FNM 200 locomotive

The Ferrovie Nord Milano class 200 locomotive was a small locomotive , standard gauge , which served on social network lines before their electrification. Unit 200-05 has been preserved in working condition and is used for hauling special trains.
== History ==
The locomotives were ordered by the Società Ferrovie del Ticino (SFT) to the Belgian industry Couillet , for operation on the Como-Varese-Laveno and Saronno-Malnate lines . The company supplied 7 units, which were delivered in 1883 and numbered 200 ÷ 206.
In 1888 , with the passage of the two lines to the Ferrovie Nord Milano , they were incorporated into the fleet of this company, changing the numbering to 201 ÷ 207 (from 1942 200-01 ÷ 07).
The locomotives were assigned to hauling lighter trains, gradually being degraded to more menial tasks with the introduction of more powerful machines and, starting from the 1920s , with the electrification of the lines.
Already in the mid -thirties they were relegated to shunting service, in particular in the Milan Cadorna station , from which they were removed at the end of the sixties following protests from the inhabitants.
In 1974, carefully restored unit 200-05 was used to haul a historic train equipped with special terrace carriages , and represents the second oldest steam locomotive still in operation in all of Europe , preceded only by the Austrian Lykaon . Another specimen, marked 200-02 (where it originally was 04) has been monumentalized in Saronno.
== Features ==
The 200s were saturated steam locomotives with simple expansion, with 2 external cylinders . The type of construction was typical of the Belgian school with a rounded roof cabin. The running was 0-2-0.
== Modeling reproduction ==
The FNM 200 locomotive was reproduced in H0 scale by Rivarossi  ; a reproduction of the entire FNM historic train  was also available .
== In Fiction ==
The locomotive's basis was used for Gina in Thomas & Friends
== Gallery ==
File:FNM200.jpg|Drawing of the FNM 200 locomotive 
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Category:Steam locomotives
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