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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Locomotiva FS 0324: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Italy, FS Class E.320, Milano-Varese, 650V supply by means of third rail (Ans 05405-026): ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Unbekannt / Ans_05405-026 / Public Domain Mark· CC0
what is it?
The FS Class E.320 was a class of Italian third rail electric locomotive built between 1915 and 1918. Five units were built and they saw service on the Varese - Milan - Porto Ceresio line. They were powered by two direct current electric motors, designed by Tecnomasio Italiano-Brown-Boveri (TIBB), giving a maximum speed of 95 km/h (59 mph).
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 111 years ago, in 1915.
- 1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 12.8 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
- 1915–1918
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Officine Meccaniche, Tecnomasio
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 95 km/h
- power
- 1.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 650 V DC
- wheel arrangement
- 1′C1′
- length
- 12.8 m
- weight
- 71.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836234, Wikipedia: FS Class E.320 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.