
1885 - Trivia
...SNFT was said to stand for “Senza Nessuna Fretta Trasportiamo”, meaning “we’ll take you there, but not in a hurry”, translating the name of the railway company and its services, more affectionately known simply as “the Railway” practically as soon as it opened, when, the story goes, a local magnate raced the train in his carriage to prove the uselessness of technology...

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Ticket for the train that inaugurated the Brescia - Iseo railway on 21 June 1885, number 229 Ticket for the train that inaugurated the Brescia - Iseo railway on 21 June 1885, number 228 Extract from Illustrazione Italiana's 5 July 1885 issue reporting on the inauguration ceremony Borgonato: stop Borgonato: layout