This route is located, as shows its name, in central Italy and both the layout and the scenery take place in the 1890/1910 years (but you could use it with more recent italian steam engines)
The author, Renzo Grassi, particulary excelled in realizing realistic sceneries and renowned landmarks like the Pise tower, Florence’s Duomo and so forth…
Here is a set of shots depincting some characteristic places with first of all, Florence with its main station (Santa Maria Novella)
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At the western opposite of the route is Livorno, with its old city closed by walls and crossed by several canals. The city benefits from a large and busy harbour
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And now there is Pisa, heart of this TS layout with ist famous landmarks (notice that JBilton realized a very fine close-up of the Leaning Tower in the topic related above)
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Other place of interest are Lucca with its fortifications and Pistoia
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Without forgetting Sienna, perched up on its hills
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And at last the famous Porretta trail which joins the Tuscany to the north through the Appennines mountains. At this time, the severe gradients required 2 or 3 engines for hauling and pushing the trains.
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Emmanuel
