# Società Veneta

The Società Veneta (SV) was an Italian public transport company running trains and tramways. Its initial full name was the Società Veneta per le imprese 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 |
| Vicenza–Schio | 1876 | 1906 | Veneto | Passed to FS |
| Treviso–Vicenza | 1877 | 1906 | Veneto | Passed to FS |
| Padova–Bassano | 1877 | 1906 | Veneto | Passed to FS |
| Conegliano–Vittorio Veneto | 1879 | 1937 | Veneto | Passed to FS |
| Albano–Nettuno | 1884 | 1891 | Lazio | |
| Parma–Suzzara | 1885 | 1986 | Emilia-Romagna | 1885: SV concession from FPS 1986: Passed to commissioners |
| Udine–Cividale | 1886 | 1986 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Passed to commissioners |
| Camposampiero–Montebelluna | 1886 | 1909 | Veneto | Passed to FS |
| Bologna–Portomaggiore | 1887 | 1986 | Emilia-Romagna | Passed to commissioners |
| Budrio–Massa Lombarda | 1887 | 1964 | Emilia-Romagna | Closed |
| Arezzo–Stia | 1888 | 1950 | Toscana | Passed to LFI |
| Udine–Palmanova-San Giorgio di Nogaro | 1888 | 1920 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Passed to FS |
| Portogruaro–San Giorgio di Nogaro | 1888 | 1920 | Veneto Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Passed to FS |
| Roma–Albano | 1889 | 1891 | Lazio | |
| San Giorgio di Nogaro–Cervignano | 1897 | 1920 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Passed to FS |
| Ferrara–Copparo | 1903 | 1956 | Emilia-Romagna | Closed |
| Thiene–Rocchette | 1907 | 1964 | Veneto | Closed |
| Alessandria–Ovada | 1907 | 1913 | Piemonte | |
| Primolano–Mestre | 1908-10 | 1912 | Veneto | Passed to FS |
| Modena–Ferrara | 1909-16 | 1956 | Emilia-Romagna | Closed |
| Verona–Caprino/Garda | 1910 | 1924 | Veneto | Line taken over by the province of Verona in 1924 |
| Carnia–Villa Santina | 1910 | 1968 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Closed, passenger service withdrawn in 1960 |
| Decima–San Giovanni in Persiceto | 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 |
| Piove di Sacco–Adria | 1916 | 1986 | Veneto | Passed to commissioners |
| Palmanova–Cervignano | 1917 | 1920 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Passed to FS |
| Mestre–Piove di Sacco | 1931 | 1986 | Veneto | Passed to commissioners |
| Rocchette–Arsiero | 1933 | 1964 | Veneto | 1933: Reconstruction of an existing 950 mm gauge railway 1964: Closed |
| Adria–Ariano Polesine | 1942 | 1944 | Veneto | Closed |
Maps
* Vicenza-Schio railway
* Parma-Suzzara railway
* Budrio-Massalombarda railway
* Roma Albano railway
* Modena-Ferrara railway
* Verona-Caprino/Garda railway
* Adria-Ariano Polesine railway

### Narrow gauge railways

| Line | Gauge | Start of SV operation | End of SV operation | Region | Notes |
| Torrebelvicino-Schio | 950 mm | 1906 | 1925 | Veneto | Closed |
| Schio-Rocchette | 950 mm | 1906 | 1949 | Veneto | Closed |
| Rocchette-Arsiero | 950 mm | 1906 | 1933 | Veneto | Rebuilt to standard gauge |
| Rocchette-Asiago | 950 mm | 1910 | 1958 | Veneto | Rack railway on Cogollo-Val Campiello section |
| Vicenza-Montagnana | 950 mm | 1887 | 1911 | Veneto | Sold to Società Tranvie Vicentine and converted to standard gauge |
| Cividale-Susida | 750 mm | 1915 | 1921 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Passed to Eredi Binetti |
| Tolmezzo-Moscardo | 750 mm | 1915 | 1919 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Passed to Società Elettrica Paluzza and Consorzio tranvia del But |
| Villa Santina-Comeglians | 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 |
| Portonaccio-Ciampino-Marino | 1445 mm | none | 1884 | 1889 | Lazio | Replaced by the Rome-Albano railway |
| Padova-Malcontenta Fusina | 1445 mm | 6000 V AC, 25 Hz | 1885 | 1954 | Veneto | Steam until 1909, then electrified. Closed 1954 |
| Bologna-Imola | 1445 mm | none | 1885 | 1935 | Emilia-Romagna | Closed |
| Padova-Bagnoli di Sopra | 1445 mm | 6000 V AC, 25 Hz | 1886 | 1954 | Veneto | Steam until 1928, then electrified. Closed 1954 |
| Padova-Piove di Sacco | 1445 mm | 6000 V AC, 25 Hz | 1890 | 1954 | Veneto | Steam until 1913, then electrified. Closed 1954 |
| Udine-San Daniele | 1000 mm | none | 1905 | 1924 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Passed to engineer Giacomo Cantoni |
| Montebelluna-Valdobbiadene | 1000 mm | 975 V DC | 1913 | 1931 | Veneto | Closed |
| Susegana-Pieve di Soligo | 1000 mm | none | 1913 | 1925 | Veneto | 1925: Taken over by the state. 1931: Closed |
| Montebelluna-Asolo | 1000 mm | 975 V DC | 1913-14 | 1931 | Veneto | Closed |
Track gauge For more on the 1445 mm gauge see: Track gauge in Italy.
Maps
* Montebelluna-Valdobbiadene tramway
* Susegana-Pieve di Soligo tramway
* Montebelluna-Asolo tramway

## Rolling stock

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