FS Class E.470

The FS Class E.470 was an electric locomotive class of the state-owned Italian railway Ferrovie dello Stato. It was used on the Italian three-phase test line from Rome-Sulmona especially in express train service. After the end of the trial operation in 1945, the locomotives were scrapped, and no locomotive of the class has been preserved.

Class E.470
Type and origin
Power typeelectric
BuilderTIBB
Build date1925-1926
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
  AAR1-D-1
  UIC1′D1′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,630 mm (64 in)
Adhesive weight64 tonnes (63 long tons; 71 short tons)
Loco weight91 tonnes (90 long tons; 100 short tons)
Electric system/sThree-phase overhead line
10 kV, 45 Hz
Current pickup(s)Two dual-collector pantographs
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output2,090 kW (2,800 hp)
Career
OperatorsFS
DispositionAll scrapped
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