what is it?
The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 650 (Italian: Gruppo 650), formerly SFAI 1181-1200 and Rete Mediterranea 300 Class, also known as "Vittorio Emanuele II", was the first steam locomotive in continental Europe to have the 4-6-0 'Ten-Wheeler' arrangement.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 142 years ago, in 1884.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 10.3 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 36 years (1884–1920).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1884–1896
- in service from
- 1884
- retired
- 1920
- status
- retired
- number built
- 55
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Ansaldo, Maffei, Miani e Silvestri
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia, Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- length
- 10.3 m
- weight
- 54.1 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836146, Wikipedia: FS Class 650 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.