FS Class E.420

FS class E.420
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderGeneral Electric
Build date1901
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter1,067 mm (42.01 in)
Length10.18 m (33 ft 4+34 in)
Loco weight34.1 t (33.6 long tons; 37.6 short tons)
Electric system/s650 V DC third rail (till 1937)
1200 V DC overhead line (from 1937)
Traction motors4
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Power output440 kW (590 hp) continuous
Career
OperatorsRM and FS
Nicknamessalt box

FS class E.420 locomotive was a third rail electric locomotive built for the operation of the Milan - Gallarate - Varese railway in Italy.