5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Museo nazionale ferroviario di Pietrarsa - locomotiva 680.037: B.Zsolt· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. FS 680.146: Foto Ministero dei Trasporti· Public domain
- 3. Locomotiva FS 680: FS· Public domain
- 4. FS 680.037: Roberto Trionfini· Public domain
- 5. Locomotiva-a-vapore-680-037-a-Torino-nel-1960: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 680 (Italian: Gruppo 680) is a 2-6-2 express steam locomotive; it was the direct ancestor of the very successful and appreciated Class 685.
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 119 years ago, in 1907.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 12 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 49 years (1907–1956).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1907–1911
- in service from
- 1907
- retired
- 1956
- status
- retired
- number built
- 151
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Breda, Ansaldo, Berliner Maschinenbau
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 1′C1′ n4v
- length
- 12 m
- weight
- 70 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836155, Wikipedia: FS Class 680 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.