FS Class 736

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-0
• UIC	1′D h2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	838 mm (2 ft 9 in)
Driver dia.	1,448 mm (4 ft 9 in)
Wheelbase	15,742 mm (51 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
Length	18,593 mm (61 ft 0 in),; including tender
Adhesive weight	63,503 kg (140,000 lb)
Loco weight	73,028 kg (161,000 lb)
Tender weight	52,390 kg (115,500 lb)
Total weight	125,418 kg (276,500 lb)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	9,072 kg (20,000 lb)
Water cap.	24.6 m3 (5,410 imp gal; 6,500 US gal)
Boiler pressure	Originally: 15.6 kgf/cm2 (15.3 bar; 222 psi); Later: 14 kgf/cm2 (13.7 bar; 199 psi);
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	483 mm × 660 mm (19 in × 26 in)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Alco (16); Baldwin (87); Lima (140);
Model	USATC S160
Build date	1942–1945

FS class 736
FS class 736
	FS 736.114 on display at the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Alco (16); Baldwin (87); Lima (140);
Model	USATC S160
Build date	1942–1945
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-0
• UIC	1′D h2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	838 mm (2 ft 9 in)
Driver dia.	1,448 mm (4 ft 9 in)
Wheelbase	15,742 mm (51 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
Length	18,593 mm (61 ft 0 in),; including tender
Adhesive weight	63,503 kg (140,000 lb)
Loco weight	73,028 kg (161,000 lb)
Tender weight	52,390 kg (115,500 lb)
Total weight	125,418 kg (276,500 lb)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	9,072 kg (20,000 lb)
Water cap.	24.6 m3 (5,410 imp gal; 6,500 US gal)
Boiler pressure	Originally: 15.6 kgf/cm2 (15.3 bar; 222 psi); Later: 14 kgf/cm2 (13.7 bar; 199 psi);
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	483 mm × 660 mm (19 in × 26 in)
Operators
Career
Operators	Ferrovie dello Stato
Numbers	736.001 – 736.243
Disposition	Two preserved, four others extant, 25 sold to Greece (3 extant), remainder scrapped

Ferrovie dello Stato (FS; Italian State Railways) Class 736 (Italian: Gruppo 736) was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives ex-United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) 2-8-0 steam locomotives of the S160 Class. There were 243 locomotives in this class, numbered 736.001-243.^[1] They were taken to Italy by invading US forces.

They were used on west coast routes working from Rome and Naples, with some later seeing service on the Bologna to Ancona line. Some were transferred to Catania, in Sicily.^[2]

In 1959, twenty-five locomotives of this class Nos 736.011/23/40/55/73/90/101/2/126/7/131/5/51/8/60/4/6/78/88/90/9/203/7/9/17 were sold to the Hellenic State Railways (Greek Railways, SEK), to add to their Class Θγ; being renumbered 571–595.^[2]

References

^ Kalla-Bishop (1986), p. 67.
^ ^a ^b Kalla-Bishop (1986), p. 68.

Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1986). Italian State Railways Steam Locomotives. Abingdon: Tourret Publishing. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-905878-03-5.

[FOOTNOTEKalla-Bishop198667-1] Kalla-Bishop (1986), p. 67.

[FOOTNOTEKalla-Bishop198668-2] Kalla-Bishop (1986), p. 68.

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