
Italian trains fast-forward into the future on a network of high-speed trains, run by the chairman of Ferrari.
The train is a modern version of the French TGV, capable of speeds in excess of 225mph
Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), the first privately owned high-speed train operator in Italy, is to operate a fleet of 25 futuristic-looking trains, travelling at speeds of up to 225mph.
The new services, called Italo, will launch in early 2011 linking cities such as Turin, Milan, Bologna, Florence Naples, Bari and Rome and will reduce journey times by up to a third. The journey from Rome to Milan will fall from more than four hours to three hours.
It will represent a new development for Italian trains, which have a reputation for a lack of punctuality and comfort, and will bring competition to both the state-owned railways and the national airline, Alitalia.
The fleet of 25 trains, called Automotrice Grande Vitesse (AGV) and made by a French manufacturer, Alstom, cost €650 million. The train is a modern version of the French TGV.
The company claims that its environmental credentials are better than those of its rivals – the AGV trains will consume 15 per cent less energy than any current high-velocity trains in operation and, believe it or not, 98 per cent of the trains will be made from recyclable materials.
The AGV produces 2.2g of CO2 (per passenger, per kilometre) – which is 70 times less than is produced by a standard passenger aircraft (153g).
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