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FS 118-005 (Ogledi) v Nova Gorica - Slovenija Foto: MIRO M. , Dne 23.November.2003 E-mail: mmiro_08@hotmail.com

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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). Beautiful restored FS "Ferrovie dello Stato" steam locomotive 746-038, from a Class of 1'D1' (2-8-2 Mikado) train locomotives. Long preserved in the FS workshop of Verona, the machine has been recently moved to Pistoia to await a possible restoration in working condition. Class 746 wre the biggest locomotives ever built for the FS, even though not the fastets, which was Class 691. 40 locomotives Class 746 were ordered to Ernesto Breda, which produced them from 1922, followed by 10 more machines in 1926. Class 746 initially operated along the Milan-Bologna-Florence-Rome-Naples main line. When main lines were mainly electrified, Class 746 were transferred to the Adriatic coast and in Sicily, to be retired by 1967. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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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). Locotender 981-008 around the turntable. Class 981, a class of C (0-6 OT) steam locotender, is was built for the cog wheels Paola-Cosenza line in Calabra, Southern Italy. 8 machines were buil during 1922 and used until 1987. 4 Machines are still preserved. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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Trenitalia 370 012 16.07.2007, Catania Centrale Photo W. Kolins

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Denkmallokomotive in Arona am Lago Maggiore Michael Kauffmann

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Locomotiva monumentata (non in buono stato, purtroppo) nel parco comunale di Rapallo. Photo by Emanuele Rava, 20-11-2010 e-mail emanrava@yahoo.it

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Stazione di Vicenza. Photo by Emanuele Rava,12-10-2013 e-mail emanrava@yahoo.it

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229.170 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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895.115 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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Museo Ferroviario di La Spezia Migliarina durante l'apertura straordinaria al pubblico per le giornate del FAI 2016. Photo by Emanuele Rava, 19-03-2016. e-mail emanrava@yahoo.it

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Museo Ferroviario di La Spezia Migliarina durante l'apertura straordinaria al pubblico per le giornate del FAI 2016. Photo by Emanuele Rava, 19-03-2016. e-mail emanrava@yahoo.it

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Stazione di Loano (Linea Genova-Ventimiglia). Photo by Emanuele Rava, 30-12-2017. e-mail emanrava@yahoo.it

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Museo Ferroviario Piemontese - Savigliano Photo by Emanuele Rava, 26-01-2019 e-mail emanrava@yahoo.it

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Fondazione FS Italiane - Italy Italian National Railway Museum at Pietrarsa. Only 18 locomotives of class 480 were built for the Brenner railway line by Officine Meccaniche (Milano) in 1923. From 1930 they mainly operated on Sicily until the last one was withdrawn from service in 1968. Number 480.017 is on display in the museum. Pietrarsa, 05-10-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Fondazione FS Italiane - Italy Italian National Railway Museum at Pietrarsa. Class 680 was the first class of steam locomotives for express passenger trains. 680.037 was built by Breda Milano in 1907. Pietrarsa, 05-10-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Fondazione FS Italiane - Italy Italian National Railway Museum at Pietrarsa. Class 735 was the American version with Bissel truck of the better known class 740 with Zara/Italian front truck. Locomotive 735.128 "Wilson" was built by American Locomotive Company in 1919. Pietrarsa, 05-10-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Fondazione FS Italiane - Italy Italian National Railway Museum at Pietrarsa. Steam tram locomotive 800.008 with vertical boiler was built by Maffei from München in Germany in 1907. Pietrarsa, 05-10-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Fondazione FS Italiane - Italy Italian National Railway Museum at Pietrarsa. The tank locomotives of class 910 were built for Sicily by Ansaldo in 1905 (54x). They were mainly used on mountain lines. 910.001 has been restored for the museum. Pietrarsa, 05-10-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Fondazione FS Italiane - Italy Italian National Railway Museum at Pietrarsa. The tank locomotives of class 910 were built for Sicily by Ansaldo in 1905 (54x). They were mainly used on mountain lines. 910.001 has been restored for the museum. Pietrarsa, 05-10-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Fondazione FS Italiane - Italy Italian National Railway Museum at Pietrarsa. SLM from Switzerland built 12 standard gauge rack steam locomotives for Italy, class 980. Number 980.002 was built in 1912. The class operated until 1958. Pietrarsa, 05-10-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) - Italy Narrow gauge steam locomotive R 370.012 is seen plinthed in the station of Catania. All steam locomotives seen on Sicily were in a very bad state. Catania, 22-03-2017 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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Fondazione FS Italiane - Italy Italian National Railway Museum at Pietrarsa. Narrow gauge rack steam locomotive R370.023 (Ansaldo 1921). These locomotives were used on Sicily. Pietrarsa, 05-10-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Locomotiva a vapore Gr. 691 delle FS, usata per treni veloci fino a 130 km/h. E-mail: alessioberogna@yahoo.it

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Locomotiva a vapore Gr.735 delle FS costruite in America dalla Baldwin Locomotive Works alessioberogna@yahoo.it

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Roma Locomotora de vapor situada como monumento en la plaza de Popolo. Locomotive of vapor located as monument in the square of Popolo. Station: Piaza dei Popolo (Roma) 10/12/2003 Photo: Carlos Pérez Arnau (carlosperez@studio3.es)

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Ecco quello che resta di una locomotiva a vapore 736, sulle fiancate è ancora possibile leggere la scritta USAF. Micheletto Andrea email: micandvr@tiscalinet.it web: http://www.treni.6go.net

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A detail of the whell of an old three axes tender. Probably The tender was in service at the time of Rete Adriatica (R.A.), a private company ended in 1905 when the national compani FS was created. Photo by V. Gabbani (valerio@dii.unisi.it)