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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 20110726 FS 746 Milan Museo 6357: Jakub Hałun· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 050MilanoMuseoScienza: MarkusMark· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 061MilanoMuseoScienza: MarkusMark· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. 20110726 FS 746 FS 880 Milan Museo 6336: Jakub Hałun· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. DSCF1945 (6937563246): John Seb Barber from Leeds, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 6. Locomotiva a vapore 746.031 - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano D0313: Breda (costruttore), Ufficio Studi Locomotive (progettista)· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 746 (Italian: Gruppo 746) is a class of 2-8-2 'Mikado' steam locomotive. These were the biggest steam locomotives ever built by the Ferrovie dello Stato, even though not the fastest, which were the Class 691s.
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 103 years ago, in 1923.
- Weighs about as much as 16 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.1 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 44 years (1922–1966).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1923–1927
- in service from
- 1922
- retired
- 1966
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 60
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Breda, Ansaldo
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2
- length
- 14.1 m
- weight
- 98.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836171, Wikipedia: FS Class 746 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.