what is it?
The FS Class E.620 was a class of third-rail electric locomotives built by Officine Meccaniche Reggiane for the Italian State Railways (FS). They were built in 1925 using motors and electrical equipment from Class E.10 railcars which had been withdrawn in 1923. After World War II they were converted to 3,000 volt DC operation and became FS Class E.621.
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 101 years ago, in 1925.
- 950 kW is about 11 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11.8 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
- 1925
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Reggiane
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 85 km/h
- power
- 950 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 650 V DC third rail
- wheel arrangement
- Co+Co
- length
- 11.8 m
- weight
- 54 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836253, Wikipedia: FS Class E.620 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.