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The ''Ambrosiano'' was a national (domestic) Italian express train which connected Rome with Milan. The name refers to the patron saint of Milan. For its first 13 years it was a Trans Europ Express (TEE) service (train nos. 78/79).
It was introduced on 26 May 1974,"Summer services, 1974" (changes to). '' Thomas Cook Continental Timetable'' (March 29–April 25, 1974 edition), p. 465. Peterborough, UK: Thomas Cook Publishing. after enough Gran Conforto carriages were delivered. The ''Ambrosiano'' served the same route as the more famous ''
TEE Ambrosiano
{{Italy-hist-stub Named passenger trains of Italy Trans Europ Express Railway services introduced in 1974 Railway services discontinued in 1987
The ''Ambrosiano'' was a national (domestic) Italian express train which connected Rome with Milan. The name refers to the patron saint of Milan. For its first 13 years it was a Trans Europ Express (TEE) service (train nos. 78/79).
It was introduced on 26 May 1974,"Summer services, 1974" (changes to). '' Thomas Cook Continental Timetable'' (March 29–April 25, 1974 edition), p. 465. Peterborough, UK: Thomas Cook Publishing. after enough Gran Conforto carriages were delivered. The ''Ambrosiano'' served the same route as the more famous ''Settebello
The ''Settebello'' was a famous Italian high-speed express train that linked Milano Centrale in Milan with Roma Termini station in Rome, via Bologna and Florence. Introduced in 1953, it was operated by the Italian State Railways (FS) and used t ...
'', but was locomotive
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-type self-propelled trainsets used by the ''Settebello''.'' Thomas Cook Continental Timetable'' (July 1976 edition), pp. 71, 73. Peterborough, UK: Thomas Cook Publishing. Southbound the train departed Milan in the late afternoon and reached Roma around 11 p.m. Northbound, it originally departed in mid-morning, reaching Milan around 4 p.m., but the timings were later moved about 2 hours later.
On 31 May 1987, the ''Ambrosiano'' was changed from a TEE to a two-class InterCity train (nos. IC 534/535).''Thomas Cook Continental Timetable'' (May 31–June 30, 1987 edition), pp. 66, 526–528. By 1994, the IC ''Ambrosiano'' had been discontinued.
See also
* List of named passenger trains of ItalyReferences
External links
*TEE Ambrosiano
{{Italy-hist-stub Named passenger trains of Italy Trans Europ Express Railway services introduced in 1974 Railway services discontinued in 1987