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| ElettroTreno Rapido 450 | |
|---|---|
 Italian "Pendolino" ETR 450. | |
| In service | 29 May 1988 - 6 January 2015 |
| Manufacturer | Fiat Ferroviaria, Ercole Marelli |
| Built at | Savigliano ( Cuneo ) |
| Family name | Pendolino |
| Constructed | 1987 - 1992 |
| Entered service | 1988 |
| Refurbished | 1993 |
| Scrapped | 2015 |
| Number built | 15 |
| Number preserved | 1 ( for Fondazione FS ) |
| Number scrapped | 14 |
| Formation | 6 cars ( 1st class only ), 8 cars, 9 cars ( 1st and 2nd class ) |
| Capacity | 390 seats: 170 1st class, 220 2nd class / 126 1st class, 264 2nd class. |
| Operators | Trenitalia |
| Lines served | Roma - 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 length | 233.9 m (767 ft 5 in) |
| Maximum speed | 280 km/h (174 mph) (design) 250 km/h (155 mph) (service) |
| Power output | 5568 kW hourly, 5008 kW continuous |
| Electric system(s) | 3kVDCOverhead catenary |
| Current collection | Pantograph |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge |
ETR 450 (ElettroTrenoRapido 450) was the first seriesItaliantilting train (also calledPendolino).
The Pendolino project was started in the 1970s byFIAT Ferroviaria. Development included a number of prototypes, the last of which was theETR 401. This prototype was followed by the ETR 450 series units. The first train entered service on betweenRome andMilan 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 andGenoa-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 byBritish 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 fromhigh speed lines to use inlong-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]
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