In 1886 the Battalions were renamed, taking their new names from the location of their main logistic depot: Morbegno, Tirano, Edolo and the newly formed Vestone.
After entering service in 1928, the Ge 4/4 operated on the Bernina Railway, linking St Moritz in Switzerland with Tirano in Italy, via the Bernina Pass.
Brunello Rondi, (Tirano, 26 November 1924 – Rome, 7 November 1989) was a prolific Italian screen writer and film director best known for his frequent script collaborations with Federico Fellini.
On the evening of 18/19 July 1620, a force of Valtellina rebels supported by Austrian and Italian troops marched into Tirano and began killing Protestants.
In this period he worked also as Ducal engineer for Ludovico il Moro, designing fortifications at Chiavenna and Piattamale, as well as repairing of roads and bridges in Valtellina and (in the 16th century) hydraulic works; for Ludovico he also realized a Loggia in the Ducal Palace of Vigevano, as well as some statues for the Milanese Cathedral.
After a short training regime in the village of Tirano the battalion was sent in April 1916 to the Asiago plateau to reinforce the front, arriving just in time to feel the full brunt of the Austrian "Strafexpedition" offensive on the Asiago Plateau.
It is visible where the road from Edolo rises to the Aprica Pass, and can be reached through the road from Tirano.
He was born at Tirano, Valtellina, northern Italy, about the end of the fifteenth century.
They would take over the Tirano-bound through coaches in Samedan from the St Moritz express train, and then pilot them in diesel operation to Surovas or Bernina Diavolezza, where the Gem 4/4 would be switched to DC electric operation.
It is bordered on the north by the Bernina Pass (Passo del Bernina) and on the south by the Italian border, with the Italian town of Tirano lying just across the border at the end of the valley.
Villa di Tirano borders the following municipalities: Aprica, Bianzone, Brusio (Switzerland), Corteno Golgi, Teglio, Tirano.
Yuri Confortola (born April 24, 1986 in Tirano) is a short-track speed-skater who competed for Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics.
After World War II the 5th Alpini regiment was reformed on January 1, 1953 in the city of Meran with the battalions Tirano, and Edolo and became the sole Alpini regiment in the newly formed Alpine Brigade Orobica.
The section from Tirano to Sondrio had a different origin, being opened in 1902 as a private railway by the Società Anonima per le Ferrovie dell'Alta Valtellina (FAV).