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#1245· Rete Adriatica 36, then FS E.360

FS Class E.360

🇭🇺 Hungary ·built by Ganz Works· from 1905· Italian electric locomotive

FS Class E.360, photo 1 of 1
1/1 Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain

what is it?

The FS Class E.360 were electric locomotives of the Italian State Railways (FS), using three-phase alternating current, built for the operation of the Valtellina line. They were ordered by Rete Adriatica (the Adriatic Network) and were originally numbered RA 361–363. Italian railways were nationalized in 1905 and they then became FS E.361-363 They were leased to Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in 1906 and returned to Italy in 1907.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 3made 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 121 years ago, in 1905.
  • Served for 55 years (1905–1960).

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built
1905
in service from
1905
retired
1960
status
retired
number built
3
kind
electric
traction
electric
origin
🇭🇺 Hungary
builders
Ganz Works
operators
Rete Adriatica, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Swiss Federal Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
Three-phase overhead line
wheel arrangement
2-6-2
Dutch name
Rete Adriatica 36, then FS E.360

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2124022, Wikipedia: FS Class E.360 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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