The locomotive CCFR no. 7, fabricated in 1907, can be considered one of the many theme variations of the utmost spread class of the little German T3 locomotives, made by Henschel to satisfy the needs of the various railway companies. In the CCFR no. 7 the boiler, the suspensions and the water boxes, between the girders, are identical to the T3's scheme. Different are the larger wheels and the Walschaerts distribution, used instead of Allan's. The Officine Reggiane used this locomotive as a model to fabricate the first series of steam engines, as testified by the CCFR no. 8 (second unit fabricated at the Reggiane) shown in the Ogliari's Museum at Ranco, Italy. In 1914 the Reggiane fabricated a second little series of locomotives with minor changes, one of which is still existing as monument at Chiesina Uzzanese, close to Pistoia, Italy.

Photo by Riccardo Bedogni

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