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FS Class E.491 and E.492
🇮🇹 Italy ·built by Fiat Ferroviaria· from 1986· class of 19 Italian electric locomotives
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1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. TI E491 007 (15059976857): Markus Eigenheer from Genève· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The FS Class E.491 and E.492 were an Italian electric 25 kV 50 Hz AC locomotives built during the 1980s by the TEAM (Trazione Electrica Alternata Monofase) consortium, formed by FIAT ferroviaria, Ansaldo and other companies. The lines of the locomotive were designed by Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro. Group E.491 was designed to be used on freight trains (max speed 140 km/h or 87 mph) while E.492 was designed for fast passenger trains (max speed 160 km/h or 99 mph).
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 40 years ago, in 1986.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
- 3.4 MW is about 40 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 17 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
- 1986–1990
- status
- in service
- number built
- 19
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Fiat Ferroviaria, Ansaldo
- operators
- Trenitalia, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- 3.4 MW
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 17 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q722741, Wikipedia: FS Class E.491 and E.492 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.