FS Class E.444

FS class E.444
An E.444 in Roma Termini station in 1995.
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
Build date1965-1975
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter1.250 m (49.21 in)
Wheelbase9.000 m (29 ft 6+38 in) between bogies
3.020 m (9 ft 10+78 in) between axles on each bogie
Length16.840 m (55 ft 3 in)
Width3.020 m (9 ft 10+78 in)
Height4.300 m (14 ft 1+14 in)
Loco weight83 t (82 long tons; 91 short tons)
Electric system/s3,000 V DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motorsDC series
Transmission41/77 gear ratio
Safety systemsRSC4; SCMT
Performance figures
Maximum speed200 km/h (120 mph)
Power output4,272 kW (5,729 hp)
Tractive effort201 kN (45,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsFS Trenitalia
Number in class117[note 1]
Nicknames"Tartaruga" (Tortoise)
First run1967
Dispositionupdated as E.444R[note 2]

The FS E.444 is a class of Italian railways electric locomotives. They were introduced in the course of the 1960s until 1975. Starting from 1989, all E.444s were upgraded as E.444R.

The locomotives are nicknamed Tartaruga (tortoise). The original E.444 class carried a cabside cartoon of a speeding tortoise.
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