19/03/2023: Open day at La Spezia Migliarina 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 La Spezia Migliarina DORS).
La Spezia Migliarina DORS is mainly devoted to Electric Locomotives.

View of the driving cab of the beautifull restored FS (Ferrovie dello Stato - Italian State Railways, now Trenitalia) Diesel-electric loco D.345-1055 FS (Ferrovie dello Stato - Italian State Railways, now Trenitalia) Diesel-electric loco D.345-1055 (NVR Nr. 92 83 2345-055-3 I-TI), from a class of loco introduced in 1970 and still in limited services for local freight trains on not electrified lines.
145 machine were produced. The D.345's structure is very similar to that of D.343. The central compartment, housing the engine, the generator and the cooling system, is missing the baggage room, which had been never used in the previous class.
The engine is a 4+4 V cylinder FIAT 218SSF with direct fuel injection, with a power output of 1,350 HP at 1500 rpm.
The electric generator is a DC one produced by Tecnomasio Italiano Brown Boveri (TIBB), with a power of 750 kW (1,010 hp).
The electric motors, one for each bogie, were produced by Ansaldo. 

Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)