Some of the locomotives on display in the Rail Transport Building

An Art Nouveau Railway Station in its Own Right
With the opening of the Napoli and Portici Railway on 3 October, 1839, Italy finally entered the history of rail transport through the main door. Two locomotives, the Bayard and the Vesuvio, made in Britain, were used along the line. They ran at a speed of 50 km/h, and were capable of pulling seven carriages each. Ever since, several manufacturers specialised in this sector: Breda, OM, Tecnomasio Brown Boveri, Franco Tosi, etc. Steam locomotives were produced first, followed by electric engines. Due to their technical specifications, some of these engines were commercially successful both in Italy and abroad.

The Rail Transport Building is one of the most impressive areas in the Museum. It is the recreation of an art nouveau railway station housing a large fleet of steam locomotives and electric engines. The Museum's collection includes memorabilia and recreations focusing on railways under construction, bridges, tunnel digging (a specific section is dedicated to this subject area), safety, a train's instruments, rail telecommunications, etc.
 
 

Look out for:

• The locomotive No 691 - going full steam ahead at 130 km/h
• The "Gamba de Legn" - Milan's steam tram of the good old days

 Steam locomotives

 
• FS GR 470 (1908)
• FS Gr P 7 (1922)
• FS Gr 880 159 (1914)
• FS Gr 835 186 (1910)
• FS Gr 940 001 (1922)
• FS Gr S.685 600 (1931)
• FS Gr 746 031 (1922)
• FS Gr R.301 002 (1912)
• FS Gr 552 036 (1900)
• FNM 250.05 (1915)
• MTB BC 34 (1909)

• GR E 321-012 F.S. (1901)
• FS E 430 001 (1916)
• FS E 330 008 (1910)
• FS ALN 448 2007
• FS E 550 030 (1927) (Link esterno)

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