Fiat Ferroviaria was the rail division of FIAT of Italy.
Fiat Ferroviaria was founded in 1880. Fiat Ferroviaria began building locomotives in the 1930s. It became part of FIAT in 1970. Fiat Ferroviaria acquired the rail business of SIG of Switzerland in 1995 forming the subsidiary Fiat-Sig.
It was taken over in 2000 by the French Alstom, which continues to produce and support many of Fiat Ferroviaria's products.
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