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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. Beautifully restred Steam Locomotive 625-017 of the FS (Ferrovie dello Stato - Italian State Railways, now Trenitalia). The Class 625 was the superheated and simple-expansion version of the pre-existing mixed traffic Class 600 design. Following the success of the Class 640 (itself a superheated and simple-expansion version of the older Class 630 engines) previous designs were altered accordingly, and 108 of the class were built by various companies in Italy between 1910 and 1914, with a further 80 constructed between 1922 and 1923. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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FS Locomotiva a vapore Gr.625.017 in arrivo ad Orte con un treno speciale da Roma Tiburtina il 29 giugno 2008. FS Steam locomotive Gr.625.017 arrived in Orte with a nostalgic train from Roma Tibutina on June 29, 2008. Photo: Massimo Mazza (massimo.mazza@telecomitalia.it)

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FS Locomotiva a vapore Gr.625.017 in sosta ad Orte, appena giunta da Roma Tiburtina con un treno speciale il 29 giugno 2008. FS Steam locomotive Gr.625.017 just arrived in Orte with a nostalgic train from Roma Tibutina, parked in depot on June 29, 2008. Photo: Massimo Mazza (massimo.mazza@telecomitalia.it)

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FS Oliatura della locomotiva 625.017 ad Orte, prima della partenza per Roma Tiburtina il 29 giugno 2008. FS Steam locomotive Gr.625.017 olied befere it's leaving Orte with a nostalgic train to Roma Tibutina on June 29, 2008. Photo: Massimo Mazza (massimo.mazza@telecomitalia.it)