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.

FS classic Electric loco E.646-085.
The Class E.656 is an Italian articulated rheostatic-type electric locomotive built from 1975 to 1989.
An evolution of the E.646, they are mixed traffic locomotives, and have been used on every kind of train, ranging from freight to intercity passenger transport.
A total of 461 machines has been produced, divided in three series and six production batches.
The E.656 is nicknamed "Caimano" (Caiman). This class of loco is now almost fully phased-out.

E.656-023, from the first series, restored in its beatiful original color scheme.

Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)