Railways: A “special” train for the “100 km of the Passatore” [VIDEO]

Among the events and demonstrations worth mentioning in this period, the 49th edition of the “100 km of the Passatore” certainly could not be missing.

The “100 km of the Passatore” (titled after the pseudonym of the popular figure of Romagna history and folklore Stefano Pelloni) is a running competition which has taken place annually since 1973 on the last Saturday of May departing from Florence and arriving in Faenza.

Precisely for this extraordinary event, Trenitalia has made available a “special” regional train, hauled by D.445.1014 in Verde and Isabella livery and made up of five carriages for medium distances, one of which is dedicated only to the bike area, which left as REG 94614 Faenza – Firenze Santa Maria Novella on the morning of Saturday 25 May 2024.

Once in the Tuscan capital, all the participants left at 3.00 pm from Piazza Duomo to reach Faenza.

The participants then crossed various cities such as Fiesole Caldine, Borgo San Lorenzo, Ronta, Casaglia, Marradi, Fognano, Brisighella and Errano to arrive at their destination the next morning.

A beautiful two days of sport and also in some way of railway, with some distinctions.

The idea of ​​the train made available is very nice, even better is that of the locomotive in the original livery at the head.

The presence of the bike carriage is also excellent, but never more so in circumstances like this an original color would have been appropriate for the cars tooeven with a “license” for that very bike.

The comparison between the coloring of the locomotive and that of the cars, in fact, leaves something to be desired.

Also in light of the fate of MD cars, the time has truly come to preserve some of them and bring them back to their former glory.

Maybe even with the characteristic original interiors.