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what is it?
FS Class E.331 was a class of three-phase electric locomotives of the Italian State Railways. Eighteen of these 2′C2′ locomotives were built between 1914 and 1919 by Breda and Brown-Boveri.
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 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1914–1919
- retired
- 1963
- status
- retired
- number built
- 18
- kind
- electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Breda
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Three-phase overhead line, 3.6 kV, 16.7 Hz
- wheel arrangement
- 2′C2′
- weight
- 92 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836236, Wikipedia: FS Class E.331 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.