Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali
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The Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali (Italian
: Company for the Southern Railways, SFM) was an Italian railway
company established in 1862. In 1885 it took the control of the so-called "Rete Adriatica" (Adriatic Network, RA). In 1905 the Rete Adriatica was absorbed by Ferrovie dello Stato
(FS), one year later the FS acquired all the lines of the SFM.
to Brindisi
. Although this was originally a Rothchild
's promotion, it was founded as an Italian company led by Count Pietro Bastogi of Livorno
. By 1865 it completed its line to Brindisi and it opened a branch from Bari
to Taranto in 1868. In the reorganisation of Italian railway concessions on 1 July 1865, it acquired the line from Bologna
to Ancona and the branch from Castel Bolognese
to Ravenna
from the General Roman Railway Company.
In the reorganisation of 1 July 1885 it acquired the lines of the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia
to the east of Milan
, some lines from the Società per le Strade Ferrate Romane
(Roman Railways) connecting Florence
and Ancona to Rome
and some branches of the old Società per le Strade Ferrate Calabro-Sicule in Calabria
, now connecting to the Rete Mediterranea. On 1 July 1905 it was nationalised and absorbed into the Ferrovie dello Stato
.
Italian language
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: Company for the Southern Railways, SFM) was an Italian railway
History of Railways in Italy
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company established in 1862. In 1885 it took the control of the so-called "Rete Adriatica" (Adriatic Network, RA). In 1905 the Rete Adriatica was absorbed by Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato is a government-owned holding which manage infrastructure and service on the Italian rail network. The subsidiary Trenitalia is the main rail operator in Italy.-Organization:Ferrovie dello Stato subsidiaries are:...
(FS), one year later the FS acquired all the lines of the SFM.
History
The Southern Railways was established in 1862 to build a railway from AnconaAncona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
to Brindisi
Brindisi
Brindisi is a city in the Apulia region of Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, off the coast of the Adriatic Sea.Historically, the city has played an important role in commerce and culture, due to its position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea. The city...
. Although this was originally a Rothchild
Rothschild family
The Rothschild family , known as The House of Rothschild, or more simply as the Rothschilds, is a Jewish-German family that established European banking and finance houses starting in the late 18th century...
's promotion, it was founded as an Italian company led by Count Pietro Bastogi of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...
. By 1865 it completed its line to Brindisi and it opened a branch from Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
to Taranto in 1868. In the reorganisation of Italian railway concessions on 1 July 1865, it acquired the line from Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
to Ancona and the branch from Castel Bolognese
Castel Bolognese
Castel Bolognese is a comune in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southeast of Bologna and about 35 km southwest of Ravenna. As for 2006, it has a population of c...
to Ravenna
Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...
from the General Roman Railway Company.
In the reorganisation of 1 July 1885 it acquired the lines of the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia
Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia
The Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia was an Italian railway company from 1865 to 1885.It was established on 1 July 1865 with miles of line it acquired from the state railway of the Kingdom of Sardinia , the part of the state railway of the former Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia that...
to the east of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, some lines from the Società per le Strade Ferrate Romane
Società per le Strade Ferrate Romane
The Società per le strade ferrate romane was an Italian railway company from 1865 to 1885.The Società Generalle delle Strade Ferrate Romane was formed in 1860 from a merger of the Società Pio Centrale , builder of the Rome–Civitavecchia railway and the Società Pio Latina The Società per le strade...
(Roman Railways) connecting Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and Ancona to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and some branches of the old Società per le Strade Ferrate Calabro-Sicule in Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
, now connecting to the Rete Mediterranea. On 1 July 1905 it was nationalised and absorbed into the Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato is a government-owned holding which manage infrastructure and service on the Italian rail network. The subsidiary Trenitalia is the main rail operator in Italy.-Organization:Ferrovie dello Stato subsidiaries are:...
.