# FS Class 737 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FS_Class_737 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FS_Class_737.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FS_Class_737 > Source revision: 1337305440 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Anglo-Italian steam locomotive class *FS 737.014* after withdrawal in 1953 The **[Ferrovie dello Stato](/source/Ferrovie_dello_Stato_Italiane)** (Italian State Railways, FS) **Class 737** ([Italian](/source/Italian_language): *Gruppo 737*) was a class of [steam locomotive](/source/Steam_locomotive) which consisted of 15 ex-British [War Department](/source/War_Department_(United_Kingdom)) (WD) [2-8-0](/source/2-8-0) locomotives of the [LMS Stanier Class 8F](/source/LMS_Stanier_Class_8F) type which were purchased in 1946. ## History The first eight engines, (eventually FS Numbers *737.001* – *737.008*) were built to WD orders between 1940 and 1942. The remaining seven (eventually FS Numbers *737.009* – *737.015*) had been requisitioned by the [War Department](/source/War_Department_(United_Kingdom)) in 1941 from the [London Midland & Scottish Railway](/source/London_Midland_%26_Scottish_Railway) (LMS) - these had been built in 1936 by the [Vulcan Foundry](/source/Vulcan_Foundry). All were then shipped to the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East), with several more classmates, where they served in [Persia](/source/Persia) and were numbered in the Persian series. In 1944, 50 of the Persian engines were transferred to [Kingdom of Egypt](/source/Kingdom_of_Egypt)/[Mandate Palestine](/source/Mandate_Palestine), where they were again renumbered into the [Middle East Forces](/source/Middle_East_Command) (MEF) 93xx series. Later WD numbers were original numbers plus +70000, and in 1946 FS bought fifteen of these. As they were non-standard in comparison to Italian locomotive practices, their career were relatively short, with the Class 737s working on the line between [Bologna](/source/Bologna) and [Ancona](/source/Ancona) until 1947 where after they were kept at [Bari](/source/Bari). They were all withdrawn from service in 1953[1][2] with them being scrapped in 1956.[3][1] ## Numbering Numbers were as follows: FS No. LMS No. WD No. Persia No. MEF No. Later WD No. Date built Builder Builder's No. Withdrawn 737.001 - 334 41.119 9380 70334 1940 North British Locomotive Company 24634 1956 737.002 - 375 41.164 9372 70375 1941 North British Locomotive Company 24675 1956 737.003 - 408 41.104 9381 70408 1941 Beyer, Peacock & Company 6988 1956 737.004 - 437 41.177 9374 70437 1941 Beyer, Peacock & Company 7017 1956 737.005 - 441 41.166 9362 70441 1941 Beyer, Peacock & Company 7021 1956 737.006 - 514 41.210 9368 70514 1941 North British Locomotive Company 24722 1956 737.007 - 520 41.238 9363 70520 1941 North British Locomotive Company 24728 1956 737.008 - 548 41.223 - 70548 1942 North British Locomotive Company 24741 1956 737.009 8032 585 41.162 9378 70585 1936 Vulcan Foundry 4709 1956 737.010 8091 589 41.185 9351 70589 1936 Vulcan Foundry 4768 1956 737.011 8038 594 41.182 9370 70594 1936 Vulcan Foundry 4715 1956 737.012 8040 595 41.192 9355 70595 1936 Vulcan Foundry 4717 1956 737.013 8044 598 41.196 9371 70598 1936 Vulcan Foundry 4721 1956 737.014 8072 609 41.198 9373 70609 1936 Vulcan Foundry 4749 1956 737.015 8059 613 41.195 9352 70613 1936 Vulcan Foundry 4736 1956 ## See also - [FS Class 736](/source/FS_Class_736) - [Palestine Railways](/source/Palestine_Railways) - [Trans-Iranian Railway](/source/Trans-Iranian_Railway) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) profilbaru.com. ["Locomotiva FS 737 - profilpelajar.com"](https://profilbaru.com/it/Locomotiva_FS_737). *profilbaru.com* (in Italian). Retrieved 24 January 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKalla-Bishop198669_2-0)** [Kalla-Bishop (1986)](#CITEREFKalla-Bishop1986), p. 69. