FS Class ALe 801/940

The ALe 801/940 are a series of EMUs built in the 1970s for the Italian state railway FS, now used by its successor, Trenitalia.

ALe 801 / ALe 940
ALe 801/940 in the originary livery
ManufacturerBreda, Stanga
Constructed1975–1979
Entered service1976–2016
Number built65 ALe 801
65 ALe 940
130 Le 108
Formation4 cars for trainset
ALe 801 + Le 108 + Le 108 + ALe 940
Fleet numbersALe 801.001–065
ALe 940.001–065
Le 108.001–130
Capacity80 seats (ALe 801)
94 seats (ALe 940)
108 seats (Le 108)
Operator(s)Trenitalia
Specifications
Car length26,815 mm (87 ft 11 34 in) (ALe 801/940)
26,110 mm (85 ft 8 in) (Le 108)
Height3,820 mm (150 in)
Wheel diameter1,040 mm (41 in) (ALe 801/940)
940 mm (37 in) (Le 108)
Maximum speed150 km/h (93 mph)
Weight70 t (68.9 long tons; 77.2 short tons) (ALe 801/940)
41 t (40.4 long tons; 45.2 short tons) (Le 108)
Traction systemelectric
Electric system(s)3 kV DC, overhead line
Current collection methodPantograph
UIC classificationBo′Bo′ (ALe 801/940)
2′2′ (Le 108)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge

Description

The ALe 801/940 are usually run in 4 car trains, with a power car at each end (ALe 801 and ALe 940) and two trailers (Le 108) in the middle.

History

In the early 1970s, Ferrovie dello Stato decided to improve the rolling stock for its commuter rail services.

As chopper technology was at that time only at a prototype-state (with the so-called ″Treni GAI″), FS decided to order EMUs with traditional electric equipment. The ALe 801/940 were ordered in 1973, as an evolution of the older ALe 803, with better capacity and acceleration.

These trains were delivered between 1975 and 1979 and put into service around the larger cities of Italy.

Originally painted in a showy orange and yellow livery, that gave them the nickname of "Arancia Meccanica" (Italian title of the movie "A Clockwork Orange," in the late 1990s they received the new ″XMPR-livery,″ based on green and blue tones.

Bibliography

  • Giovanni Cornolò, Automotrici elettriche dalle origini al 1983. Duegi Editrice, 2011 (reprint of 1985). P. 249–260.

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