Ferrovie dello Stato National railway company is betting on tourist and historical trains. Thanks to a new company, rail services designed and calibrated for quality, sustainable tourism that is attentive to rediscovering the resources of the Italian territory will be offered. A tourism that can experience train travel as an integral moment of the vacation. The birth of FS Treni Turistici Italiani was presented by the CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato, Luigi Ferraris, at the National Railway Museum in Pietrarsa (Naples) in the presence of authorities and stakeholders who arrived aboard a train composed of prototype cars that will form an essential part of the fleet. Three areas of service introduced by FS Treni Turistici Italiani are luxury, with the traction of prestigious luxury trains primarily the Orient Express, the Littorina railcars and historic trains with the introduction of new connections, including night trains, and finally the omnibus-regional, services that will ensure the circulation of regional trains on weekends at affordable fares accessible to all. The newly established company will also have its own staff such as train drivers, train conductors and maintainers, trained according to the new tourist standards. FS Treni Turistici Italiani will have a fleet of nearly 400 historic and protected vehicles.
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