The FNM E.630 electric locomotives were built in Czechoslovakia by Škoda in Plzeň in 1993. These were 3000 V. CC machines, with full-chopper electronic traction, with remote command and air conditioning.
They were fitted with two motor bogies with Bo-Bo wheel arrangement. The Czech railway (ČD), founded after the country’s division, offered these class 163 locomotives as they were surplus to its needs. Ferrovie Nord urgently needed to upgrade its fleet with shuttle trains for rush hour, while awaiting the order and delivery of the first high capacity Treni ad Alta Frequentazione (TAF) from Italian manufacturers. The locomotives began passenger service in the summer of 1996. Some E.630s were later used from 2001 to 2007 to pull goods trains on the RFI network for the Nord Cargo division. They were later returned to passenger service on the FNM network. With the gradual introduction of new stock, there was less need for the E.630. The entire class was therefore returned to the Czech railways over the course of 2010.