FS Class ETR 450

ElettroTreno Rapido 450
Italian "Pendolino" ETR 450.
In service 29 May 1988 - 6 January 2015
Manufacturer Fiat Ferroviaria, Ercole Marelli
Built at Savigliano ( Cuneo )
Family name Pendolino
Constructed 1987 - 1992
Entered service 1988
Refurbishment 1993
Scrapped 2015
Number built 15
Number preserved 1 ( for Fondazione FS )
Number scrapped 14
Formation 6 cars ( 1st class only ), 8 cars, 9 cars ( 1st and 2nd class )
Capacity 390 seats: 170 1st class, 220 2nd class / 126 1st class, 264 2nd class.
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Line(s) served Roma - Milano, Roma - Torino, Roma - Firenze - Genova - Savona, Roma - Venezia, Roma - Verona - Bolzano, Roma - Bari - Lecce, Roma - Napoli - Salerno, Roma - Potenza - Taranto, Roma - Reggio Calabria, Roma Perugia, Roma - Ancona, Roma - Rimini, Roma - La Spezia, Roma - Vicenza, Milano - Ancona - Pescara.
Specifications
Train length 233 900 mm
Maximum speed 280 km/h (174 mph) (design)
250 km/h (155 mph) (service)
Power output 5568 kW hourly, 5008 kW continuous
Electric system(s) 3 kV DC Overhead catenary
Current collection method Pantograph
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Front view

ETR 450 (ElettroTrenoRapido 450) was the first series Italian tilting train (also called Pendolino).

History

The Pendolino project was started in the 1970s by FIAT Ferroviaria. Development included a number of prototypes, the last of which was the ETR 401. This prototype was followed by the ETR 450 series units. The first train entered service on between Rome and Milan in 1988.

Every train is made up of 9 units. The trains can reach a maximum speed of 280 km/h (174 mph), service top speed was 250 km/h (155 mph). The ETR 450 were in use on the Rome-Bari, Rome-Ancona-Rimini and Genoa-Florence - Rome lines. It was relegated to lower services with the introduction of the next generation of Pendolino trains (ETR 460, ETR 480) and non-tilting high-speed trains (ETR 500).

In 2004, the tilting mechanism was deactivated, due the end of production of gyroscopic tilting controls (built by British Aerospace) and as a precaution, and top speed was reduced to 200 km/h (124 mph).

From 2015, all trains are out of service.

Characteristics

  • Construction years: 1987 - 1992
  • Max. speed (in service): 250 km/h (155 mph)
  • Max. tilting angle: 8°
  • Total number of seats: 390 (220 II + 170 I)

See also

Media related to FS ETR 450 at Wikimedia Commons


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