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Author: Marco Chitti

Milan Part 2: Tram City to Metropolitana City

On 19 January 2021 By Marco Chitti In History, Long reads, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

The post-war tramway shrinks but holds The war years brought severe destruction upon the city, as tracks and thousands of tram cars were destroyed in the bombings. When the city was finally liberated the 25th …

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Milan: Medieval City to Metropolitana City

On 21 December 2020 By Marco Chitti In History, Long reads, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

As with many other modern cities, the history of Milan, the economic capital of Italy, is tightly tied with the development of its far-reaching and increasingly sophisticated rail networks. And as in many early rail …

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