Locomotives LVCI 116-119

Locomotives LVCI 116-119 were 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the LVCI. They were designed for hauling passenger trains.

LVCI 116-119 from 1865 SFAI 714-717 from 1869 SFAI 778-781 from 1885 RM 3948-3951 from 1905 FS Class 397
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Parent & Schaken Build date 1859 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1.515 metres Length 14.688 metres Loco weight 30.2 tonnes Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 8 kgf/cm2 Cylinders 2 inside Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Maximum speed 50 km/h Power output 260 CV

History

They were built in 1859 by Parent & Schaken, which later became Fives-Lille, for the French army, and sent to Italy for the Second Italian War of Independence. At the end of the conflict they had been incorporated into the stock of the LVCI, a company linked to the French arm of the Rothschild Group. In 1865 the locomotives passed to the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia (SFAI), which assigned them the numbers 714-717. Later (probably in 1869) they were renumbered 778-781. In 1885, at the creation of the great national networks, the locomotives passed to the Rete Mediterranea, which numbered them 3948-3951. In 1905, at the time of nationalization, only 3 units arrived at the FS, which registered them as Class 397 with numbers 3971-3973. They were regarded as obsolete so they were soon withdrawn and scrapped.

References

Further reading

• Giovanni Cornolò, Locomotive a vapore FS, Parma, Ermanno Albertelli, 1998, pp. 182-184. ISBN 88-85909-91-4