Locomotive SFAI 1400

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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.

SFAI 1400
from 1885 RM 5101
from 1905 FS Class 800
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderCockerill
Build date1870
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-0T
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1.06 m (42 in)
Length7.185 m (23.57 ft)
Loco weight24 tonnes (24 long tons; 26 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity1.5 tonnes (1.5 long tons; 1.7 short tons)
Water cap.4,000 L (880 imp gal; 1,100 US gal)
Boiler pressure6 kgf/cm2 (0.59 MPa; 85 psi)
Cylinders2 outside
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Maximum speed35 km/h (22 mph)
Power output190 CV (140 kW; 190 hp)

History

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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

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Further reading

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