D445 / D.445

Diesel-electric locomotive
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Batches: 1001-10351036-10551056-1150
Build: SNOS
1974−1975 (35)		Reggiane
1981−1983 (20)		Casertane, OMECA
1985−1988 (85)
Top speed: 130 km/h
Gauge: 1435 mm
UIC axles: B'B'
Length: 17.8 m
Width: 3 m
Height: 4.28 m
Weight: 72 t76 t
Prime mover: Fiat A 2112 SSFFiat A 210.12 SSF
Power output: 1435 kW
Tractive effort: 220 kN
Source: en.wikipedia.org, leferrovie.it


Career
flagFS D445Italian State RailwaysFerrovie dello Stato96
flagMIR D445Mercitalia Rail13
flagTrenord D445Trenitalia-LeNord9


Pictures


Stories
avatar It's lunch time and it's a beautiful day on the Ionian coast. In Bova Marina (RC) the rhythm of time is marked by the sound of the waves, a few passing cars and nothing else. This perpetual mechanism is stopped for a few moments by the passage of the 562 Reggio Calabria-Taranto intercity train, which slips out of the town of Bova, passes under ..  More
avatar On may 15th, 2022 the italian railways heritage company "Fondazione FS" organized a special train for the celebration of the "Line of wonders" (Linea delle meraviglie/Ligne du merveilles), on one of the most beautiful european transalpine railways. This line won the 2021 contest "Luoghi del cuore" (Places of heart) of the Italian national trus ..  More
avatar After leaving Cuneo station, the D445.1020 of Mercitalia Rail's tractioning the log train to Verzuolo was passing on the Soleri viaduct, also known for local people as "new bridge" since it was built between 1913 and 1937, year of the inaguration of the station that you can see in the background.
avatar It was a rare and unusual rescue run from Torino Smistamento to Ventimiglia to take Intercity coaches back to Milan after the line interruption between Ventimiglia and Genova due to the derailment of the IC660 after a landslide in Andora on Jan 17th, 2014. The D445.1108 took 4 Z1 Coaches on the "Line of Wonders" building a rare opportunity to  ..  More
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 Saturday morning always starts from Alessandria the classic cargo tanks to direct at Sannazzaro plant ENI ... sometimes they are two, one DB Cargo the other TI, sometimes one, DB Cargo or TI. ..this time it's Trenitalia Cargo, with D445.1110, traction of the second train of the morning (as the first, headed by DB Cargo, he did not show up) ..  More




Changed May 27, 2015  Report