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06/05/2023: Open day at Pistoia DORS (Deposito Officina Rotabili Storici - Depot and repair shop for Historical rolling stocks), managed by "Fondazione FS". Fondazione FS Italiane looks after and manages the Italian State Railways’ vast historic heritage: it oversees a fleet of over 400 pieces of historic rolling stock, around 200 of which are in full working order. It also oversees the archives and libraries, both the Pietrarsa and the Trieste Campo Marzio Museums as well as some dedicated Depots (like Pistoia DORS). Dm 98853 type 1927 2 axes Baggage car of the FS. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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Trenitalia historical wagon FDIz 149-091 at Bologna Centrale Station on 18/02/204. This historical wagon is maintained by the "Fondazione FS", the Historical heritage and preservation branch of the Italian State Railways. Here is pictured at Bologna in an historical composition named "Treno della Memoria" to remember the Istrian-Dalmatian exodus of local ethnic Italians from Yugoslavia after the WWII. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com) - www.allieri.com

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Trenitalia - Fondazione FS historical freight FDIz (NVR 50 83 0149 091-0 I-TI) preserved by the Fondazione FS here at Bologna centrale in the consist of the 2026 "Treno del Ricordo". Bologna 15/02/2026. The "Treno del Ricordo" 2026 (Train of Remembrance) is an institutional project promoted by the Italian Minister for Sport and Youth. It honors the victims of the Foibe massacres and the post-WWII Julian-Dalmatian exodus. The 2026 edition—the initiative's third year—journeyed across Italy from February 10 to March 1, 2026. It traveled a national route through 11 cities, starting in Trieste and ending in Siracusa. The train is a historical convoy provided by the Fondazione FS Italiane and the FS Group. It is carefully arranged to serve as a mobile, multimedia museum. In 2026, the train's composition expanded to feature five specific carriages: Carriages 1 to 4 (The Core Exhibition) These four cars house a multimedia display. They feature archival photographs, historical panels, and narration. The displays recount the complex history of the Italians who fled Istria, Fiume, and Dalmatia. Carriage 5 (The 2026 Addition) This fifth carriage was newly introduced for the 2026 edition. It focuses entirely on passing the historical memory down to younger generations. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com) - www.allieri.com

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FS baggage-mail of the series 50 83 91-78, obtained from the series 50 83 91-88 (built in 1966-67) by elimination of body butt straps, replacement of former single-glass windows with new Klein-type ones, elimination of steam heating and other. Bologna Centrale, 1989. Photo and scan by Jacopo Fioravanti (jacopofioravanti@katamail.com).

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Stazione di Trieste Campo Marzio, sede dell'omonimo Museo Ferroviario. Photo by Emanuele Rava, 06-04-2015. e-mail emanrava@yahoo.it

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Stazione di Trieste Campo Marzio, sede dell'omonimo Museo Ferroviario. Photo by Emanuele Rava, 06-04-2015. e-mail emanrava@yahoo.it

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Stazione di Lavagna Photo by Emanuele Rava, 14-08-2023 e-mail emanrava@yahoo.it

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Trenitalia - Dcr 82-633. Pistoia, 24/04/2006. Photo by Massimo Rinaldi (mackx@libero.it).

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Biella settembre 1996 140 anni ferrovia Biella - Santhià Bagagliaio e ALn 668 serie 2440 costruzione Breda Photo and scan by Luca Kaiblinger (lk702@hotmail.com)

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An unidentified old school train stationed at Rimini Centrale's platform 1, in Italy. Photo by T. Sprînceană (tudorsprinceana@yahoo.com)