Italy photography

[30907]

Glad you liked the horizontal+vertical lift too!

I checked out Castello d'Albertis online beforehand, but it wasn't free, so I just decided to ride the free trains instead.

Yes, the Genova funiculars/life had been free from December 2021 until March 2022, see here:

Genoa makes part of its public transit free to ride on | TheMayor.EU

Genoa is the first big Italian city to implement a trial phase for free public transport. All vertical mobility services, as well as the city subway line, will be free of charge for commuters until 31..

www.themayor.eu

Then in March 2022, they extended the trial for another 4 months, and then they extended it again and again.
By doing it this way, I guess they can withdraw it at short notice if they want to.

Yes, my initial purpose of going to Genova in Feb 2023 was actually to ride the Casella railway, but as you mentioned it was closed for maintenance, so I changed my plans and rode the free funiculars, lifts and metro instead!

I liked the Zecca-Righi funicular as well (but not as much as the horizontal+vertical lift). The 1st half of the funicular is initially in a tunnel, then emerges into daylight in the 2nd half. The driver's cab is separated from the passenger's cabin with big glass windows, so you can see what's happening ahead.

Zecca–Righi funicular - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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For the funiculars, you will see a lot of tourists also taking photos.

Thanks for the (OT) tips about Genoa: the Casella line is again bustituted, and the rack line is running reduced service too, but my wife and I enjoyed the Righi funicular and Montegalletto lift instead. Helped that this weekend is sunny.

Back OT, I've not had problems in the last 3 weeks.

 

[Iskra]

Interesting.

A few days ago I was told to stop taking photos on the train deck, and again at Villa San Giovanni when I was taking a photo of the locomotive coming in to couple onto the back of the train.

I must have just been unlucky - I don't think I was doing anything to cause offence like taking close-ups of individual people.

Fortunately in both cases I'd taken most of the photographs I wanted - I would have been very annoyed if I'd been told to stop earlier on.

On another occasion I thought a member of staff was staring at me as I took photos - but when I turned round I just got a big smile.

That's interesting, just so people can see how relaxed the staff were with me filming, below is some footage. If the train ferry were in England, I don't think my filming like this would have been tolerated...

 

[AdamWW]

That's interesting, just so people can see how relaxed the staff were with me filming, below is some footage. If the train ferry were in England, I don't think my filming like this would have been tolerated...

At that point the staff were incredibly relaxed when I was there - there were two of us standing behind them taking photos and filming with our phones and they didn't seem at all bothered with us taking photographs or getting in their way (or indeed just being there given that the external doors were open).

It was later as I stood in the doorway watching the other portion shunted on that I was told to stop. I was also told to go on deck and take photos there if I liked so it may have been more that they didn't want anyone staying on the train deck. (Lots of people did, I think, but perhaps it's best not to be too ostentatious about remaining on the train? There was an announcement on the boat not to be on the train deck while on the move)

But that doesn't explain the second incident where I was standing at the end of the train photographing the approaching engine. I don't know what that was about.

 

[Chriso]

Just spent three days around Lombardy without any issues although I was using a smartphone . Impressed with the increase in ticket checks and staff which I’m guessing is all to do with the introduction of new stock. I even encountered 2 x Trenord rpi checking tickets on entrance 3/4 at Brescia before departure and then when leaving had a check onboard from the guard. Also in Brescia on the metro was checked by 4 x undercover rpi at the central station exit

 

[Hoofhearted]

I've just joined the forum. Thanks for having me. My son and I are avid European rail travellers. We will be visiting Italy in July/August. Many thanks for the tips provided for lineside viewing. A couple of quick questions. Firstly, where would you recommend a good viewing location in or around Naples? Secondly, does anyone know of a bar/restaurant in Rome/Milan/Naples/Rimini that is located with a good view of passing trains? Your responses will be greatly appreciated.

 

[D6130]

I've just joined the forum. Thanks for having me. My son and I are avid European rail travellers. We will be visiting Italy in July/August. Many thanks for the tips provided for lineside viewing. A couple of quick questions. Firstly, where would you recommend a good viewing location in or around Naples? Secondly, does anyone know of a bar/restaurant in Rome/Milan/Naples/Rimini that is located with a good view of passing trains? Your responses will be greatly appreciated.

Depending on what you want to see and photograph in the Naples area, there's an overbridge across the old main line from Rome at the North end of Villa Literno station and yard on the SP 101 road, from which you should see a fair variety of both freight and passenger trains. While in the area a visit to the Italian National Railway Museum at Pietrarsa is a must....and if you go on a Sunday, there is often a special historic train - the Pietrarsa Express - from Napoli Centrale to the station adjacent to the museum, hauled by a 1930s-vintage class E626 electric loco with old wooden-seated carriages of similar vintage. Regarding bars with good views of passing trains, I'll have a think and get back to you. Most medium-sized and large stations in Italy have a cafe/bar on the premises....often with a few tables and chairs out on the platform.