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The Balvano train disaster was the deadliest railway accident in Italian history and one of the worst railway disasters ever. [1] [2] It occurred on the night between 2–3 March 1944 in Balvano, Basilicata. 517 people in a steam-hauled, coal-burning freight train (mostly stowaways) died of carbon monoxide poisoning during a protracted stall in a tunnel.
The Settebello was a famous [4] Italian high-speed express train that linked Milano Centrale in Milan with Roma Termini station in Rome, via Bologna and Florence.Introduced in 1953, it was operated by the Italian State Railways (FS) and used the distinctive ETR 300-type [2] [3] [5] electric multiple unit trainsets, featuring observation lounges at the front and rear of the train.
The Ambrosiano was a national (domestic) Italian express train which connected Rome with Milan. The name refers to the patron saint of Milan. For its first 13 years it was a Trans Europ Express (TEE) service (train nos. 78/79). It was introduced on 26 May 1974, [1] after enough Gran Conforto carriages were delivered.
In 1969, the Ferrovie dello Stato decided to replace its Trans Europ Express (TEE) diesel multiple units with locomotive-hauled trains, after the German and French examples. [3] Because domestic TEEs had been allowed since 1965, the order for the Gran Conforto coaches was expanded, not only to replace the existing international TEEs but also to ...
The bread is aces at Potbelly too, but the final piece that sends the Italian to the top are the giardiniera-style peppers that the chain has on hand. Italian Subs from 6 Popular Sandwich Chains ...
Originally pulling the principal express trains on the Italian mainlines, after a few years the Class 640 locomotives were replaced in these services by the more powerful Class 680 and Class 685 2-6-2 locomotives; they were then assigned to pulling passenger trains on secondary lines with level ground. They enjoyed a very long career, surviving ...
Romano's Macaroni Grill. You’ll find Romano’s Macaroni Grill in 13 different states, serving just about the same stuff as everywhere else. There’s more of an expanded non-pasta section at ...
Map of Italian high-speed and higher speed rail network. RFI (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, Italian Rail Network), a state owned infrastructure manager which administers most of the Italian rail infrastructure. The Italian railway system has a length of 19,394 km (12,051 mi), of which 18,071 km (11,229 mi) standard gauge.