Locomotives SFAI 301-311 of the
Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia
The Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia (''Upper Italian Railways'', ''SFAI'') was an Italian railway company from 1865 to 1885.
History
It was established on 1 July 1865 with of line it acquired from the state railway of the Kingd ...
(SFAI) were a group of
steam locomotives derived from the rebuilding of some machines in the
31-80 series.
History
The machines, built by
Stephenson in 1857–1858 with a wheel arrangement, were modified with the installation of a new firebox. At the same time the wheel arrangement was modified to to provide greater
adhesive weight
Adhesive weight is the weight on the driving wheels of a locomotive, which determines the frictional grip between wheels and rail, and hence the drawbar pull which a locomotive can exert.
See also
*Factor of adhesion
An adhesion railway relie ...
. Between 1877 and 1882, six engines were rebuilt and numbered 292 to 297. Between 1884 and 1885, four more engines were rebuilt and one new one was purchased. The entire group was then renumbered as 301–311.
Ownership change
In 1885, with the creation of the great national networks, the machines were incorporated into the stock of the
Rete Adriatica, which classified them as class 110 with numbers 1101–1111. They were all scrapped before 1905, so they did not transfer to the
Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. ( "Italian Railways of the State"; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the abbreviation FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estat ...
.
References
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Further reading
* Fabio Cherubini, Le Stephenson trasformate, "iTreni", 2011, 312.
2-4-0 locomotives
2-2-2 locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1877
Standard gauge locomotives of Italy
Rete Adriatica steam locomotives