# FS Class 396

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VE 37-42 from 1865 SFAI 703-708 from 1869 SFAI 767-772 from 1885 RM 3942-3947 from 1905 FS Class 396 Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Cail Build date 1860 Total produced 6 Specifications Configuration: ​ • Whyte 0-6-0 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1.49 m (59 in) Length 13.4 m (44 ft) Loco weight 30 tonnes (30 long tons; 33 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 7 bar (0.70 MPa; 100 psi) Cylinders 2 inside Valve gear Stephenson Performance figures Maximum speed 50 km/h (31 mph)

**FS Class 396** was a class of [0-6-0](/source/0-6-0) [steam locomotives](/source/Steam_locomotive) originally built for the [Victor Emmanuel Railway](/source/Victor_Emmanuel_Railway) (VE). They were designed for hauling passenger trains and were nicknamed "Mammoth".

## History

VE ordered six locomotives from the [Cail](/source/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Cail) rolling stock factory and they were delivered in 1860. They were numbered 37-42. In 1865 the locomotives passed to the [Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia](/source/Societ%C3%A0_per_le_strade_ferrate_dell'Alta_Italia) (SFAI), which renumbered them 703-708, and later (probably in 1869) 767-772. In 1885, at the creation of the great national networks, the locomotives passed to the [Rete Mediterranea](/source/Rete_Mediterranea) (RM) and took the numbers 3942-3947. In 1905, at the time of [nationalization](/source/Nationalization), only five units arrived at the [FS](/source/Ferrovie_dello_Stato_Italiane), which registered them as Class 396 with numbers from 3961-3965. They remained in service until 1911. By then, they were obsolete and they were scrapped in 1912.

## Technical details

The locomotives were of simple design. The boiler pressure was 7 [bars](/source/Bar_(unit)) (0.70 MPa; 100 psi) and they had two inside cylinders and [Stephenson valve gear](/source/Stephenson_valve_gear).

## References

## Further reading

- Cornolò, Giovanni (1998). *Locomotive a vapore FS*. Parma: Ermanno Albertelli. pp. 182–184. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [88-85909-91-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/88-85909-91-4).

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