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FS Class ETR 480, the Glossary

Index 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.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Alfa Pendular, Alstom, Alstom Ferroviaria, Direct current, Electric multiple unit, ElettroTreno, FS Class ETR 460, FS Class ETR 470, Hellenic Train, High-speed rail in Europe, List of high-speed trains, New Pendolino, Overhead line, Pantograph (transport), Pendolino, Tilting train, Volt, 15 kV AC railway electrification.

  2. Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane electric railcars and multiple units
  3. Fiat Ferroviaria
  4. High-speed trains of Italy
  5. Passenger trains running at least at 250 km/h in commercial operations
  6. Pendolino

Alfa Pendular

Alfa Pendular is the name of the flagship Pendolino high-speed tilting train of Portuguese state railway company CP. FS Class ETR 480 and Alfa Pendular are Fiat Ferroviaria and Pendolino.

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Alstom

Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets.

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Alstom Ferroviaria

Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A., formerly known as Fiat Ferroviaria S.p.A., is the Italian division of Alstom. FS Class ETR 480 and Alstom Ferroviaria are Fiat Ferroviaria.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge.

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Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power.

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ElettroTreno

ETR (Italian: Elettro Treno Rapido, "Rapid Electric Train") is a series of Italian high-speed trains. FS Class ETR 480 and ElettroTreno are high-speed trains of Italy.

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FS Class ETR 460

The ETR 460 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) tilting train produced by FIAT Ferroviaria (now Alstom Ferroviaria) since 1993. FS Class ETR 480 and FS Class ETR 460 are 3000 V DC multiple units, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane electric railcars and multiple units, Fiat Ferroviaria, high-speed trains of Italy, passenger trains running at least at 250 km/h in commercial operations and Pendolino.

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FS Class ETR 470

ETR 470 (ElettroTreno 470) is a high-speed tilting electric multiple unit, which is now only operated by the Greek company, Hellenic Train. FS Class ETR 480 and FS Class ETR 470 are 25 kV AC multiple units, 3000 V DC multiple units, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane electric railcars and multiple units, high-speed trains of Italy, passenger trains running at least at 250 km/h in commercial operations and Pendolino.

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Hellenic Train

Hellenic Train S.A., formerly TrainOSE S.A. (ΤραινΟΣΕ Α.Ε.), is a private railway company in Greece which operates passenger and freight trains on OSE lines.

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High-speed rail in Europe

High-speed rail (HSR) has developed in Europe as an increasingly popular and efficient means of transport.

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List of high-speed trains

The following is a list of high-speed trains that have been, are, or will be in commercial service.

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New Pendolino

The New Pendolino is a class of high-speed tilting trains built by Alstom Ferroviaria (Fiat Ferroviaria) for Trenitalia and Cisalpino. FS Class ETR 480 and New Pendolino are 25 kV AC multiple units, 3000 V DC multiple units, Alstom multiple units, high-speed trains of Italy, passenger trains running at least at 250 km/h in commercial operations and Pendolino.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams.

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Pantograph (transport)

A pantograph (or "pan" or "panto") is an apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or electric bus to collect power through contact with an overhead line.

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Pendolino

Pendolino (from Italian pendolo "pendulum", and -ino, a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of high-speed tilting trains (and non-tilting) used in Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia (Czech railways are operating) the UK, the US, Switzerland, China, and Greece. FS Class ETR 480 and Pendolino are Fiat Ferroviaria and passenger trains running at least at 250 km/h in commercial operations.

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Tilting train

A tilting train is a train that has a mechanism enabling increased speed on regular rail tracks.

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Volt

The volt (symbol: V) is the unit of electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI).

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15 kV AC railway electrification

Railway electrification using at are used on transport railways in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, and Norway.

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See also

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane electric railcars and multiple units

Fiat Ferroviaria

High-speed trains of Italy

Passenger trains running at least at 250 km/h in commercial operations

Pendolino

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FS_Class_ETR_480

Also known as ETR 480, ETR 485, FS Class ETR 485.