Ferrovie della Calabria

Logo of Ferrovie dela Calabria

The Ferrovie della Calabria (FC) is a railway company in the southern Italian region of Calabria . It was created in 1991 by the division of Ferrovie Calabro Lucane (FCL) and runs a narrow gauge railway with 950 mm gauge and bus lines.

history

The Ferrovie della Calabria network was built from 1916 to 1956 by the Mediterranea-Calabro-Lucane (MCL). After the Fiumarella railway accident , the MCL's license was withdrawn in 1963 and given to Ferrovie Calabro Lucane . At the end of 1990, the FCL network was divided between the Ferrovie della Calabria and the Ferrovie Appulo-Lucane (FAL). Therefore there is a certain correspondence between the two tracks, e.g. B. in vehicles.

Route network

Ferrovie della Calabria route network from 2008 to 2011

Until 2011, the Ferrovie della Calabria railway lines were divided into two sub-networks:

• Routes departing from Cosenza :
  • Cosenza – Pedace – Catanzaro (with rack between Catanzaro Città and Catanzaro Lido)
  • Pedace – San Giovanni in Fiore (museum railway)

• Routes starting from Gioia Tauro (both discontinued in 2011):
  • Gioia Tauro-Cinquefrondi
  • Gioia Tauro-Palmi-Sinopoli

The bus routes are operated by the Castrovillari , Catanzaro, Cosenza, Gioia Tauro, Petilia Policastro , Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Vibo Valentia depots . The network consists of around 90 regional bus routes and the city ​​bus companies in Castrovillari, Gioia Tauro and Vibo Valentia.

Until 2015, Ferrovie della Calabria were responsible for the operation of the Catanzaro funicular . Since then, the municipal transport company has been responsible for the funicular.

See also

• Section routes of the FCL in the article Ferrovie Calabro Lucane

Traction vehicles

DMUs M4c of Fiat with gear drive

The rack -and-pinion multiple units DE M4c.500 are the most modern vehicles from Ferrovie della Calabria.

The following locomotives were or are used in the Ferrovie della Calabria:

• Railcars M2.120 and M2.200
• Railcars M4 and M4c
• Multiple units DE M4c.500
• LM4 diesel locomotives
• Rack locomotives LM2.700
• Museum locomotives series 350 and 500

Web links

Commons : Ferrovie della Calabria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Web presence (Italian)
• Ferrovia Gioia Tauro (FC) - Cinquefrondi and Ferrovia Gioia Tauro (FC) - Palmi (FC) - Sinopoli S. Procopio. On: Ferrovie abbandonate, accessed on January 1, 2018, with images from the operating time and the present (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Storia. History. Homepage of Ferrovie della Calabria, accessed on December 15, 2017 (Italian)
2. ↑ Treno della Sila. Website of the museum railway company, accessed on December 15, 2017 (Italian)
3. ↑ Addio alle linee taurensi? Farewell Tauro Lines? , In: I Treni No. 339, Verlag ETR, July 2011, p. 9 (Italian)
4. ^ Autoservizi. Bus transport. Homepage of Ferrovie della Calabria, accessed on December 15, 2017 (Italian)
5. ↑ Affidamento alla AMC (SPA) della concessione per l'esercizio dell'impianto funicolare terrestre e della gestione del parcheggio a valle. Custody of the Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Catanzaro AG for the concession to operate the funicular and the management of the parking lot in front of it. In: Protocol No. 8 of the Catanzaro Municipal Council of January 22, 2016, publication no. 523/2016 of February 3, 2016 (Italian)