FS Class 600

SFM Class 380
RA Class 380
FS Class 600
RA 3815 locomotive, later FS locomotive 600.003
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Build date1904–1910
Total produced248
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-6-0
 • UIC1′C n2v
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Leading dia.840 mm (33.07 in)
Driver dia.1,510 mm (59.45 in)
Length9,607 mm (31 ft 6.2 in)
Axle load14.4 tonnes (14.2 long tons; 15.9 short tons)
Loco weight54 tonnes (53 long tons; 60 short tons)
Tender weight31.9 tonnes (31.4 long tons; 35.2 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity6,000 kg (13,000 lb)
Water cap.12,000 L (2,600 imp gal; 3,200 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area2.3 m2 (25 sq ft)
Boiler pressure14 kg/cm2 (1.37 MPa; 199 psi)
Heating surface153.29 m2 (1,650.0 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
High-pressure cylinder
  • Series 1: 430 mm × 700 mm (16.93 in × 27.56 in)
  • Series 2: 410 mm × 700 mm (16.14 in × 27.56 in)
Low-pressure cylinder
  • Series 1: 610 mm × 700 mm (24.02 in × 27.56 in)
  • Series 2: 650 mm × 700 mm (25.59 in × 27.56 in)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve typePiston valves, outside
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output660–730 CV (485–537 kW; 651–720 hp)
Tractive effort6,870 kgf (67.4 kN; 15,100 lbf)

The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 600 (Italian: Gruppo 600), formerly Rete Adriatica Class 380 and Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali Class 380, is a 2-6-0 'Mogul' steam locomotive; it is considered by some as the first Italian modern steam locomotive.[1]

  1. ^ Cornolò 2014, p. 238.

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