FS Class ETR 450


ETR 450 was the first series Italian tilting train.

History

The Pendolino project was started in the 1970s by FIAT Ferroviaria. Development included a number of prototypes, the last of which was the ETR 401. This prototype was followed by the ETR 450 series units. The first train entered service on between Rome and Milan in 1988.
Every train is made up of 9 units. The trains can reach a maximum speed of, service top speed was. The ETR 450 were in use on the Rome-Bari, Rome-Ancona-Rimini and Genoa-Florence - Rome lines. It was relegated to lower services with the introduction of the next generation of Pendolino trains and non-tilting high-speed trains.
In 2004, the tilting mechanism was deactivated, due the end of production of gyroscopic tilting controls and as a precaution, and top speed was reduced to.
From 2015, all trains are out of service.

Characteristics