When one of the most beautiful sections of the Genova - Ventimiglia route near Cervia was replaced by a tunnel variant a few years ago, numerous photographers arrived in advance.
The Genova - Savona route opened in 1868. The Savona Ventimiglia continuation, which went into operation in 1972, led through difficult topography in many places and was largely routed along the sea and through the towns.
The route was initially electrified with three-phase current, later planned as V 25,000/50 Hz, and then finally in 1964/1967 it was supplied with FS DC 3000.
But by this time the single-track route along the sea was no longer sufficient to cope with the increasing traffic, so the first new routes were built in the Genova area at the end of the 1960s. In 1977, the Varazzo - Finale Ligure section was the first longer new construction section. Over time, others followed further west, but in Finale Ligure the first new section now meets the last original section. This is also the motif of the pictures from Finalie Ligure, here the FS Trenitalia IC 631 leaves the single-lane, 1136 meter long "Galleria Caprazoppa".
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September 16, 2023

Stefan Wohlfahrt http://klein-aber-fein---imagination.startbilder.de/ 01.10.2023, 149 Views, 0 Comments

EXIF: SONY ILCA-77M2, Date 2023:09:16 09:30:30, Exposure time: 1/500, Aperture: 50/10, ISO160, Focal length: 500/10