Frateschi

INDÚSTRIAS REUNIDAS FRATESCHI LTDA
Founded 1958
Headquarters Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Key people
 Galileu Frateschi (founder)
Products Toys, model railroads
Website http://www.frateschi.com.br/

The Brazilian company Indústrias Reunidas Frateschi (known as Frateschi) is a model railroad manufacturer based in Ribeirão Preto, near São Paulo, Brazil. Today Frateschi exports to Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, United States, France, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa, Indonesia, Taiwan, New Zealand and Australia. Frateschi is the only model railroad manufacturer in South America.

History

Founded in 1958 as a toy factory by Galileu Frateschi, the company originally produced stuffed animals and wooden furniture. This was followed by the first model railway products such as telephone poles and pylons. In 1967, the toy factory Frateschi has been renamed to "Indústrias Reunidas Frateschi Ltda" to concentrate fully on model trains with its core business focused on Brazilian railways (RFFSA, Fepasa, CPEF, EFS, etc.). In 1993 started a cooperation with Atlas and exported to the United States. The company annually organizes summits to promote the brand and gather model railroaders in cities such as Ribeirao Preto, Campinas and São Carlos. The last one in 2009 (13th edition) was held in São Carlos.

Products

Frateschi produces only HO scale models. The range includes locomotives, passenger and freight cars, railway tracks, and building kits.

Locomotives

In March 2012 the following models were produced by locomotives:[1]

MODELKINDHOME PRODUCTIONRUNNINGPAINTINGS
U23C Diesel-electric 2008 C-C RFFSA (Fase I) e MRS
C30-7 Diesel-electric 2007 C-C MRS, C. Quintella, ALL and Brasil Ferrovias
2-C+C-2 or V8 Electric 2004 2-C+C-2 Central, Cia Paulista (Fase I e II), RFFSA (Fase I) and FEPASA (Fase II e III)
Ten-wheeler Steam 1995 4-6-0 Central, Cia Paulista, Mogiana, Pennsylvania Railroad, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe and Denver & Rio Grande Western
Consolidation Steam 1991 2-8-0 Central, Cia Paulista, Sorocabana, Pennsylvania Railroad, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe e Denver & Rio Grande Western and Baltimore & Ohio
U5B Diesel-electric 2000 B-B MRS, RFFSA (Fase I) and ALL
G12 / G8 Diesel-electric 1975 B-B Cia Paulista (Fase II), RFFSA (Fase I), EFVM (Fase II) and FEPASA (Fase II e III)
G12 Diesel-electric 2006 A-1-A RFFSA (Fase I), EFVM (Fase II), New Zealand Railways DA class (Phase I and II) and Ferrocarriles Argentinos
G22U / G22CU Diesel-electric 1984 B-B e C-C G22U - RFFSA (Fase I e II) and ALL
G22CU - RFFSA (Fase I), ALL, Ferrocarriles Argentinos, NCA (Argentina), Metropolitano (Argentina), Ferrovia (Argentina) and Taiwan (R.O.C)
FA-1 Diesel-electric 1989 B-B RFFSA (Fase I), Central, New York Central, Erie Railroad, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Reading Railroad and Soo Line Railroad
U20C Diesel-electric 1986 C-C RFFSA (Fase I), MRS, Brasil Ferrovias, FEPASA (Fase II e III), New Zealand Railways DX class (Phase II), South African Railways and Ferrosur Roca
  1. ↑ "List Locomotive Frateschi". Retrieved 8 March 2012.
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