FS Class ALe 724
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ALe 724 in original livery
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ALe 724 in XMPR livery
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| Manufacturer | ALe 724: Breda, Fiore (mechanics) AMT, IMP (electrical equipment) Le 884: Breda Le 724: Stanga |
| Constructed | 1982–1984 |
| Entered service | 1982 |
| Number built | ALe 724: 90 units Le 884: 120 units Le 724: 30 units |
| Formation | ALe 724 + Le 884 + Le 884 + Le 724 (30 EMUs) ALe 724 + Le 884 + Le 884 + ALe 724 (30 EMUs) |
| Fleet numbers | ALe 724.001–090 Le 884.107–226 Le 724.001–030 |
| Capacity | ALe 724: 72 seats Le 884: 88 seats Le 724: 72 seats |
| Operator(s) | Trenitalia |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | aluminium alloy |
| Car length | ALe 724: 24,900 mm (980 in) |
| Width | ALe 724: 2,950 mm (116 in) |
| Height | ALe 724: 3,176 mm (125.0 in) |
| Floor height | 1,055 mm (41.5 in) |
| Platform height | 250 or 550 mm (9.8 or 21.7 in) |
| Doors | 2 for each car |
| Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) |
| Weight | ALe 724: 55 t (54.1 long tons; 60.6 short tons) Le 884: 30 t (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons) Le 724: 31 t (30.5 long tons; 34.2 short tons) |
| Traction system | electric |
| Acceleration | 1.0 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) |
| Electric system(s) | 3 kV DC, overhead line |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | ALe 724: Bo′Bo′ Le 884: 2′2′ Le 724: 2′2′ |
| Bogies | Fiat |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The ALe 724 are a class of EMUs of the Italian Ferrovie dello Stato, projected for suburban and regional services.
In 1978 the Ferrovie dello Stato received a series of prototype-EMUs, the so-called ″Treni GAI″, that had for the first time a chopper technology instead of the classical electric equipment.
As the tests of the ″treni GAI″ were positive, in May 1979 the FS ordered a series of EMUs derived from them. The lombard regional railway company FNM had already ordered in 1978 some similar railcars, numbered E.750.
The FS ordered 60 trains, each made of 4 elements: 30 trains had two railcars and two trailers (ALe 724 + Le 884 + Le 883 + ALe 724) and due to their high acceleration were destined to the suburban services; the other 30 trains had only one railcar, with a pilot trailer on the other side (ALe 724 + Le 884 + Le 884 + Le 724) and were destined to the regional services. Each train can carry 320 sitted people.
The trains were delivered from 1982 to 1984; 20 trains in the suburban composition went to the Naples metropolitan service substituting the older ALe 803. The other EMUs went to Milan and Turin.
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