On June 28th the test run phase began for the first of the twelve “Pendoline EVO” of Italo. The train, manufactured by Alstom for NTV, will premiere on 3 October at Expo Ferroviaria, event to be held in Milan Rho Fiera.
It is a "green" train - says a statement from Ntv - built with recyclable materials and designed according to eco-sustainability criteria, so as to ensure reduced CO2 emissions. THE distributed traction system increases efficiency and regenerates braking energy. The Pendolino EVO will travel at a speed of 250 km/h, is 187 meters long and can accommodate up to 480 passengers in 7 carriages.
To date, the train that has left the plant Alstom of Savigliano, in the province of Cuneo, made its debut on the Milan-Bologna high-speed line. Obviously a busy schedule of tests will follow which will also include the Milan-Turin and Rome-Florence sections. The tests, including aerodynamic tests, are aimed at obtaining the homologation issued by theANSF (National Agency for Railway Safety).
The new twelve trains that Alstom will supply to Italo will enter the NTV package starting from December 2017, to then start circulating at full capacity by May 2018. Thanks to these new trains, Italo will increase frequencies and presence on the main routes, being able to inaugurate new ones, such as for example the Turin-Venice.
But that on the "Pendolino EVO" is not the only news of the day. In fact, NTV has a new shareholder: the private equity fund Peninsula Capital has acquired a 13% stake in the shares of the Italo high-speed train company, becoming one of its major shareholders.
