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]

MODEL	KIND	HOME PRODUCTION	RUNNING	PAINTINGS
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 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.

External links

• Frateschi Company website