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FS Class E.380
🇮🇹 Italy ·built by Ganz Works· from 1905· class of 4 Italian electric locomotives
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- 1. Locomotiva FS 384: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The FS Class E.380 was a small class of three-phase electric locomotive used in Italy, introduced in the 1900s.
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 121 years ago, in 1905.
- 1.3 MW is about 15 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 33 years (1906–1939).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1905
- in service from
- 1906
- retired
- 1939
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Ganz Works
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 71 km/h
- power
- 1.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Three-phase 3.6 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- 1′C1′
- weight
- 64.6 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836241, Wikipedia: FS Class E.380 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.