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It is under the impulse of the king of Deux-Siciles, Ferdinand II, which is born the first railroad in the Italic peninsula.

The line Naples - Portici is inaugurated the October 3rd 1839 by the king:

“ Questo cammino ferrato gioverà senza dubbio Al commercio E considerando as nuova strada debba riuscire di utilità Al me popolo bruises, assai più godo nel me pensiero che, terminati I lavori fino has Nocera E Castellammare, io posed vederli tosto proseguiti per Avellino fino Al Lido del Mare Adriatico ”. Always under the impulse of Ferdinand II of Bourbon-Siciles, the industrialization of the kingdom had a sharp rise:

construction of railways,
construction of engines with Pietrarsa,
iron and steel industry in Calabria providing the raw materials to the construction of the railroads,
shipyards,
etc

In 1847, the Royaume of Piedmont-Sardinia buys seven engines with the Royaume of Deux-Siciles: Pietrarsa, Corsi, Robertson, Vesuvio, Maria Teresa, Etna and Partenope . ----

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