Museo Ferroviario Sardo
Museo Ferroviario Sardo, Railway and technology museum at Cagliari railway station, Italy
Description
The Museo Ferroviario Sardo is a railway museum in Cagliari that displays over one hundred vehicles and technical items from different periods of Sardinian transport history. The collection includes locomotives, carriages, and equipment that show how rail technology evolved on the island.
History
The museum was founded in 1985 to preserve the heritage of Ferrovie Reali Sarde, the railway company that served Sardinia for many decades. Its collections come from closed railway lines and mining areas that were essential to the island's economic development.
Culture
The museum documents how rail transport shaped Sardinia's growth and what role trains played in connecting remote areas of the island. You can see how this technology became part of local life and how communities depended on these routes.
Practical
The museum is centrally located in Cagliari and is fully wheelchair accessible, allowing visitors to move freely through all exhibition areas. Guided tours are available for school groups and smaller parties who want to learn more about the collection.
Did you know?
The locomotive D 744.003 from the early twentieth century is the centerpiece of the museum and shows remarkable engineering of that era. Many visitors do not realize that this engine was actually used in mining operations, not just for passenger transport.
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