FS Class ETR 600

The ETR 600, Elettro Treno Rapido 600, is a class of high-speed trains with tilting technology built by Alstom Ferroviaria, belonging to the fourth generation of the Pendolino family. With the active tilting technology the car bodies can be tilted by up to 8 degrees for higher speeds over curves, and the design comes from Giorgetto Giugiaro. Trenitalia ordered 28 new trainsets, which were delivered in mid-2008, and in December 2008 the design was used for the first time in regular service between Rome and Bari. From December 2008 Trenitalia introduced brand names for categorising trains by maximum speed, with Frecciargento, Silver Arrow, for trains with maximum speeds between 250 and 285 km/h. The car bodies developed by Alstom were built at the Alstom plants in Savigliano near Turin and the electrical equipment in Sesto San Giovanni near Milan. A multiple unit consists of seven coaches with 430 seats and two wheelchair spaces and a train length of 187.4 metres; the units are approved for 250 km/h, although 280 km/h was reached during test drives, and the continuous electrical power is 5,500 kW.