10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Postojna-steam locomotive FS 740.121-from platform: Ajznponar· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. FS 740.108 locomotive: F.M.· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. FS 681.001+FS 740.220: Autore ignoto· Public domain
- 4. FS 740.006: Foto FS· Public domain
- 5. FS 740.009: Foto FS· Public domain
- 6. FS 740.032: M. Sartori, dalla collezione Luigi Iorio· Public domain
- 7. FS 740.106: Sconosciuto, dalla collezione Luigi Iorio· Public domain
- 8. FS 740.154: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 9. FS 740.269: FULVIO DELIOTTI· Public domain
- 10. FS 740.697: UMBERTO GARBAGNATI· Public domain
what is it?
The Ferrovie dello Stato (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 740 (Italian: Gruppo 740) is a class of 2-8-0 'Consolidation' steam locomotives.
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 115 years ago, in 1911.
- 721 kW is about 8 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1911–1923
- number built
- 470
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Ansaldo, Breda, Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno, Officine Meccaniche, Henschel & Sohn, Construzioni Elettro Meccaniche di Saronno, Reggiane, Officine Meccaniche e Navali di Napoli
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- 721 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-0
- length
- 11 m
- weight
- 66.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1389695, Wikipedia: FS Class 740 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.