InTramCities with Gordon Stewart

Florence, Italy : 29th and 31st March, 2016  
The magnificent renaissance Tuscan city of Florence closed its original tramway by January 1958, but in common with many cities, decided to reintroduce the mode of transport, with line 1 opening on February 14th, 2010 after a protracted construction period. The line is 7.4 km long and almost all on reserved track, linking the main railway station and the western suburb of Scandicci and is served by 17 Sirio trams from Ansaldo-Breda. There are plans for three more lines and some construction work is under way, with a link to the city's airport the first to be constructed.
The current city terminus is alongside the main railway station, Santa Maria Novella in via Alamanni (see photo above). The tracks continue to the front of the station in Piazze della Stazione but are unused, with the current terminus normally using only one track, reached by a crossover in Alamanni. With a high frequency service of usually around four minutes, lay-over time at the busy station stop is necessarily limited. The city's plans originally involved extending the tracks further towards the city centre along via de Panzani and via de Cerretani, but public concern regarding the routing of the tramway directly alongside the magnificent historical cathedral has led to delays in further developments as other alternatives are evaluated. This has included building a tunnel under the compact city centre, but with numerous architectural gems to consider, this is also controversial, not least in terms of cost. The narrow maze of streets in the historic centre also make a street alignment not only controverial but not optimal. The second line, for which work is now under way will link the city's airport with the station (and pass a planned new high-speed line station) whilst running at least slightly closer to the city centre at the spacious Piazza del' Unita Italiana which adjoins the severely congested Piazza della Stazione. 
Click here for photos of the inner section of the line between Santa Maria Novella Station and the new tram and pedestrian-only bridge over the River Arno (Ponte delle Cascine) taken in April 2008 when under construction 
Date Film No No Location View Dir Tram Notes
29/03/2016 216001 1 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1006 Via Luigi Alamanni
29/03/2016 216001 2 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1006
29/03/2016 216001 3 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1006
29/03/2016 216001 4 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1003
29/03/2016 216001 5 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1003 Via Jacopo da Diacceto at Alamanni
29/03/2016 216001 6 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1003
29/03/2016 216001 7 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1002
29/03/2016 216001 8 Stazione - Alamanni In In 1002 Via Luigi Alamanni
29/03/2016 216001 9 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1014 Via Jacopo da Diacceto
29/03/2016 216001 10 Porto al Prato Out Out 1002 Viale Fratelli Rosselli
29/03/2016 216001 11 Porto al Prato Out In 1004
29/03/2016 216001 12 Porto al Prato In Out 1014
29/03/2016 216001 13 Porto al Prato Out Out 1014
29/03/2016 216001 14 Porto al Prato Out In 1007
29/03/2016 216001 15 Porto al Prato Out In 1009
29/03/2016 216001 16 Porto al Prato Out In 1009
29/03/2016 216001 17 Porto al Prato In Out 1004
29/03/2016 216001 18 Porto al Prato Out Out 1004
29/03/2016 216001 19 Porto al Prato Out In 1008 Piazzale Vittorio Veneto
29/03/2016 216001 20 Porto al Prato In In 1008
29/03/2016 216001 21 Cascine Out Out 1009 Private Right of Way
29/03/2016 216001 22 Cascine Out In 1001
29/03/2016 216001 23 Cascine In In 1001
29/03/2016 216001 24 Cascine In Out 1008
