2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Locomotiva FS E.632.030: Ernesto Imperato· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. FS E632 007: maurizio messa· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The FS E.632 and E.633 are two classes of Italian railways electric locomotives. They were introduced in the course of the 1980s. The locomotives are nicknamed Tigre ("tiger").
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 44 years ago, in 1982.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
- 4.2 MW is about 49 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 17 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 44 years.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1982–1987
- in service from
- 1982
- status
- in service
- number built
- 65
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Ansaldo, Tecnomasio, Fiat Ferroviaria
- operators
- Trenitalia, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- 4.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3,000 V DC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- B′B′B′
- length
- 17.8 m
- weight
- 103 t
- nicknames
- "Tigre", "Tigrone" (E652), "Tigrotto" (E620 FNM)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q897836, Wikipedia: FS Class E.632 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.