Museo del Treno in Miniatura
Model railway museum in Schio with a large H0-scale layout, run by the association Fermodellisti Alto Vicentino.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of the activity of the Fermodellisti Alto Vicentino, a group founded by seven enthusiasts whose statute was signed on 1 September 1988 with the support of the Municipality of Schio. The municipal administration gave the association a disused room at the retirement home in Via Baratto and contributed initial funding for purchasing materials.
Construction of the large club layout began on 1 November 1989, and after just nine months the main circuit was complete, allowing the first trains to run. For about ten years the layout was extended and refined by specialist working groups. From the start, the layout has opened to the public at Christmas, Easter and on 29 June, the feast day of the patron saint.
The layout takes up about 100 m² of the 150 m² premises. It is built in H0 scale, with a 400-metre main circuit with a false double track, four stations (Vicenza, Cittadella, Chiusaforte and Schio) and an automatic block system with 42 sections, designed and built by the members themselves. The landscape plays a central role: the return curves are hidden in tunnels, and the tracks are designed to create an impression of realism. The museum also has a collection of more than a thousand model trains, both commercial and handmade, showing the evolution of model railways from 1950 to 2000.
Highlights
- Large H0-scale layout over about 100 m² with a 400-metre main circuit
- Four recreated stations: Vicenza, Cittadella, Chiusaforte and Schio
- Automatic block system with 42 sections and more than 110 switches
- Manually operated secondary line between Vicenza and Schio and a small H0e narrow-gauge railway
- Collection of more than a thousand model trains from 1950 to 2000
Permanent exhibition
- Plastico sociale dei Fermodellisti Alto Vicentino – Large H0-scale model railway layout with four stations, a 400-metre main circuit and a manually operated secondary line between Vicenza and Schio.
- Operated by
- Fermodellisti Alto Vicentino (associazione)
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | For information about visits and openings for groups (at least 10 people), you can write to the association by email. |
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