10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. FS 835.040 locomotive: Orlovic· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Rimessa ferroviaria pistoia 31: Photo by User:Jollyroger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Locomotiva FS 835 088: Sandro Baldi· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Locomotiva FS 835 269 B: Hugh Llewelyn derivative work: MagentaGreen· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Locomotiva FS 835 269: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. FS Class 835 0-6-0T ‘835 186’: Alan Wilson· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. Locomotiva a vapore 835.186 - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano D0310: OM (costruttore), Ufficio d'Arte delle Strade Ferrate (progettista)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Museo Nazionle Scienza e Techologia Leonardo Da Vinci Milan (15717093912): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Museo Nazionle Scienza e Techologia Leonardo Da Vinci Milan 835 186 (15715541615): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. FS Class 835 0-6-0T ‘835.073’ at Gottard Park, Italy. 26-03-2023: Alan Wilson· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 835 (Italian: Gruppo 835) is a 0-6-0T steam locomotive; it was the standard steam shunter of the FS.
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 120 years ago, in 1906.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1906–1922
- retired
- 1984
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 370
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Ansaldo, Breda, Reggiane, Officine Meccaniche
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 55 km/h
- power
- 272 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
- weight
- 45.3 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q155083, Wikipedia: FS Class 835 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.