55 Lisboa Santa Apolonia to Covilha
2553 R5604 07.40 Covilha – Lisboa Santa Apolonia

Thursday 30 September 99
2505 IR828 18.10 Porto Campanha – Lisboa Santa Apolonia

Class 1931
Crash victim 1947 was still down the embankment of the River Belver on 29/9 and had been there for 638 days, however plans are now in place to lift the loco and take it to Barreiro for overhaul, to assist in the movement two sections of the embankment have had concrete structures built in for support.

Class 5601
Still only 5601 to 5605 in the passenger pool, however on 30/9 5608 worked TH335 21.56 Lisboa Santa Apolonia to Madrid Chamartin as far as Abrantes.

Allocations
Below is the latest allocation situation for the CP fleet split by sector and depot;

UVIR
Porto Campanha
1185-86
1401-02/04-17/24
Pampilhosa
1428-29/31/35
Entroncamento
1159/69
1211-14/16-17
1940-47
Lisboa Oriente
1161-64/70-71
2601-12/21-29
5601-05
Setubal
1201-10
1418-19/21-23/25-27/32/34
1501/05/10/12
1524-25
1931-39

UTML
Porto Campanha
1182-84
1436/38/40-42/45/47-49/51-55/57/59/61/64/66-67
1962-73
Pampilhosa
1158/79
1437/44/46/50/56/58
2501-08/11-15
2551-53/56-70
Entroncamento
1151-57
1551-70
5606-30
Lisboa Oriente
1222-25
1460/62-63/65
Setubal
1218-21
1801-08/10
1901-13

Mick Dunn