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Italian State Railway E.656 and E.655

E.656.030 in May 2015 in Domodossola

The E.656, called “Caimano”, was a six-axle mixed-traffic locomotive for the 3 kV DC network. Each locomotive had a two-part body that sat on three two-axle bogies to be able to negotiate tight curves. They had six do...

Italian State Railway E.656 and E.655Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1975-1989
Manufacturers Officine Casaralta;Reggiane;SOFER;TIBB;Ansaldo;Asgen;Italtrafo
Wheel arrangement BoBoBo
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 18290 mm
Service mass 120000 kg
Top speed 150 km/h
Power 4800 kW
Engine

General

Property Italian State Railway E.656 and E.655
Standard
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Built 1975-1989
Manufacturers Officine Casaralta, Reggiane, SOFER, TIBB, Ansaldo, Asgen, Italtrafo
Wheel arrangement B-B-B
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Italian State Railway E.656 and E.655
Standard
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Length 18.29 m
Wheelbase 13.25 m
Service mass 120 t
Adhesion mass 120 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.85 m
Axle load 20 t

Power

Property Italian State Railway E.656 and E.655
Standard
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Power source electric - DC
Hourly power 4,800 kW (6,526 PS)
Continuous power 4,200 kW (5,710 PS)
Top speed 150 km/h
Starting effort 249.0 kN

Calculated values

Property Italian State Railway E.656 and E.655
Standard
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.73
Power-to-weight ratio 40.0 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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