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Thomas Kautzor writes (5th June 2021):
During the past year, although there were some bargain flight offers, financial and time constraints, and the wish not to have my brain drilled with a cotton swab due to the Covid restrictions made it difficult for me to get anywhere overseas, so during the little free time I had off from work I concentrated to the closest thing there is to Africa here in Europe, Italy.
My last major visit to Italy was in 2009, when we made it as far south as Napoli only to find the part of the National Railway Museum in Pietrarsa housing the steam locomotives closed to visitors due to construction work. At the time I had left the country disappointed only to return occasionally for short stays around Milano and Novara. At the time I found hotel prices especially extortionate.
As I had never been to the southern part of the country, home to the most interesting and extensive narrow gauge networks, a visit became obligatory at this time, especially in view of lacking alternatives. I was also happy to find that prices for hotels, B&Bs and rental cars were at an all-time low thanks to the low number of tourists.
I've compiled a collection of recent (and some older) photos of Italian narrow gauge steam locos, which I subdivided into four groups: locos from Sicily (FS and FCE), Southern Italy (FCL +
exceptionally the standard gauge FS rack locos from Paola-Cosenza), Sardinia and others (mainly n.g. industrials, of which there are only very few). I've also included the few locos preserved outside of Italy. I will be going back in the coming weeks and months to seek out the locos which I have not seen so far.
Click on the section you are interested in:
Part 1 - Sicily
Part 2 - Southern Italy
Part 3 - Other Areas Two new
pictures were added on 9th November 2021
Part 4 - Sardinia
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