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VE 37-42
from 1865 SFAI 703-708
from 1869 SFAI 767-772
from 1885 RM 3942-3947
from 1905 FS Class 396
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderCail
Build date1860
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1.49 m (59 in)
Length13.4 m (44 ft)
Loco weight30 tonnes (30 long tons; 33 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure7 bar (0.70 MPa; 100 psi)
Cylinders2 inside
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Maximum speed50 km/h (31 mph)

FS Class 396 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives originally built for the Victor Emmanuel Railway (VE). They were designed for hauling passenger trains and were nicknamed "Mammoth".

History[edit]

VE ordered six locomotives from the Cail rolling stock factory and they were delivered in 1860. They were numbered 37-42. In 1865 the locomotives passed to the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia (SFAI), which renumbered them 703-708, and later (probably in 1869) 767-772. In 1885, at the creation of the great national networks, the locomotives passed to the Rete Mediterranea (RM) and took the numbers 3942-3947. In 1905, at the time of nationalization, only five units arrived at the FS, which registered them as Class 396 with numbers from 3961-3965. They remained in service until 1911. By then, they were obsolete and they were scrapped in 1912.

Technical details[edit]

The locomotives were of simple design. The boiler pressure was 7 bars (0.70 MPa; 100 psi) and they had two inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear.

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FS_Class_396&oldid=1188705725"

Categories: 
0-6-0 locomotives
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane steam locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1860
Standard gauge locomotives of Italy
Rete Mediterranea steam locomotives
Passenger locomotives
 



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