FS Class E.421

FS class E.421
FS class E.421
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderCarminati & Toselli and TIBB
Build date1921
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter1,040 mm (40.94 in)
Length11.325 m (37 ft 1+78 in)
Loco weight64 t (63.0 long tons; 70.5 short tons)
Electric system/sBattery electric
Traction motorsDC
Performance figures
Maximum speed25 km/h (16 mph)
Power output140 kW (190 hp) continuous
Career
OperatorsFS

The FS Class E.421 locomotive of the Italian State Railways (FS) was a battery electric locomotive, built as a single unit (E.421.1) and used for shunting at the old Milano Centrale railway station. It was the only battery electric locomotive to be registered in the FS fleet.