Our Sicily

There are people who in their travels around the world looking for all kinds of abandoned places, buildings, industrial plants. The fact that in English is called the abandoned places. One of such places - the former railway network in the south of Sicily. Namely line Castelvetrano - Ribera - Agrigento, built in the early XX century and by the mid 70s lost its importance due to the appearance of good roads. This railway line stretched for 135 km along the southern coast of the island. The first plans for the construction of the railway appeared in 1882, but it came down to it (it is in the Sicilian tradition) only to 1907, when the construction of bridges, aqueducts, laying the rail station and the construction of facilities. By 1912 everything was ready and the first train to the locomotive traction opened regular flights between Kasteveltrano and Agrigento.





In the pictures you can see at the top looked like a railway station in the city of Ribera in the 30s and how it looks now. The station is considered to be conserved in the Ribera, where there was a small depot, there are still the rails. Here, in contrast to the standard European w / d track width of 1,435 mm., Was built narrow-gauge railway 950 mm. The station buildings are now behind an impenetrable fence, behind which, however, can be easy to get.



At the station building left a plaque with the name of the station: Ribera.



Log in to the station.



The last train left here thirty years ago.



Standpipes for water in the Gulf of locomotive and tender costs.





The impasse. Here, everything was overgrown with thistles, the thorns of which then need to be cleaned for a long time.



Arrow



Lounge



Out on the platform and siding - 60 now.







Here's a train went here in those years.



In contrast to the closed station in Ribera station Magadzolo proved very habitable.



When turned off the road and drove up to the station Magadzolo (called the river that flows here), we walked towards the old senor Giuseppe - as it turned out, the current owner of the station. He said that a few years ago bought it and now separates the sheep here.



It all remains the same, even the palm of the old image.





In contrast, good-natured, Giuseppe, who for days snoozing in a trailer next to the sheep met us warily and kept shouting, warning their kids about the dangers.



Moms-sheep station Magadzolo his whole appearance showed they are not pleased with our visit. It was really embarrassing, but curiosity overrode. But the cause of concern mothers - in the hall of first class live two lamb. While I was photographing, mom anxiously peered into the hole in the wall, everything was in order.



There still remained the inscription: "Hall of class II," "Hall of class I", "Cash", "luggage compartment»



There comes to mind "Nostalgia" Tarkovsky. When Gorchakov comes to the same small railway station.



There has long been a rail instead of a narrow asphalt road, and station name on the label is not read at all.





In the near-station toilet on the rope hanging hoof lamb. Here Giuseppe preparing their goods for sale.



The owner of the station Magadzolo ready to sell it for 100 000 euros. Attach the same amount for repairs, put two hundred meters w / a way to put them train and two carriages - and here's a luxurious place in a restaurant and motel.



Railway station line Castelvetrano - Ribera - Agrigento, Sicily, XXI Century. Abandoned railway line in Sicily are still waiting for their researchers. In the south, and then you see the remains of viaducts, bridges, stations, similar Magadzolo. This is all very interesting, absolutely untouched by tourists now.



Source: drugoi.livejournal.com