FS Class 736

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FS class 736
Museo nazionale ferroviario di Pietrarsa - locomotiva 736.114.jpg
FS 736.114 on display at the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Model USATC S160
Build date1942–1945
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 2-8-0
   UIC 1′D h2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Leading dia. 838 mm (2 ft 9 in)
Driver dia.1,448 mm (4 ft 9 in)
Wheelbase 15,742 mm (51 ft 7+34 in)
Length18,593 mm (61 ft 0 in),
including tender
Adhesive weight 63,503 kg (140,000 lb)
Loco weight73,028 kg (161,000 lb)
Tender weight52,390 kg (115,500 lb)
Total weight125,418 kg (276,500 lb)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity9,072 kg (20,000 lb)
Water cap.24.6 m3 (5,410 imp gal; 6,500 US gal)
Boiler pressure
  • Originally: 15.6 kgf/cm2 (15.3 bar; 222 psi)
  • Later: 14 kgf/cm2 (13.7 bar; 199 psi)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 483 mm × 660 mm (19 in × 26 in)
Career
Operators Ferrovie dello Stato
Numbers736.001 – 736.243
DispositionTwo preserved, four others extant, 25 sold to Greece (3 extant), remainder scrapped

Ferrovie dello Stato (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 736 (Italian: Gruppo 736) was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives ex-United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) 2-8-0 steam locomotives of the S160 Class. There were 243 locomotives in this class, numbered 736.001-243. [1] They were taken to Italy by invading US forces.

They were used on west coast routes working from Rome and Naples, with some later seeing service on the Bologna to Ancona line. Some were transferred to Catania, in Sicily. [2]

In 1959, twenty-five locomotives of this class Nos 736.011/23/40/55/73/90/101/2/126/7/131/5/51/8/60/4/6/78/88/90/9/203/7/9/17 were sold to the Hellenic State Railways (Greek Railways, SEK), to add to their Class Θγ; being renumbered 571–595. [2]

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