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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
, Alstom Fiat Ferroviaria began building locomotives in the 1930s. It became part of Fiat in 1970. Fiat Ferroviaria acquired the rail business of SIG of
During the 1960s and 1970s, Fiat Ferroviaria developed a tilting technology for trains and was the first (and the only one for several decades) to produce active tilting trains with the trademark of Pendolino.
In Italy several classes of Pendolinos were adopted starting from 1976 (
Fiat
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiar ...
. It was founded in 1880 as Società Nazionale Officine di Savigliano.History, Alstom Fiat Ferroviaria began building locomotives in the 1930s. It became part of Fiat in 1970. Fiat Ferroviaria acquired the rail business of SIG of
Switzerland
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in 1995, forming the subsidiary Fiat-Sig. The company had previously owned Argentine company Materfer
Materfer (an acronym for Material Ferroviario S.A.) is an Argentine manufacturer of railway and road vehicles, located in the city of Ferreyra in Córdoba Province. The company was established by Fiat Concord in the late 1950s, being its subsidi ...
until 1998, which now operates as an independent company.
In June 2000 Alstom purchased a 51% shareholding.
Overview
During the 1960s and 1970s, Fiat Ferroviaria developed a tilting technology for trains and was the first (and the only one for several decades) to produce active tilting trains with the trademark of Pendolino.
In Italy several classes of Pendolinos were adopted starting from 1976 (ETR 401 ETR may refer to:
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, ETR 450
ETR 450 (''ElettroTrenoRapido 450'') was the first series Italian tilting train (also called Pendolino).
History
The Pendolino project was started in the 1970s by FIAT Ferroviaria. Development included a number of prototypes, the last of which ...
, ETR 460-65, 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 ...
-85 and the Alstom made ETR600.
Following the success of the ETR 450 series introduced in Italy in 1988 (the 401 series introduced in 1976 consisted of only 2 trainsets and never operated regular commercial service, working more like an "on-wheel laboratory"), tilting systems including bogies, traction, electric and electronic equipment were ordered by several countries:
* Germany (ICE T
DBAG Class 411 and Class 415 are German tilting electric multiple-unit high-speed trains in service with DB Fernverkehr, commonly known as ICE T.
Development
Following the successful inauguration of the Intercity-Express system in 199 ...
)
* Finland ( VR Class Sm3 and VR Class Sm6
Allegro was a high-speed train service, operated by Alstom VR Class Sm6 trains, between Helsinki, Finland, and St. Petersburg, Russia. The service started on 12 December 2010. The aim is to reduce travel time between Helsinki and Saint Petersbur ...
)
* Switzerland (Cisalpino
Cisalpino AG () was a railway company, referred to as CIS in timetables, operating international trains between Switzerland and Italy connecting Basel, Schaffhausen, Zürich, Geneva, Milan, Venice, Trieste, Livorno, and Florence. The ...
)
* Spain (Alaris)
* Portugal ( Alfa Pendular)
* Slovenia (SŽ series 310
SŽ series 310 is a high-speed tilting EMU used on the InterCitySlovenija premium train service in Slovenia, operated by Slovenske železnice since September 24, 2000. It is based on the Italian ETR 460 commonly known as Pendolino. The train is ...
)
* Czech Republic (ČD Class 680
ČD Class 680 are EMUs operating in the Czech Republic, using tilting Pendolino technology intended for the SuperCity train service. Built by Alstom (originally Fiat Ferroviaria), they were largely based on the nine-car ETR 470. While testin ...
)
In February 1999, Virgin Trains West Coast ordered a fleet of Class 390s from Alstom that incorporated Fiat Ferroviaria tilting technology.Virgin Group signs deal for 53 tilting trains for WCML ''Rail Express
This tabulation is for periodicals which do not have their own articles.
Magazines ''Australian Railway''
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* Feb-Mar 1988 is Vol. 2 No. 1.
* Last issue about #23 in approximately Aug 1992.
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Directly or indirectly, 18 countries throughout the world applied the Italian Fiat Ferroviaria tilting technology to their trains, including the United States and China.
See also
* Pendolino family of tilting trains, built by Fiat Ferroviaria *Materfer
Materfer (an acronym for Material Ferroviario S.A.) is an Argentine manufacturer of railway and road vehicles, located in the city of Ferreyra in Córdoba Province. The company was established by Fiat Concord in the late 1950s, being its subsidi ...
, Argentine factory of licensed Fiat rolling stock
* Fiat Materfer 7131
The 7131 was an Argentine diesel multiple unit class, first produced in Italy by Fiat Ferroviaria, then licensed to Argentine company Materfer to continue the manufacturing. Those railcars were introduced in the 1960s to replace the existing rol ...
, railcars built by the company for Argentine urban services
References
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* {{Authority control Alstom Fiat Italian brands Locomotive manufacturers of Italy Rolling stock manufacturers of Italy Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1917 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 2000 1917 establishments in Italy 2000 disestablishments in Italy