The ETR 480 is a
tilting Electric Multiple Unit built by
Fiat Ferroviaria (now
Alstom Ferroviaria) since 1993, It is also known as
Pendolino
Pendolino (from Italian ''pendolo'' "pendulum", and ''-ino,'' a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the UK, the US, ...
. It was developed from the first new-generation Pendolino, the
ETR 460
The ETR 460 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) tilting train produced by FIAT Ferroviaria (now Alstom Ferroviaria) since 1993. It is also known as the Pendolino after the family of trains from which it comes.
The ETR 460 is a development of the ...
. The main difference between ETR 460,
ETR 470
ETR 470 (''ElettroTreno 470'') is a high-speed tilting electric multiple unit, which is now only operated by the Greek-Italian private company, Hellenic Train. Introduced in September 1996, nine units were built for the Italo-Swiss firm Cisa ...
and ETR 480 is that the 460 run only on 3 kV DC, the 470 on both 3 kV DC and
15 kV AC, and the 480 on both 3 kV DC and .
FS Class 485
The ETR 480 was originally built without real 25 kV AC electrical equipment. This equipment is now installed on all the sets and the trains that have been converted are then re-measured on ETR 485.
Export
One of these units has been sent for testing on the Greek railway (
TrainOSE
Hellenic Train S.A., formerly TrainOSE S.A. ( el, ΤραινΟΣΕ Α.Ε., pronounced ''trenosé'') is a private railway company in Greece which currently operates passenger and freight trains on OSE lines. TrainOSE was acquired in September 201 ...
), on the
high speed line between Thessaloniki and Katerini. In August 2018, the specified number of 485,031 was transferred from Italy to Greece for test routes. This was the beginning for converting some
ETR 470
ETR 470 (''ElettroTreno 470'') is a high-speed tilting electric multiple unit, which is now only operated by the Greek-Italian private company, Hellenic Train. Introduced in September 1996, nine units were built for the Italo-Swiss firm Cisa ...
for use by TrainOSE.
Technical information
*max. speed (in service):
*traction system: = 3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC (all 15 trainsets)
*power:
*length:
*mass:
*max axle load:
*max. tilting angle: 8°
*configuration: head coach + 7 middle coaches + head coach
*total number of seats: ETR 480: 480 (341 II + 139 I); ETR 485: 489 (343 ll + 146 l)
See also
*
ElettroTreno
ETR (Italian: ''Elettro Treno Rapido'', "Rapid Electric Train") is a series of Italian high-speed trains.
Tilting EMU trains
* ETR 401
* ETR 450
*ETR 460
*ETR 470
* ETR 480
* ETR 600/610 (New Pendolino)
These models are often referred as Pendoli ...
*
Alfa Pendular
Alfa Pendular is the name of the flagship Pendolino high-speed tilting train of Portuguese state railway company CP. It connects the cities of Guimarães, Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Santarém, Lisbon, Albufeira and Faro, among others at spe ...
*
List of high speed trains
The following is a list of high-speed trains that have been, are, or will be in commercial service.
A high-speed train
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrate ...
*
ETR 460
The ETR 460 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) tilting train produced by FIAT Ferroviaria (now Alstom Ferroviaria) since 1993. It is also known as the Pendolino after the family of trains from which it comes.
The ETR 460 is a development of the ...
*
ETR 470
ETR 470 (''ElettroTreno 470'') is a high-speed tilting electric multiple unit, which is now only operated by the Greek-Italian private company, Hellenic Train. Introduced in September 1996, nine units were built for the Italo-Swiss firm Cisa ...
*
New Pendolino
The New Pendolino is a class of high-speed tilting trains built by Alstom Ferroviaria (Fiat Ferroviaria) for Trenitalia and Cisalpino. It is derived from a model developed for the Chinese operator Changchun Railway Company, and subsequently dev ...
*
Renfe Class 104
References
External links
ETR 460 & ETR 480 Photos
{{High-speed rail
High-speed trains of Italy
Pendolino
ETR 480
The ETR 480 is a tilting Electric Multiple Unit built by Fiat Ferroviaria (now Alstom Ferroviaria) since 1993, It is also known as Pendolino. It was developed from the first new-generation Pendolino, the ETR 460. The main difference between ETR ...
Fiat Ferroviaria
3000 V DC multiple units
25 kV AC multiple units
Alstom multiple units
Passenger trains running at least at 250 km/h in commercial operations