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Bits & Pieces. The original Rivarossi factory was in Como Italy and was started in 1946. In 2001, a new group of investors took over and moved all the assets to combine with existing Lima trains at Vicenza Italy which has since received a tender offer from Hornby , Berkshire UK. It appears that this tender offer has been approved by the Italin courts according to latest posts on this forum. See Oct 7-04 updated MR express news release from www.trains.com click on MODELRAILROADER MAGAZINES and scroll down to MR EXPRESS . I am only familar with the new Allegheny and the FEF-3s. So far, so good. There's lots of the older Rivarossi locos still on dealer shelfs(Trainworld) and should not be confused with the much improved Allegheny/FEF-3s. Walthers became the exclusive distributor of Rivarossi products in this country in 2001. Currently there are no authorizied warranty riv repair centers in this country and those repairs (covered by warranty)must be shipped to Italy at $21.00 per package.
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