2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Pavia - deposito locomotive - locomotiva D.345.1098 - 12-09-1984: Gabriele Fontana· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. FS-TI D.345.1077 Rovigo 060831: Ivanfurlanis· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The FS Class D.345 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive used in Italy, introduced in the 1970s and still in service.
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 56 years ago, in 1970.
- 750 kW is about 9 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 13.2 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
- 1970–1979
- status
- in service
- number built
- 145
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Fiat, Breda
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 750 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 13.2 m
- weight
- 62 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q677752, Wikipedia: FS Class D.345 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.