Built in Turin in 1911 by the Diatto studio, it was put into service to strengthen a network designed to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Italian unification; it would circulate for decades and could even tow trailers.
In the postwar years, the surviving cars were gradually withdrawn or converted into streetcars. In 1976, the 116 was restored to its 1920s condition by the ATM Central Workshop and assigned to special services.
At the beginning of the new millennium, the tram was moved to Sassi, where it remained on static display for several years. In 2006, with the help of ATTS, it returned to the workshop for an overhaul, bringing it back into service: today it is the oldest tram in circulation in the entire Turin Historical Park.
Location: Piazza Carlina
3 comments:
Nice piece of local history.
Nice piece of local history.
A good looking tram
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