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FS Class 940

🇮🇹 Italy ·built by Officine Meccaniche· from 1922· class of 50+3 Italian 2-8-2T locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Gr 940.030: Andrea444r· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. FS 940 002 1: MPW57· Public domain
  3. 3. Locomotiva FS 940 008: Sandro Baldi· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. Locomotiva FS 940-Ronco Briantino: Fire90· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. Locomotiva FS 940.047: Intoinside· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Locomotiva a vapore 940.001 - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano D0314: OM (costruttore)· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. Museo Nazionle Scienza e Techologia Leonardo Da Vinci Milan (15530337557): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. Museo Nazionle Scienza e Techologia Leonardo Da Vinci Milan (15717083242): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. Piazza al Serchio-locomotiva: Davide Papalini· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. Piazza al Serchio-treno1: Davide Papalini· CC BY-SA 3.0
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FS Class 940, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 940 (Italian: Gruppo 940) is a 2-8-2 steam tank locomotive, derived from the Class 740 tender locomotive.

who runs it

Ferrovie dello Stato ItalianeFerrovie Elettriche Biellesi

base stats

  • speed 65 km/htop speed
  • power 721 kWpower output
  • weight 87.3 tin working order
  • built 53made 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 104 years ago, in 1922.
  • 721 kW is about 8 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 13.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1922–1924
number built
53
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇮🇹 Italy
builders
Officine Meccaniche, Reggiane, Officine Meccaniche e Navali di Napoli
operators
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Ferrovie Elettriche Biellesi
top speed
65 km/h
power
721 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-8-2T
length
13.2 m
weight
87.3 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q3836216, Wikipedia: FS Class 940 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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