Porrettana Railway
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Historic Steam Engines Deposit
The Historic Steam Engines Deposit is one of the oldest railway infrastructures in Italy and is also an important centre for the Fondazione FS Italiane for the repairing of steam engines.
The Historic Steam Engines Deposit in Pistoia is one of the oldest and most important railway infrastructures in Italy. It stands near Pistoia's railway station and is close to the town's historic centre. Over the centuries and right from its origins, it has always been a mechanic's workshop, which is now open to the public. It actually first opened in 1864, at the same time as the opening of the…
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Porrettana Railway
For more than 150 years the Porrettana Railway track has been an integral part of the Pistoia Mountains
The first railway line to cross the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine ridge and connect Pistoia to Bologna, this great feat of engineering – with 47 tunnels and 35 bridges and viaducts – was designed by the Frenchman Jean Louis Protche. Officially inaugurated by Vittorio Emanuele II on 2 November 1864, the Central Italy Railway quickly became one of the most important railway junctions in Italy, with up to 80 trains a day passing…
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