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===Italy=== In Italy, the state-controlled railways company [[Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane|''Ferrovie dello Stato'' (FS)]], after comparing two models of 2-8-0 engine in 1906 (a simple-expansion [simplex] locomotive purchased from Baldwin and a compound type assembled by German and Italian builders) opted for a simplex 2-8-0 as basic power for its freight and mixed trains. Production of such locomotives, classified [[FS Class 740|Gr. 740]] in Italy, began in 1911 and stopped four years later when [[Military history of Italy during World War I|Italy entered the First World War]]. Thereafter, Italian industry was devoted to producing military equipment, so FS bought locomotives from North American firms. From 1917 to 1922, [[American Locomotive Company]] and [[Montreal Locomotive Works]] built 400 2-8-0 locomotives for Italy but only 393 were delivered. The FS classified these engines as [[FS Class 735|Gr. 735]] and used them for freight and passenger services. After the war, the supply of Italian-built Gr. 740 resumed. Both Gr. 740 and Gr 735, very similar in performance, remained in service until the end of the 1960s. {{clear right}}
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