FS E402A – E401 Locomotives
Italian FS E402A – E401 Locomotives
FS E402A is a class of electric locomotives mainly used on medium speed passenger trains by the Italian railway company FS Trenitalia. FS wanted to order a new generation high performance locomotives with AC traction motors (also called Induction, three-phase or asynchronous motors). At the beginning of 1990s FS studied (together with Ansaldo Transporti and TIBB) a new locomotive that could haul both heavy goods trains and high speed trains.
In July 2014 FS made a contract with Spanish CAF to modernise 40 series production locomotives numbered E.402.006 – 045. The upgrade work also includes rebuilding the locomotives with a single cab (E401). After modernisation the locomotives are being used on IC services.
Mod Info:
– Max. speed: 220 km/h (E402A) / 200 km/h (E401)
– Available from: 1990
– Available until: no end year
