Piazza Scorcola and the Opicina Tram in the 1930s

This evocative historic photograph from the 1930s captures the famous Opicina Tram stationery at Piazza Scorcola in Trieste. The image highlights the distinctive shield-shaped pusher locomotive, used to push passenger cars up the steep rack railway section. Surrounded by uniformed personnel and passersby, the scene illustrates daily life and the importance of this historic transport link between the city center and the Karst plateau.