The municipal railway in Trieste, which has not been used since 2016, which connects the center of the port city with the suburb of Opicina in neighboring Karst, is back in operation. After a frontal collision on August 16, 2016 and a long series of problem that delayed the resumption of the company, the connection was interrupted for nine years.
Now the tram is on line 2 again – if only with a single car.
The company’s restart was celebrated on Saturday by the mayor of Triesto Dipiazza on the day of his 72nd birthday. Voestalpine Schienen GmbH, located in Leoben/Donawitz, provided the rails for the Local Railway Five kilometer, which has been an attraction for tourists since the 1902 inauguration.
Frontal collision between two rail cars
In August 2016 there was a frontal collision between two rail cars. Eight people were injured. The trains were badly damaged.
However, serious defects were found on the rails. The re -commissioner of the railway that is important for tourism, which runs past an attractive panoramic route and overcomes 336 meters on the journey of twenty minutes. The 160 meter height between the two Piazza Scorcola and Vetta Scorcola stations are overcome using a cable car.
City symbol
The train is a symbol of the city and is not only loved by tourists, but also by the residents. Numerous folk songs are dedicated to the train and their peculiarities, accidents or the staff of Board. The “Tramvia Di Opicina” is the last line of the Triest Tram Network. Because the other rules were stopped at the last minute in 1970.
Source: Krone
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