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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Milano mus Scienza Tecnologia locomotiva 470: Arbalete· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Locomotiva a vapore - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano D0311 dia: OM (costruttore), Ufficio Studi Locomotive (progettista)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Locomotiva a vapore 470.092 - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano D0311: OM (costruttore), Ufficio Studi Locomotive (progettista)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Museo Nazionle Scienza e Techologia Leonardo Da Vinci Milan (15717095492): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Museo Nazionle Scienza e Techologia Leonardo Da Vinci Milan FS 470 092 (15530348337): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 470 (Italian: Gruppo 470) is a 0-10-0 steam locomotive.
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 119 years ago, in 1907.
- 736 kW is about 9 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 12.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 63 years (1907–1970).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1907–1911
- in service from
- 1907
- retired
- 1970
- status
- retired
- number built
- 143
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Maffei, Officine Meccaniche, Breda
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 50 km/h
- power
- 736 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-10-0
- length
- 12.5 m
- weight
- 74.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836115, Wikipedia: FS Class 470 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.