The Ferrovie Nord Milano 200 are 0-4-0T tank engines that were ordered by the Società Ferrovie Del Ticino (SFT) and built by Couillet, a Belgian locomotive manufacturer, for use on the Como-Varese-Laveno and Saronno-Malnate routes.
They were used for local service and slowly relegated to menial tasks with the arrival of more powerful engines and from the 1920s, electrification. In the mid-1930s, they were used only for shunting, especially at Milano Cadorna station and were finally withdrawn in the 1960s.
In 1974, engine 200-05 was restored and used on heritage train services and is now the second oldest operating engine in Europe. Another engine, numbered 200-02 has been placed on a plinth at Saronno, but it is actually 200-04.
Trivia[]
- Seven of these engines were built by Couillet and numbered from 200 to 206.
- In 1888, the two routes were acquired by the Ferrovie Nord Milano and the engines became part of the railway, being re-numbered 201 to 207 (subsequently re-numbered again as 200-01 to 200-07).
- This train was the basis for Gina from Thomas and Friends
Stock list[]
| Image | No. | Build date | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200-01 | 1883 | Couillet | Withdrawn and scrapped. | |
| 200-02 | 1883 | Couillet | Withdrawn and scrapped. | |
| 200-03 | 1883 | Couillet | Withdrawn and scrapped. | |
| 200-04 | 1883 | Couillet | Preserved | |
| 200-05 | 1883 | Couillet | Preserved | |
| 200-06 | 1883 | Couillet | Withdrawn and scrapped. |
Gallery[]
The Drawing of the Locomotive
