FS Class ETR 470

ETR 470
ETR 470 in the Hellenic Train livery
ManufacturerFiat Ferroviaria (now Alstom), Schindler, Vevey Technologies.
Built atFiat Ferroviaria, Savigliano (Cuneo) / Alstom (Italy)
Family namePendolino
ReplacedSBB-CFF-FFS RAe TEE II
Constructed1993-1997
Entered service1996
Refurbished2008 & 2018-2022
Scrapped2015 (Switzerland)
Number built9 + 1 prototype
Number in service5 (Hellenic Train (Greece) from 2022)
Number preserved1 (in Switzerland, for possible museum purposes). Leased to Trenitalia since 31 March 2017 for service on Milano - Gotthard - Zurich / Basel lines.
Number scrapped3 (in Switzerland)
Formation3 first class coaches, 1 restaurant car, 5 second class coaches.
Capacity475 passengers : 151 1st class, 322 2nd class, 2 for disabled persons + 29 in the restaurant coach.
OperatorsCisalpino, SBB + Trenitalia, Hellenic Train
Lines servedAthens-Thessaloniki (Greece)
Specifications
Train length236.60 m (776 ft 3 in)
Car lengthHead: 27.650 m (90 ft 8.6 in)
intermediate: 26.900 m (88 ft 3.1 in)
Maximum speed250 km/h (155 mph)
Weight798 t (785 long tons; 880 short tons)
(normal load)
Power output6,600 kW (8,900 hp) ( hourly ), 5880 kW ( continuous ).
Electric system(s)3 kV DC,
15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC & 25 kV AC railway electrification Overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

ETR 470 (ElettroTreno 470) is a high-speed tilting electric multiple unit, which is now only operated by the Greek company, Hellenic Train. Introduced in September 1996,[1] nine units were built for the Italo-Swiss firm Cisalpino. They were made by Fiat Ferroviaria[2] (now Alstom), and could tilt up to 8°. Today, there are five trains in Greece.[3]

Prior to their arrival in Greece, they performed services under the name Frecciabianca.[4]

  1. ^ Brunhouse, Jay (2001). Traveling Europe's trains (5th ed.). Gretna [La.]: Pelican Publ. ISBN 1-56554-854-X. OCLC 46936207.
  2. ^ Καραγιάννης, Νίκος (5 July 2019). "ΤΡΑΙΝΟΣΕ: Το Pendolino ETR470 στέλνει η Ferrovie στην Ελλάδα;". Ypodomes.com (in Greek). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Πιστοποιήθηκε και το πέμπτο τρένο ETR της Hellenic Train". Athens Transport (in Greek). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Frecciabianca- collegamenti e servizi - Le Frecce - Trenitalia". 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2021.