29/03/2016 216001 25 Cascine In Out 1008
29/03/2016 216001 26 Cascine In Out 1008
29/03/2016 216001 27 Cascine Out In 1016 Ponte delle Cascine
29/03/2016 216001 28 Paulo Uccello Out In 1011
29/03/2016 216001 29 Cascine In In 1011
29/03/2016 216001 30 Paulo Uccello Out In 1006 Piazza Paulo Uccello
29/03/2016 216001 31 Paulo Uccello In Out 1017 Ponte delle Cascine
29/03/2016 216001 32 Paulo Uccello In Out 1001 Piazza Paulo Uccello
29/03/2016 216001 33 Paulo Uccello Out In 1003 Via del Sansovino
29/03/2016 216001 34 Paulo Uccello In In 1003 Piazza Paulo Uccello
29/03/2016 216001 35 Sansovino In Out 1016 Via del Sansovino
29/03/2016 216001 36 Sansovino Out In 1014
29/03/2016 216001 37 Sansovino In In 1014
29/03/2016 216001 38 Batoni Out Out 1011 Viale Francesco Talenti
29/03/2016 216001 39 Batoni In In 1007 Via del Sansovino
29/03/2016 216001 40 Batoni In Out 1006
29/03/2016 216001 41 Batoni Out Out 1006 Viale Francesco Talenti
29/03/2016 216001 42 Batoni Out In 1009
29/03/2016 216001 43 Batoni In Out 1003 Via del Sansovino
29/03/2016 216001 44 Talenti In In 1008 Viale Francesco Talenti
29/03/2016 216001 45 Talenti Out Out 1003
29/03/2016 216001 46 Talenti Out In 1013
29/03/2016 216001 47 Talenti In In 1013
29/03/2016 216001 48 Talenti In Out 1002
29/03/2016 216001 49 Federiga In In 1017 Via Giovan Batista Foggini
29/03/2016 216001 50 Federiga Out In 1001
29/03/2016 216001 51 Federiga In In 1001
29/03/2016 216001 52 Federiga In In 1001
29/03/2016 216001 53 Archipressi Out Out 1004 Viale Pietro Nenni
29/03/2016 216001 54 Archipressi Out In 1011
29/03/2016 216001 55 Archipressi In Out 1007
29/03/2016 216001 56 Archipressi Out Out 1007
29/03/2016 216001 57 Archipressi In Out 1009
29/03/2016 216001 58 Nenni-Torregalli Out In 1002
29/03/2016 216001 59 Nenni-Torregalli Out In 1002
29/03/2016 216001 60 Nenni-Torregalli In Out 1008
29/03/2016 216001 61 Nenni-Torregalli Out Out 1008
29/03/2016 216001 62 Nenni-Torregalli Out In 1014
29/03/2016 216001 63 Nenni-Torregalli In Out 1013
29/03/2016 216001 64 Aldo Moro Out In 1007 Via Aldo Moro
29/03/2016 216001 65 Aldo Moro In In 1007
29/03/2016 216001 66 Aldo Moro In Out 1017
29/03/2016 216001 67 Aldo Moro Out Out 1017
29/03/2016 216001 68 Aldo Moro In In 1009
29/03/2016 216001 69 Resistenza Out In 1008 Private Right of Way
29/03/2016 216001 70 Resistenza Out In 1013
29/03/2016 216001 71 Resistenza In Out 1016
29/03/2016 216001 72 Resistenza Out Out 1016
29/03/2016 216001 73 Resistenza Out In 1017
29/03/2016 216001 74 Resistenza In In 1017
29/03/2016 216001 75 Resistenza In In 1017
29/03/2016 216001 76 De Andre In In 1001
29/03/2016 216001 77 De Andre In Out 1006
29/03/2016 216001 78 De Andre Out In 1016
29/03/2016 216001 79 De Andfre In In 1016
29/03/2016 216001 80 De Andre Out Out 1003
29/03/2016 216001 81 De Andre Out In 1011
29/03/2016 216001 82 Villa Costanza In In 1003
29/03/2016 216001 83 Villa Costanza In Out 1014
29/03/2016 216001 84 Villa Costanza Out
1002 At terminus
29/03/2016 216001 85 Villa Costanza

1014
29/03/2016 216001 86 Villa Costanza In
1002
29/03/2016 216001 87 Villa Costanza In
1002
29/03/2016 216001 88 Villa Costanza In In 1002
29/03/2016 216001 89 Nenni-Torregalli In Out 1013 Viale Pietro Nenni
29/03/2016 216001 90 Nenni-Torregalli Out Out 1013
29/03/2016 216001 91 Archipressi In In

29/03/2016 216001 92 Archipressi In Out

29/03/2016 216001 93 Archipressi In In 1005
29/03/2016 216001 94 Archipressi In Out 1001
29/03/2016 216001 95 Federiga In In 1007 Via Giovan Batista Foggini
29/03/2016 216001 96 Federiga Out In 1009
29/03/2016 216001 97 Talenti In In 1009 Viale Francesco Talenti
29/03/2016 216001 98 Talenti In Out 1006
29/03/2016 216001 99 Talenti Out Out 1006
29/03/2016 216001 100 Talenti Out In 1008
29/03/2016 216001 101 Batoni In In 1008 Via del Sansovino
29/03/2016 216001 102 Batoni In Out 1003
