#0222
FS Class 122
Austria–Hungary ·built by Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik· from 1869· class of Italian 2-4-0 locomotives
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- 1. SB 18 532: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
what is it?
FS Class 122 were 2-4-0 steam locomotives with tenders, designed for hauling passenger trains. The Italian State Railways (FS) acquired 32 of them as war reparations after World War I from the Austrian Südbahn (SB).
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 157 years ago, in 1869.
- 310 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1869–1872
- number built
- 33
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Austria–Hungary
- builders
- Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- 310 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
- length
- 8.3 m
- weight
- 32.4 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3836060, Wikipedia: FS Class 122 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.