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Tourret, R. (1995). *Allied military locomotives of the Second World War* (Rev. and augmented ed.). Abingdon: Tourret Pub. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-905878-06-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-905878-06-X). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [34597390](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/34597390). ## Sources - Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1986). *Italian State Railways Steam Locomotives*. Abingdon: Tourret Publishing. pp. 68–69. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-905878-03-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-905878-03-5). - Rowledge, J.W.P. (1975). *Engines of the LMS built 1923–51*. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-902888-59-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-902888-59-5). - Tourret, R. (1995). *Allied Military Locomotives of the Second World War*. Abingdon, Oxon: Tourret Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-905878-06-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-905878-06-X). - Turchi, Gian Guido (November 1982). "Locomotive a vapore FS 737". *I Treni Oggi* (in Italian) (24): 10–14. v t e Classes of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane locomotives Steam Tender locomotives 100 102 103 110I 110II 111 112 113 114 116 117 118 119I 119II 120 121 122 136 139 140 150 155 158 160 161 162 163 164 170 180 181I 181II 182I 182II 183 185 186 187 190 193 194 195 196 197 198 200 201 206 207 208 209 211 212 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 255 260 261 262 265 268 269 270 271 272 290 291 292 293 310 320 380 385 388 390 391 394 395 396 397 400 410 420 421 422 423 424 425 450 451 452 453 454 455 460 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 482 499I 499II 500 510 512 513 530 540I 540II 542 543 545 550 552 553 554 555 556 560 600 601 603 604 605 606 607 623 625 626 630 640I 640II 645 650 652 653 656 660 666 670 671 672 675 676 677 680 681 682 683I 683II 685 686 687 688 690I 690II 691 720 728 729 730 731 735 736 737 740 741I 741II 743I 743II 744 745 746 747I 747II 750 Tank locomotives 800I 800II 801 802I 802II 803I 803II 804 805 806 809 810I 810II 811 812 813 814 815I 815II 815III 816 817 818 819 820I 820II 821I 821II 822 823 824 825 826I 826II 827 828I 828II 828III 829 830I 830II 831 835 842 848 849 850I 850II 851 870 871 874I 874II 875 876 877 880I 880II 881 882 885 893 894 895 896I 896II 897 898 899I 899II 900 902 904 905 906 910 912 915 940 950 980 981 999 Narrow gauge locomotives R.201 R.202 R.300 R.301 R.302 R.305 R.306 R.310 R.370 R.401 R.402 R.410 R.440 R.441 R.442 R.443 R.600 P U Electric Rechargeable battery E.421 650 V DC Third rail E.220 E.320 E.321 E.420 E.620 3,6 kV AC Three-Phase E.330 E.331 E.332 E.333 E.360 E.380 E.390 E.430 E.431 E.432 E.550 E.551 E.552 E.554 10,6 kV AC Three-Phase E.470 E.471 E.472 E.570 3 kV DC E.321 E.322 E.323 E.324 E.326 E.400 E.402A E.402B E.403 E.404 E.405 E.412 E.414 E.424 E.428 E.434 E.444 E.444R E.447 E.453 E.454 E.464 E.621 E.625 E.626 E.632 E.633 E.636 E.640 E.645 E.646 E.652 E.655 E.656 25 kV AC E.491 E.492 Diesel Light shunters 206 207 208I 208II 209 210 211 R.212 213I 213II 214 215 216 218I Shunters 218II 225 234 235 236 245 250 255 Heavy shunters Ne 120 D.141 RD.142 D.143 D.145 D.146 D.147 356 372 Ne 700 Train locomotives D.341 D.342 D.343 D.345 D.442 D.443 D.445 D.449 D.461 see also Category:Rolling stock of Italy --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [FS Class 737](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FS_Class_737) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FS_Class_737?action=history)). 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