Series 14 Vol 4 No 1 (2021)
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Una ferrovia rimasta sulla carta. La transappenninica tra Arezzo e la Romagna tra geografia, storia e progetti

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  • Camillo Berti
Camillo Berti
Dipartimento di Storia, Archeologia, Geografia, Arte e Spettacolo, Università degli Studi di Firenze
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/bsgi-1301

Published 2021-10-21

Keywords

  • history of transport,
  • Tuscany,
  • historical geography,
  • railways

How to Cite

Berti, C. (2021). Una ferrovia rimasta sulla carta. La transappenninica tra Arezzo e la Romagna tra geografia, storia e progetti. Bollettino Della Società Geografica Italiana, 4(1), 73-93. https://doi.org/10.36253/bsgi-1301

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Abstract

The “heroic era” of the railways in Italy was marked by a spread, in the territory between Tuscany, Romagna, Umbria and Marche, of projects for the construction of trans-Apennine railways. Every one of these was strenuously supported by administrations and politicians, who were convinced that the new lines would bring great benefits to the local communities. After a lively debate, the Faenza-Florence line was chosen on the basis of orographic, technical and economic considerations and this was the only one actually built. This paper aims to analyse the history of the projects for trans-Apennine lines between Arezzo and Romagna. The mains sources of the research are the various railway projects that have remained on paper, local publications and parliamentary acts.

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