(Finance) – It was held at the Central station of Trieste The inaugural ceremony of “Memory train“, a project promoted by Minister for Sport and young people. The train of memory is a historical train made available by Fscezione FS Italiane together with FS group Which will cross Italy in seven stages, and retrace, with an itinerant exhibition set up inside, the journey made by the Istrian, Fiumani and Dalmatian exiles in the post -war period.
The event was attended by the Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio; The President of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Massimiliano Fedriga; The Mayor of Trieste, Roberto Dipiazza; The Councilor of the Board of Directors of the FS group, Caterina Belletti, In addition to associations and school groups.
In the four carriages of the train, visitors have the opportunity to Know and deepen the tragedy of the Foibe and the exodus through a multimediain which information panels alternate, repertoire images and original texts recited by a narrative voice. The exhibition is enriched by the exhibition of some of the farmhouses of the exiles, preserved and kept by the Regional Institute for Istrian-Fiumano-Dalmatian culture in Warehouse 18 in Trieste.
The 2025 edition of the Remembrance train will touch seven cities. There Departure is from Trieste on February 10thto then continue in Padua, Bologna, Rome, Naples and Lecce. The train he will conclude his trip to Sassari, while the closing ceremony will be held in FertiliA, a hamlet of Alghero who in 1948 welcomed the exiles started from Chioggia aboard 13 fishing boats.
The train of memory is built by the mission structure for national anniversaries and national and international sporting events of the Prime Minister, by Ferrovie dello Stato and Fs Italian Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education and Merit , the Ministry of Defense, Rai Teche, Rai Culture, Rai History, Archive Luce and Regional Institute for Istrian-Fiumano-Dalmatian culture.