FS ALn 772 FS "Littorina"
FS diesel railcar
Model length 24.5 cm
Rivarossi produced from 1952 to 1959
| code | year | description |
| AN 1/R | 1952 | diesel railcar Aln 772 3286 "Liltorina" FS green - Red series |
| AN 1 | 1952 | diesel railcar Aln 772 3286 "Littorina" FS Blue series |
| AN 1 T | 1954 | diesel railcar Aln 772 3286 "Littorina" FS dummy |
| AN 1/R | 1959 | diesel railcar Aln 772 3286 "Littorina" FS Red series |
| AN 1/R | 1959 | diesel railcar Aln 772 3286 "Littorina" FS for collectors |
The Littorina Rivarossi
(by Gabriele Montella)
The
transition from the 40s to the 50s marked a turning point for the activity of
Rivarossi.
It was either to stay in the reassuring luxury toy sector or go towards the
innovate and technological, stand up to the competition, especially from
Germany, thus entering fully the domain of railway modeling.
Fortunately for us Rivarossi chose the second road and immediately the
consequence of this change in production destination was noted. The introduction
and application of micro suspension springs for wagons and rubber connections
between for carriages, but notably the adoption of the motor bearings with the
transmission in an oil bath.
This engine in addition to being small and very reliable offered modeling
solutions of great value. The drilling of bodywork for the housing the brushes
of the plugs now could be avoided, eliminating the unpleasant to the eye cascade
of gears and motor bogies and whilst at it, (why not?) limit the speed of the
drive bringing in in line with a scale speed.
A gradual rethinking of the catalog starting from the locomotives and starting
from the E424, which later became a classic of Rivarossi remaining in production
for thirty years, and the Littorina, no longer given only by his nickname, but
also with the official name: ALn 772.
This was the result:
(Courtesy of Gruppo Fermodellistico 835.114 of Salerno)
They were extremely refined models painted by hand, a small smudge of red can be noticed in the photo. Frames of doors, handles and handrails for the passengers were all in relief.
Today in seeing the motor or ballast weight is not important, considering also that some famous watches on the luxury market have transparent backing so one can admire the movement in motion.
Not by coincidence in 1959 this was the first model to be included in the collector series
(testo di Gabriele Montella)
