The EN 300 are a series of

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built in 1977 for the Italian railway company SEPSA, used on the

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ways Circumflegrea and Cumana.

Description

Each trainset is composed by 2 cars: a railcar (EN 300) and a control car (RN 300). The numbers are EN 301–307 for the railcars and RN 301–307 for the control cars.

History

The EN 300 were ordered in 1976 to renew the train sets of the SEPSA. They were delivered in 1977. The EN 300 derivate from the ALe 803 of the

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, but with less maximal speed and a shorter

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. They are used on the Circumflegrea and Cumana lines.

Bibliography

* L. Munzi: ''Nuovi treni SEPSA.'' In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 762–765. * ''Le napoletane...'' In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 320 (November 2009), p. 19.

External links

{{commonscat-inline, SEPSA ET.300 SEPSA EN 300 1977 in rail transport 3000 V DC multiple units Train-related introductions in 1977