New Pendolino
| New Pendolino ETR 600 / 610 (Trenitalia) RABe 503 (SBB) Avant S-114 (Renfe) ED250 (PKP) |
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ETR 600 in Trenitalia livery
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| Manufacturer | Alstom |
| Built at | Savigliano (ITA) |
| Constructed | 2006 – today |
| Entered service | 2008 |
| Number built | 47 + 12 |
| Formation | 7 cars, 4 motors and 3 trailers |
| Capacity | 430 + 2 wheel chairs |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 187.4 m (614 ft 10 in) |
| Car length | 26.2 m (85 ft 11 1⁄2 in) (total length 28.2 m or 92 ft 6 1⁄4 in) |
| Width | 2.83 m (9 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) |
| Weight | 387 t (381 long tons; 427 short tons) 421 t (414 long tons; 464 short tons) (loaded) |
| Axle load | 16.5 t (16.2 long tons; 18.2 short tons) (with passengers) |
| Power output | 5,500 kW (7,400 hp) |
| Electric system(s) | 3 kV DC – 25 kV 50 Hz AC (ETR 600) 3 kV DC – 25 kV 50 Hz AC – 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC (ETR 610) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The New Pendolino is a class of high-speed tilting trains built by Alstom Ferroviaria for Trenitalia, SBB, Renfe, and PKP, known as the ETR 600 / 610, RABe 503, Avant S-114 and ED250 respectively. They represent a further development of the earlier Pendolino models in order to better respond to the requirements expressed by the market and the customers of Trenitalia and Cisalpino.
The name, Pendolino, is used to identify a family of high-speed, tilting-technology trains, produced in Italy. These trains owe their name ( can mean 'small pendulum' in Italian) to the mechanism enabling them to tilt when going round a bend. The maximum tilt of 8 degrees allows the trains to reach a speed that is up to 35% higher than for conventional trains, whilst assuring the greatest safety and comfort for passengers. Developed by Alstom Ferroviaria, which inherited tilting technology (including that of the British Advanced Passenger Train) after its acquisition of former producer Fiat Ferroviaria, they are built at Alstom’s Savigliano plants, in Piedmont, as well as in Sesto San Giovanni near Milan (which will supply the traction converters).
The Pendolino first began service in Italy in 1988, with model ETR 450, followed by ETR 460, ETR 470 and ETR 480. A new model generation was launched in 2006 with ETR 600 for Trenitalia and ETR 610 / RABe 503 for Cisalpino, a railway company that operated trains between Switzerland and Italy. Manufacturer Alstom labeled them as New Pendolino.
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