Società Veneta Explained

The Società Veneta (SV) was an Italian public transport company running trains and tramways. Its initial full name was the Società Veneta per le e costruzioni pubbliche (Società Veneta for public business and construction), though from 1898 to 1977 it was known as the Società Veneta per la costruzione e l'esercizio di ferrovie secondarie italiane (Società Veneta for the construction and running of Italian secondary railways).

History

It was formed in Padua on 11 January 1872 and also worked on the construction of housing and other railway-related buildings and infrastructure. In the first half of the 20th century it was the largest railway operating company in Italy, managing lines in central and northern Italy. The company effectively ceased operation in 1986 but the section between Venice and San Giorgio di Nogaro is now part of the Venice–Trieste railway.

Routes

Standard gauge railways

Line	Start of SV operation	End of SV operation	Region	Notes
	1876	1906		Passed to FS^[1]
	1877	1906	Veneto	Passed to FS
	1877	1906	Veneto	Passed to FS
	1879	1937	Veneto	Passed to FS^[2]
	1884	1891
	1885	1986		1885: SV concession from FPS https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrovia_Parma-Suzzara 1986: Passed to commissioners
	1886	1986		Passed to commissioners
	1886	1909	Veneto	Passed to FS
	1887	1986	Emilia-Romagna	Passed to commissioners
	1887	1964	Emilia-Romagna	Closed
	1888	1950		Passed to LFI https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ferroviaria_Italiana
	1888	1920	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Passed to FS
	1888	1920	Veneto Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Passed to FS
	1889	1891	Lazio
	1897	1920	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Passed to FS
	1903	1956	Emilia-Romagna	Closed
	1907	1964	Veneto	Closed
	1907	1913
	1908-10	1912	Veneto	Passed to FS
	1909-16	1956	Emilia-Romagna	Closed
Verona-Caprino/Garda	1910	1924	Veneto	Line taken over by the province of Verona in 1924
	1910	1968	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Closed, passenger service withdrawn in 1960
	1911	1947	Emilia-Romagna	Closed
Cervignano-Ponte Isonzo	1915	1920	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Passed to FS
Cervignano-Pontile per Grado	1915	1918	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Passed to FS
	1916	1986	Veneto	Passed to commissioners
	1917	1920	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Passed to FS
	1931	1986	Veneto	Passed to commissioners
	1933	1964	Veneto	1933: Reconstruction of an existing 950 mm gauge railway 1964: Closed
	1942	1944	Veneto	Closed

Maps

Narrow gauge railways

Line	Gauge	Start of SV operation	End of SV operation	Region	Notes
	950 mm	1906	1925		Closed
	950 mm	1906	1949	Veneto	Closed
	950 mm	1906	1933	Veneto	Rebuilt to standard gauge
	950 mm	1910	1958	Veneto	Rack railway on Cogollo-Val Campiello section
	950 mm	1887	1911	Veneto	Sold to Società Tranvie Vicentine and converted to standard gauge
Cividale-Susida	750 mm	1915	1921		Passed to Eredi Binetti
Tolmezzo-Moscardo	750 mm	1915	1919	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Passed to Società Elettrica Paluzza and Consorzio tranvia del But
	750 mm	1916	1920	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Passed to the Val Degano consortium

Tramways

Line	Gauge	Electrical system	Start of SV Operation	End of SV operation	Region	Notes
	1445 mm	none	1884	1889		Replaced by the Rome-Albano railway
Padova-Malcontenta Fusina	1445 mm		1885	1954		Steam until 1909, then electrified. Closed 1954
	1445 mm	none	1885	1935		Closed
	1445 mm	6000 V AC, 25 Hz	1886	1954	Veneto	Steam until 1928, then electrified. Closed 1954
	1445 mm	6000 V AC, 25 Hz	1890	1954	Veneto	Steam until 1913, then electrified. Closed 1954
	1000 mm	none	1905	1924		Passed to engineer Giacomo Cantoni
	1000 mm	975 V DC	1913	1931	Veneto	Closed
	1000 mm	none	1913	1925	Veneto	1925: Taken over by the state. 1931: Closed
	1000 mm	975 V DC	1913-14	1931	Veneto	Closed

Track gaugeFor more on the 1445 mm gauge see: Track gauge in Italy.

Maps

Rolling stock

See main article: Rolling stock of Società Veneta.

In 1915, locomotives were re-numbered in the following groups:

1-139, for narrow-gauge locomotives
140-199, for standard gauge tramway locomotives
200-299, for four-coupled locomotives, e.g. 0-4-0
300-399, for six-coupled locomotives, e.g. 0-6-0
400-499, for eight-coupled locomotives, e.g. 0-8-0

Bibliography

Giovanni Cornolò, La Società Veneta Ferrovie, 2nd edition, Ponte San Nicolo, Duegi editrice, 2005. .

Notes and References

Cornolò (2005)
Ordine di Servizio n. 79 del 1937