what is it?
The FS Class E.621 was a class of five electric locomotives of the Italian State Railways (FS). They were rebuilt in 1947 from FS Class E.620, which was originally built in 1925. The main change was conversion from 650 V DC third rail to 3,000 V DC overhead line power supply.
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
- 1.4 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- retired
- 1964
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Ansaldo
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 85 km/h
- power
- 1.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3,000 V DC overhead line
- wheel arrangement
- Co+Co
- length
- 11.8 m
- weight
- 60 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836254, Wikipedia: FS Class E.621 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.