FS Class 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 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.

ETR 480 / ETR 485
ETR 480
In service1997-
ManufacturerFiat Ferroviaria / Alstom
Built atSavigliano (Cuneo)
Family namePendolino
Constructed1997-1998 (ETR 480)
Refurbished2004-2009 (ETR 485)
Number under construction1 (Rebuilding damaged ETR 485 - 36)
Number built15 trainsets
Number in service14 (ETR 485 - 36 seriously damaged in accident on 24 September 2012, expected to return in service as it is being tested)
Formation9 cars trainset: 3 1st class cars, 1 bar-restaurant car, 5 2nd class cars.
CapacityETR 480: 480 seats - 139 1st class, 341 2nd class; ETR 485: 489 seats -146 1st class, 343 2nd class. 2 wheelchair + 23 restaurant. [1]
Operator(s)Trenitalia / Trainose (from 2019)
Line(s) servedItaly: 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.
Greece: Athens - Thessaloniki (from 2019)
Specifications
Train length236.6 m (776 ft 3 in)
Maximum speed250 km/h (155 mph)
Weight409 t (403 long tons; 451 short tons)
Power output6 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 collection methodPantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

FS Class 485

The ETR 480 was originally built without real 25 kV AC electrical equipment. This equipment is now installed on all the sets and the trains that have been converted are then re-measured on ETR 485.

Export

One of these units has been sent for testing on the Greek high-speed railway between Athens and Thessaloniki. In August 2018, set number 485.031 transferred from Italy to Greece for testing purposes.[2] This is the precursor for converted ETR.470 trainsets to operate this route in the future, with one set being expected to start passenger operation in September 2020, with the remaining four following in March 2021.

Technical information
  • max. speed (in service): 250 km/h (155 mph)
  • traction system: = 3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC (all 15 trainsets)
  • power: 6 MW (8,000 hp)
  • length: 236.6 m (776 ft 3 in)
  • mass: 409 t (403 long tons; 451 short tons)
  • max axle load: 13.5 t (13.3 long tons; 14.9 short tons)
  • max. tilting angle: 8°
  • configuration: head coach + 7 middle coaches + head coach
  • total number of seats: ETR 480: 480 (341 II + 139 I); ETR 485: 489 (343 ll + 146 l)[3]

References
  1. "ETR485-from-June-2012.pdf" (PDF). Dropbox. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. Planinski, Konstantin (20 August 2018). "[SI] ETR 485 31 en route to Greece, TrainOSE tests starting soon". Railcolor News. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. "EN - Trenitalia". www.trenitalia.com. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

See also

Media related to ETR 480 at Wikimedia Commons

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