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FS Class ETR 450

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ElettroTreno Rapido 450
Italian "Pendolino" ETR 450.
In service29 May 1988 - 6 January 2015
ManufacturerFiat Ferroviaria, Ercole Marelli
Built atSavigliano ( Cuneo )
Family namePendolino
Constructed1987 - 1992
Entered service1988
Refurbished1993
Scrapped2015
Number built15
Number preserved1 ( for Fondazione FS )
Number scrapped14
Formation6 cars ( 1st class only ), 8 cars, 9 cars ( 1st and 2nd class )
Capacity390 seats: 170 1st class, 220 2nd class / 126 1st class, 264 2nd class.
OperatorsTrenitalia
Lines servedRoma - 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 length233.9 m (767 ft 5 in)
Maximum speed280 km/h (174 mph) (design)
250 km/h (155 mph) (service)
Power output5568 kW hourly, 5008 kW continuous
Electric system(s)3 kV DC Overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Front view

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

History

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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, shortage of gyroscopic tilting controls (now out of production by British Aerospace) resulted in a decision to deactivate the tilting mechanism in the ETR 450. This necessitated a reclassification of the ETR 450, placing it in the same category as most conventional passenger rail, and requiring a decrease in its speed on turns. Overall top speed was also reduced to 200 km/h (124 mph). Subsequent years would see the ETR 450 transferred from high speed lines to use in long-distance conventional lines.

In December 2014, the last of the ETR 450 trains were removed from service, the later years of the model marked by operational delays and maintenance.[1]

Characteristics

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ferrovie.it - Mesta conclusione di carriera per gli ETR.450". Ferrovie.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-10-13.
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