29/03/2016 216001 103 Batoni In Out 1003
29/03/2016 216001 104 Batoni In Out 1003
29/03/2016 216001 105 Batoni Out In 1013 Viale Francesco Talenti
29/03/2016 216001 106 Batoni In In 1013 Via del Sansovino (1014 outbound)
29/03/2016 216001 107 Batoni Out Out 1014 Viale Francesco Talenti
29/03/2016 216001 108 Batoni Out In 1017
29/03/2016 216001 109 Sansovino In Out 1005 Via del Sansovino
29/03/2016 216001 110 Sansovino Out Out 1005
29/03/2016 216001 111 Sansovino Out In 1001
29/03/2016 216001 112 Paulo Uccello In In 1001 Piazza Paulo Uccello
29/03/2016 216001 113 Paulo Uccello In Out 1009 Ponte delle Cascine
29/03/2016 216001 114 Paulo Uccello Out Out 1009 Piazza Paulo Uccello
29/03/2016 216001 115 Paulo Uccello Out Out 1008
29/03/2016 216001 116 Cascine Out In 1016 Ponte delle Cascine
29/03/2016 216001 117 Cascine In In 1016 Private Right of Way
29/03/2016 216001 118 Cascine In Out 1013
29/03/2016 216001 119 Cascine In In 1011
29/03/2016 216001 120 Cascine In Out 1017
29/03/2016 216001 121 Cascine Out Out 1017
29/03/2016 216001 122 Cascine In Out 1001 Piazzale Vittorio Veneto
29/03/2016 216001 123 Porta al Prato In Out 1016
29/03/2016 216001 124 Cascine Out In 1003
29/03/2016 216001 125 Porta al Prato In In 1002 Viale Fratelli Rosselli
29/03/2016 216001 126 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1014 Via Luigi Alamanni
29/03/2016 216001 127 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1014
29/03/2016 216001 128 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1005
29/03/2016 216001 129 Stazione - Alamanni In
1005
29/03/2016 216001 130 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1007
29/03/2016 216001 131 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1007
29/03/2016 216001 132 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1009
31/03/2016 216002 1 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1015 Via Luigi Alamanni
31/03/2016 216002 2 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1009 Via Jacopo da Diacceto at Alamanni
31/03/2016 216002 3 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1013
31/03/2016 216002 4 Stazione - Alamanni In In 1013 Via Luigi Alamanni
31/03/2016 216002 5 Porto al Prato Out In 1007 Viale Fratelli Rosselli
31/03/2016 216002 6 Porto al Prato In In 1007
31/03/2016 216002 7 Porto al Prato In Out 1001
31/03/2016 216002 8 Porto al Prato In Out 1001


Film No No Location View Dir Tram
216001 1 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1006
216001 2 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1006
216001 3 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1006
216001 4 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1003
216001 5 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1003
216001 6 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1003
216001 7 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1002
216001 8 Stazione - Alamanni In In 1002
216001 9 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1014
216001 10 Porto al Prato Out Out 1002
216001 11 Porto al Prato Out In 1004
216001 12 Porto al Prato In Out 1014
216001 13 Porto al Prato Out Out 1014
216001 14 Porto al Prato Out In 1007
216001 15 Porto al Prato Out In 1009
216001 16 Porto al Prato Out In 1009
216001 17 Porto al Prato In Out 1004
216001 18 Porto al Prato Out Out 1004
216001 19 Porto al Prato Out In 1008
216001 20 Porto al Prato In In 1008
216001 21 Cascine Out Out 1009
216001 22 Cascine Out In 1001
216001 23 Cascine In In 1001
216001 24 Cascine In Out 1008
216001 25 Cascine In Out 1008
216001 26 Cascine In Out 1008
216001 27 Cascine Out In 1016
216001 28 Paulo Uccello Out In 1011
216001 29 Cascine In In 1011
216001 30 Paulo Uccello Out In 1006
216001 31 Paulo Uccello In Out 1017
216001 32 Paulo Uccello In Out 1001
216001 33 Paulo Uccello Out In 1003
