Dispel all thoughts of steam engines bellowing smoke and pulling historic wooden carriages – sensible legislation forbids the use of steam in the dry summer months
The Trenino Verde on arrival at Arbatax
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Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, has two railway systems: the Italian state owned and run railway Trenitalia (FS), and ARST, which is owned by the regional government under the brand name Trenino Verde, on which a tourist service runs during the summer.