The ETR 480 is a
tilting Electric Multiple Unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number ...
built by
Fiat Ferroviaria
Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A., former Fiat Ferroviaria S.p.A., is the Italian division of Alstom. Fiat Ferroviaria S.p.A. was the rail division of automobile manufacturer Fiat. It was founded in 1880 as Società Nazionale Officine di Savigliano. (now
Alstom
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Ferroviaria) since 1993, It is also known as
Pendolino. It was developed from the first new-generation Pendolino, the
ETR 460. The main difference between ETR 460,
ETR 470 and ETR 480 is that the 460 run only on 3 kV DC, the 470 on both 3 kV DC and
15 kV AC
Railway electrification systems using at are used on transport railways in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, and Norway. The high voltage enables high power transmission with the lower frequency reducing the losses of the traction moto ...
, and the 480 on both 3 kV DC and .
FS Class 485
The ETR 480 was originally built without real 25 kV AC electrical equipment. This equipment is now installed on all the sets and the trains that have been converted are then re-measured on ETR 485.
Export
One of these units has been sent for testing on the Greek railway (
TrainOSE
Hellenic Train S.A., formerly TrainOSE S.A. ( el, ΤραινΟΣΕ Α.Ε., pronounced ''trenosé'') is a private railway company in Greece which currently operates passenger and freight trains on OSE lines. TrainOSE was acquired in September 201 ...
), on the
high speed line between Thessaloniki and Katerini. In August 2018, the specified number of 485,031 was transferred from Italy to Greece for test routes. This was the beginning for converting some
ETR 470 for use by TrainOSE.
Technical information
*max. speed (in service):
*traction system: = 3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC (all 15 trainsets)
*power:
*length:
*mass:
*max axle load:
*max. tilting angle: 8°
*configuration: head coach + 7 middle coaches + head coach
*total number of seats: ETR 480: 480 (341 II + 139 I); ETR 485: 489 (343 ll + 146 l)
See also
*
ElettroTreno
ETR (Italian: ''Elettro Treno Rapido'', "Rapid Electric Train") is a series of Italian high-speed trains.
Tilting EMU trains
* ETR 401
*ETR 450
*ETR 460
*ETR 470
* ETR 480
* ETR 600/610 ( New Pendolino)
These models are often referred as Pendolin ...
*
Alfa Pendular
*
List of high speed trains
*
ETR 460
*
ETR 470
*
New Pendolino
*
Renfe Class 104
The New Pendolino is a class of high-speed tilting trains built by Alstom Ferroviaria (Fiat Ferroviaria) for Trenitalia and Cisalpino. It is derived from a model developed for the Chinese operator Changchun Railway Company, and subsequently dev ...
References
External links
ETR 460 & ETR 480 Photos
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High-speed trains of Italy
Pendolino
ETR 480
The ETR 480 is a tilting Electric Multiple Unit built by Fiat Ferroviaria (now Alstom Ferroviaria) since 1993, It is also known as Pendolino. It was developed from the first new-generation Pendolino, the ETR 460. The main difference between ETR 46 ...
Fiat Ferroviaria
3000 V DC multiple units
25 kV AC multiple units
Alstom multiple units
Passenger trains running at least at 250 km/h in commercial operations