Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane a centralization policy was carried out. The board of directors and chief administrator office were abolished at the end of 1922. The institution was administered by a commissioner, appointed by the King until April 1924. Since then, Ferrovie dello Stato was managed by the newly born Ministry of Communications (including rail transport), under Costanzo Ciano. After the armistice on 8 September 1943, Italy was divided and train operations were separately directed too, with headquarters in Salerno for the south and Verona for the north. At the end of 1944, the Ministry of Communications was split and the new Ministry of
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Italian network. In 1988, the ETR 450 Pendolino was travelling regularly at , today's top speed on the line. The line was the fastest in Europe after the French TGV lines. The old logo was renewed in 1982 and again in 1994, with the introduction of the "XMPR" livery. The "FS" was left unchanged in its administrative structure until the end of 1985. From the following year, after 80 years, the "Azienda Autonoma delle Ferrovie dello Stato" was replaced by a new company, "Ferrovie dello Stato". The newly born "Ferrovie dello Stato" underwent major structural transformations between 1986 and 1992.