FS Class ETR 480
| ETR 480 / ETR 485 | |
|---|---|
ETR 480 | |
| In service | 1997- |
| Manufacturer | Fiat Ferroviaria / Alstom |
| Built at | Savigliano (Cuneo) |
| Family name | Pendolino |
| Constructed | 1997-1998 (ETR 480) |
| Refurbished | 2004-2009 (ETR 485) |
| Number under construction | 1 (Rebuilding damaged ETR 485 - 36) |
| Number built | 15 trainsets |
| Number in service | 14 (ETR 485 - 36 seriously damaged in accident on 24 September 2012, expected to return in service as it is being tested) |
| Formation | 9 cars trainset: 3 1st class cars, 1 bar-restaurant car, 5 2nd class cars. |
| Capacity | ETR 480: 480 seats - 139 1st class, 341 2nd class; ETR 485: 489 seats -146 1st class, 343 2nd class. 2 wheelchair + 23 restaurant. |
| Operators | Trenitalia / Trainose (from 2019) |
| Lines served | Italy: Frecciargento services: Napoli C. - Roma Termini - Firenze C. M. - Bologna C. - Verona P. N. - Bolzano / - Brescia, Roma Termini - Firenze C. M. - Pisa C. - La Spezia - Genova P. P., Roma Termini - Caserta - Benevento - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce, Roma Termini - Napoli Afragola - Salerno - Paola - Lamezia Terme Centrale - Rosarno - Villa San Giovanni - Reggio Calabria Centrale. |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 236.6 m (776 ft 3 in) |
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) |
| Weight | 409 t (403 long tons; 451 short tons) |
| Power output | 6 MW (8,000 hp) |
| Electric system(s) | ETR 480: 3 kV DC Overhead catenary; ETR 485: 3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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 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, and the 480 on both 3 kV DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC.