2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Roma Smistamento - locomotiva E.646.028: Gianluca Detti· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. FS E646 196 Palazzolo sull Oglio 20140302: Moliva· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The FS E.645 and E.646 are two classes of similar electric locomotives used on Italian railways. They were introduced during the 1950s and they were retired in 2009.
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 68 years ago, in 1958.
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 4.3 MW is about 51 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 18.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1958–1967
- in service from
- 1958
- number built
- 198
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Tecnomasio
- operators
- Trenitalia
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- power
- 4.3 MW
- electric system
- 3,000 V DC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo-Bo-Bo
- length
- 18.3 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q586394, Wikipedia: FS Class E.646 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.