Locomotive SFAI 1400

Locomotive SFAI 1400 was a small 0-4-0 tank locomotive built in 1870 for the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia (SFAI) by Cockerill of Seraing.

SFAI 1400 from 1885 RM 5101 from 1905 FS Class 800
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Cockerill Build date 1870 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0T Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1.06 m (42 in) Length 7.185 m (23.57 ft) Loco weight 24 tonnes (24 long tons; 26 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 1.5 tonnes (1.5 long tons; 1.7 short tons) Water cap. 4,000 L (880 imp gal; 1,100 US gal) Boiler pressure 6 kgf/cm2 (0.59 MPa; 85 psi) Cylinders 2 outside Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Maximum speed 35 km/h (22 mph) Power output 190 CV (140 kW; 190 hp)

History

It was originally used by the construction company of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel for the haulage of works trains. On completion of the work in 1871, it passed to the SFAI, which numbered it 1400. In 1885, when the great national networks were created, the locomotive passed to the Rete Mediterranea, where it took the number 5101. In 1905, on the nationalization of the railways, it entered the stock of the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), which placed it in Class 800 with the number 8001. Curiously, the other engine in the class, 8002, was completely different, being a more powerful engine with a separate tender.

Further reading

• Giovanni Cornolò, Locomotive a vapore FS, Parma, Ermanno Albertelli, 1998, pp. 426–428. ISBN 88-85909-91-4