Locomotive SFAI 1400

SFAI 1400
from 1885 RM 5101
from 1905 FS Class 800
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Cockerill
Build date 1870
Total produced 1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 0-4-0T
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver dia. 1.06 metres
Length 7.185 metres
Loco weight 24 tonnes
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 1.5 tonnes
Water cap 4,000 litres
Boiler pressure 6 kgf/cm2
Cylinders 2 outside
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Maximum speed 35 km/h
Power output 190 CV

Locomotive SFAI 1400 was a small 0-4-0 tank locomotive built in 1870 for the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia (SFAI) by Cockerill of Seraing.

History

It was originally used by the construction company of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel for the haulage of works trains. On completion of the work in 1871, it passed to the SFAI, which numbered it 1400. In 1885, when the great national networks were created, the locomotive passed to the Rete Mediterranea, where it took the number 5101. In 1905, on the nationalization of the railways, it entered the stock of the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), which placed it in Class 800 with the number 8001. Curiously, the other engine in the class, 8002, was completely different, being a more powerful engine with a separate tender.

References

    Further reading

    • Giovanni Cornolò, Locomotive a vapore FS, Parma, Ermanno Albertelli, 1998, pp. 426-428. ISBN 88-85909-91-4
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