ETR 500 - Record di velocita' in galleria 362 km/h - Italian high-speed train
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ETR 500 (Elettro Treno Rapido 500) is a family of Italian high-speed trains introduced in 1993.
Designed under the aegis of the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), it is now operated by Trenitalia on RFI tracks.
Although Italy was already a pioneer in rail travel in the 1930s, it was not until the 1960s that the first high speed lines were planned. The opening of the Direttissima line, connecting Florence with Rome, in stages between 1978 and 1991 was the first high speed line in Europe.
In the 1990s FS finally unveiled plans to build a whole new high speed network. As the larger part of the network would be suited for speeds of 300 km/h, new, non-tilting trains had to be designed as the tilting equipment used in the ETR 450, 460 and 480 Pendolino series was not suited for speeds of over 250 km/h.
The new train was to be built by the TREVI (TREno Veloce Italiano, "Italian Fast Train") formed by Ansaldo, Breda, FIAT Ferroviaria, Tecnomasio and Firema Trasporti.
Designed under the aegis of the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), it is now operated by Trenitalia on RFI tracks.
Although Italy was already a pioneer in rail travel in the 1930s, it was not until the 1960s that the first high speed lines were planned. The opening of the Direttissima line, connecting Florence with Rome, in stages between 1978 and 1991 was the first high speed line in Europe.
In the 1990s FS finally unveiled plans to build a whole new high speed network. As the larger part of the network would be suited for speeds of 300 km/h, new, non-tilting trains had to be designed as the tilting equipment used in the ETR 450, 460 and 480 Pendolino series was not suited for speeds of over 250 km/h.
The new train was to be built by the TREVI (TREno Veloce Italiano, "Italian Fast Train") formed by Ansaldo, Breda, FIAT Ferroviaria, Tecnomasio and Firema Trasporti.