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FS Class ETR 480

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Train length
  
236.6 m (776 ft 3 in)

Power output
  
6 MW (8,000 hp)

Maximum speed
  
250 km/h (155 mph)

Current collection method
  
Pantograph

FS Class ETR 480

Weight
  
409 t (403 long tons; 451 short tons)

Electric system(s)
  
3 kV DC Overhead catenary

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.

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Class 485

ETR 480 were initially built without actual 25 kV AC electric equipment. This equipment is now being installed into all sets and the converted trains are subsequently renumbered ETR 485.

Technical information

  • max. speed (in service): 250 km/h (155 mph)
  • traction system: = 3 kV (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: 480 (341 II + 139 I)

    • References

    FS Class ETR 480 Wikipedia
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