Railway museums in Italy: where they are and why visit them

A guide to the most beautiful railway museums in Italy, a must for lovers of trains and history. That's where I am.

I railway museums They are magical and fascinating places where young and old can discover the history of Italian railways and the evolution of historic trains, admiring in person the locomotives of the 19th century and much more. Timeless places that allow you to rediscover everything. charm of the world of trains where fans of the sector, but also those simply curious, will be able to find a lot of interesting information.
In Italy, railway museums are not very well known, unlike what happens abroad, where they are highly sought after and appreciated by both adults and children. However, our country is very rich in railway museums where you can admire historic Italian locomotives, steam trains and Italian railway dioramas, among much more.
en North of ItalyFor example, one of the most famous museums is the Trieste Campo Marzio Railway Museum. It is a former railway station located in Trieste characterized by fine architecture dating from the beginning of the 20th century.
In this Museum it is possible to admire a unique collection of railway rolling stock and memorabilia.
Still in the North, but moving towards Piedmont, we find the Piedmont Railway Museum: The stories of trains, of those who built them and of those who drove them over the years, but also of those who traveled on them, are told here, through the exhibition of railway vehicles and steam locomotives of all types.

Railway Museum in Lazio

Going down towards the center of Italy, it is possible to admire some Italian wagons also in Lazio and, more precisely, in Parque of the Porta San Paolo railway museum in Rome: here, inside one splendid garden with palm trees and Mediterranean plants, it is possible to admire a permanent exhibition of restored historic locomotives and trams.
The peculiarity of this museum center, which always offers free admission, is also its special position in the center of Rome, close to other important historical monuments. Also in Lazio we find the Colonna Station Railway Museum, on Via Casilina: another place where you can admire historic Italian locomotives.

Historical locomotives: places in southern Italy to admire them

Even southern Italy and the islands are full of railway museums: in fact, one of the most famous railway museums, the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa, located between the city of Campania, Portici and San Giorgio a Cremano.
This museum is perhaps one of the most important of all since it is right here where I am. The first Italian trains were born.: between steam, electric, direct current and diesel locomotives, you can also admire the historical reconstruction of the first train on the Naples-Portici route, as well as the Royal Train and part of the Presidential Train.
Finally, in Sardinia you can find two railway museums: the Sardinian Railway Museum and Sardinian Railway Museum.
In the first one, which is located at the station Montserrat, it is possible to admire steam locomotives and historic carriages, discovering the history that led to the birth of the first railways on the island.
However, in the second, located near Cagliari, you can admire examples of local history supported by archaeological finds also related to historical heritage. Royal Railways of Sardinia.