FS Class E.626

FS class E.625/E.626
An E.626 in the National Museum of Transportation at La Spezia
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderOM, TIBB, CEMSA, General Electric, Brown Boveri, SNO Savigliano, Metropolitan-Vickers, Westinghouse
Build date1927-1939
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′BoBo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter1.250 m (49.21 in)
Length14.950 m (49 ft 58 in)
Loco weight84.5 t (83.2 long tons; 93.1 short tons) / 97 t (95 long tons; 107 short tons)
Electric system/s3,000 V DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motorsDC series
Transmission21/76 (E.625)and 24/73 (E.626) gear ratios
Performance figures
Maximum speed50 km/h (31 mph) (E.625)
95 km/h (59 mph) (E.626)
Power output1,850 kW (2,480 hp)
Tractive effort105 kN (24,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsFS Trenitalia, Jugoslovenske železnice, Československe statny drahy
Number in class448 in three series[note 1]
First run1928
DispositionDecommissioned

The FS E.625 and E.626 are two classes of Italian electric locomotives produced for the Ferrovie dello Stato. They were introduced in the course of the 1920s and remained in service until the 1990s. The E.626 was the first locomotive fed by 3,000 V DC overhead line in Italy.
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