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- 1. FS 745: Werksbild, Unknown photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The Ferrovie dello Stato (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 745 was a class of 2-8-0 'Consolidation' steam locomotives.
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 112 years ago, in 1914.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1914–1923
- in service from
- 1913
- number built
- 73
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Breda, Ansaldo
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-0
- length
- 11.6 m
- weight
- 68.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836170, Wikipedia: FS Class 745 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.