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FS Class D.341

🇮🇹 Italy ·built by Fiat· from 1957· locomotive class

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Taranto - deposito locomotive - locomotiva D.341.1013 - 09-07-1986: Gabriele Fontana· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. D.341.1015 (cropped): Alberto Perego· Public domain

what is it?

The FS Class D.341 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive used in Italy, introduced in the 1950s and still in service. Most of the remaining units are in service with La Ferroviaria Italiana (LFI).

who runs it

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Ferrovia centrale umbra SATTI Ferrovie Emilia Romagna La Ferroviaria Italiana Trasporto Ferroviario Toscano SALCEF

base stats

speed 110 km/htop speed
power 1.1 MWpower output
weight 66.5 tin working order
built 105made in total

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 69 years ago, in 1957.
1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
14.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1957–1963
number built: 105
kind: Diesel
traction: diesel
origin: 🇮🇹 Italy
builders: Fiat, Breda, Ansaldo, Aerfer, OCREN, Officine Meccaniche, Fiat Ferroviaria, Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie
operators: Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Ferrovia centrale umbra, SATTI, Ferrovie Emilia Romagna, La Ferroviaria Italiana, Trasporto Ferroviario Toscano, SALCEF
top speed: 110 km/h
power: 1.1 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 14.5 m
weight: 66.5 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q615658, Wikipedia: FS Class D.341 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.