2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Paola - deposito locomotive - locomotiva E.424.143 - 14-07-1986: Gabriele Fontana· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. E.424.310: Antonino Taverna at it.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The FS E.424 is a class of Italian railways electric locomotives. They were built in 1943-1951 and have been decommissioned in 2008.
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 83 years ago, in 1943.
- 1.5 MW is about 18 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 15.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1943–1951
- in service from
- 1943
- number built
- 158
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Hitachi Rail Italy, Reggiane, Magneti Marelli, Tecnomasio, Breda
- operators
- Trenitalia
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 1.5 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3,000 V DC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 15.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q732765, Wikipedia: FS Class E.424 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.