The narrow gauge railway line between Macomer and Nuoro must become one meter of surface area, therefore it must be improved and not cancelled. A strong and clear signal was what emerged in the conference that took place yesterday in Badde Salighes, organized by the cultural association "Benjamin Piercy", chaired by Mario Bussa.
A conference of great cultural importance, where the history of the railways in Sardinia was discussed, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, which, among others, was attended by the regional councilor for Transport, Antonio Moro, the councilor for public works Pierluigi Saiu, the president of the urban planning commission Giuseppe Talanas, senator Gianni Marilotti and various mayors of the area. An event where the history of the last 150 years was retraced, with references to the history of the railways, linked to Benjamin Piercy and his family, well exposed by the historian Luciano Carta.
Inevitably, the topic led to talk about the transport situation and therefore the railways between Nuoro and Macomer. Councilor Antonio Moro spoke first of all of the regional RFI network, which will be affected by a renewal which, in 2030, will lead to the electrification of the entire network, including Macomer. The Macomer Nuoro, managed by the Arst, "will be modernized - said the mayor of Macomer, Riccardo Uda - there are funds to speed up that section, narrow-gauge, which will continue to play that role of connection between the capital of Barbagia and Macomer, rendering an important service to the entire territory".
The mayor of Bolotana, Francesco Manconi, shares the same opinion: «The line must be strengthened and not cancelled, with the construction of a new section, with ordinary gauge, between Borore and Prato Sardo. Hypothesis that we strongly reject, because it would bring an entire territory to its knees. We ask that the current section become one meter in area».
Councilor Antonio Moro is on the same wavelength. "Building a new line, which would absorb significant financial resources, does not solve the problem of connecting the RFI network with Nuoro, which would concern the section between Prato Sardo and Borore". The conference ended with a big party in the scenario chosen at the end of the 19th century by Benjamin Piercy, who designed the railways in Sardinia.