FS Class E.424

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1.250 m (49.21 in)
Wheelbase	7.350 m (24 ft 1+3⁄8 in) between bogies; 3.150 m (124.02 in) between axles of each bogie
Length	15.540 m (50 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
Loco weight	72 short tons (64 long tons; 65 t)
Electric system/s	3,000 V DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	DC series
Transmission	19/65 gear ratio
Safety systems	RSC4

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Breda, Off. Savigliano, Off. Reggiane/Ercole Marelli, OM/CGE, Ansaldo, TIBB
Build date	1943-1951

FS class E.424
FS class E.424
	A E.424N in Catania with the recent XMPR livery
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Breda, Off. Savigliano, Off. Reggiane/Ercole Marelli, OM/CGE, Ansaldo, TIBB
Build date	1943-1951
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1.250 m (49.21 in)
Wheelbase	7.350 m (24 ft 1+3⁄8 in) between bogies; 3.150 m (124.02 in) between axles of each bogie
Length	15.540 m (50 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
Loco weight	72 short tons (64 long tons; 65 t)
Electric system/s	3,000 V DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	DC series
Transmission	19/65 gear ratio
Safety systems	RSC4
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output	1,500 kW (2,000 hp)
Tractive effort	168 kN (38,000 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	FS Trenitalia
First run	1943
Disposition	decommissioned in 2008

The FS E.424 is a class of Italian railways electric locomotives. They were built in 1943-1951 and have been decommissioned in 2008.