what is it?
FS Class 910 were 2-6-2 tank locomotives designed by Guglielmo Cappa for Rete Sicula where they were registered as RS Class 400. They were absorbed by Italian State Railways (FS) in 1905 and became FS Class 910.
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 121 years ago, in 1905.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 12.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 50 years (1905–1955).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1905–1908
- in service from
- 1905
- retired
- 1955
- status
- retired
- number built
- 54
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Ansaldo, Breda
- operators
- Rete Sicula, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Yugoslav Railways
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-2T
- length
- 12.8 m
- weight
- 63.4 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836214, Wikipedia: FS Class 910 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.