FS Class ETR 450

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).


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