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what is it?
The FS E.326 was a class of Italian railways electric locomotives. Designed in 1929, they were introduced in the early 1930s, for hauling light express passenger trains at high speeds.
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 96 years ago, in 1930.
- 2.1 MW is about 25 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 16.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1930–1933
- in service from
- 1930
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Breda
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 2.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3000 V DC overhead line
- wheel arrangement
- 2′Co2′
- length
- 16.3 m
- weight
- 114 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3063439, Wikipedia: FS Class E.326 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.