216001 34 Paulo Uccello In In 1003
216001 35 Sansovino In Out 1016
216001 36 Sansovino Out In 1014
216001 37 Sansovino In In 1014
216001 38 Batoni Out Out 1011
216001 39 Batoni In In 1007
216001 40 Batoni In Out 1006
216001 41 Batoni Out Out 1006
216001 42 Batoni Out In 1009
216001 43 Batoni In Out 1003
216001 44 Talenti In In 1008
216001 45 Talenti Out Out 1003
216001 46 Talenti Out In 1013
216001 47 Talenti In In 1013
216001 48 Talenti In Out 1002
216001 49 Federiga In In 1017
216001 50 Federiga Out In 1001
216001 51 Federiga In In 1001
216001 52 Federiga In In 1001
216001 53 Archipressi Out Out 1004
216001 54 Archipressi Out In 1011
216001 55 Archipressi In Out 1007
216001 56 Archipressi Out Out 1007
216001 57 Archipressi In Out 1009
216001 58 Nenni-Torregalli Out In 1002
216001 59 Nenni-Torregalli Out In 1002
216001 60 Nenni-Torregalli In Out 1008
216001 61 Nenni-Torregalli Out Out 1008
216001 62 Nenni-Torregalli Out In 1014
216001 63 Nenni-Torregalli In Out 1013
216001 64 Aldo Moro Out In 1007
216001 65 Aldo Moro In In 1007
216001 66 Aldo Moro In Out 1017
216001 67 Aldo Moro Out Out 1017
216001 68 Aldo Moro In In 1009
216001 69 Resistenza Out In 1008
216001 70 Resistenza Out In 1013
216001 71 Resistenza In Out 1016
216001 72 Resistenza Out Out 1016
216001 73 Resistenza Out In 1017
216001 74 Resistenza In In 1017
216001 75 Resistenza In In 1017
216001 76 De Andre In In 1001
216001 77 De Andre In Out 1006
216001 78 De Andre Out In 1016
216001 79 De Andfre In In 1016
216001 80 De Andre Out Out 1003
216001 81 De Andre Out In 1011
216001 82 Villa Costanza In In 1003
216001 83 Villa Costanza In Out 1014
216001 84 Villa Costanza Out
1002
216001 85 Villa Costanza

1014
216001 86 Villa Costanza In
1002
216001 87 Villa Costanza In
1002
216001 88 Villa Costanza In In 1002
216001 89 Nenni-Torregalli In Out 1013
216001 90 Nenni-Torregalli Out Out 1013
216001 91 Archipressi In In
216001 92 Archipressi In Out
216001 93 Archipressi In In 1005
216001 94 Archipressi In Out 1001
216001 95 Federiga In In 1007
216001 96 Federiga Out In 1009
216001 97 Talenti In In 1009
216001 98 Talenti In Out 1006
216001 99 Talenti Out Out 1006
216001 100 Talenti Out In 1008
216001 101 Batoni In In 1008
216001 102 Batoni In Out 1003
216001 103 Batoni In Out 1003
216001 104 Batoni In Out 1003
216001 105 Batoni Out In 1013
216001 106 Batoni In In 1013
216001 107 Batoni Out Out 1014
216001 108 Batoni Out In 1017
216001 109 Sansovino In Out 1005
216001 110 Sansovino Out Out 1005
216001 111 Sansovino Out In 1001
216001 112 Paulo Uccello In In 1001
216001 113 Paulo Uccello In Out 1009
216001 114 Paulo Uccello Out Out 1009
216001 115 Paulo Uccello Out Out 1008
216001 116 Cascine Out In 1016
216001 117 Cascine In In 1016
216001 118 Cascine In Out 1013
216001 119 Cascine In In 1011
216001 120 Cascine In Out 1017
216001 121 Cascine Out Out 1017
216001 122 Cascine In Out 1001
216001 123 Porta al Prato In Out 1016
216001 124 Cascine Out In 1003
216001 125 Porta al Prato In In 1002
216001 126 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1014
216001 127 Stazione - Alamanni Out Out 1014
216001 128 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1005
216001 129 Stazione - Alamanni In
1005
216001 130 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1007
216001 131 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1007
216001 132 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1009
216002 1 Stazione - Alamanni Out
1015
216002 2 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1009
216002 3 Stazione - Alamanni Out In 1013
216002 4 Stazione - Alamanni In In 1013
216002 5 Porto al Prato Out In 1007
216002 6 Porto al Prato In In 1007
216002 7 Porto al Prato In Out 1001
216002 8 Porto al Prato In Out 1001
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