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what is it?
The FS Class E.330 was a small class of three-phase electric locomotive used in Italy, introduced in the 1910s.
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.
- 2 MW is about 24 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 49 years (1914–1963).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1914
- in service from
- 1914
- retired
- 1963
- status
- retired
- number built
- 16
- kind
- electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Breda, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Three-phase 3.6 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- 1′C1′
- length
- 11 m
- weight
- 73 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836240, Wikipedia: FS Class E.330 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.