Alstom and NTV, Italy, have signed a contract for the purchase of 4 Pendolino trains and related maintenance services. The contract also includes the extension of maintenance services for NTV’s entire fleet of Pendolino trains from 20 to 30 years. NTV thus leverages two options included in a previous contract signed with Alstom in October 2015 for the purchase of 8 Pendolinos high-speed trains and associated maintenance. The first trains are currently under construction in Savigliano (CN) and are scheduled to be delivered in late 2017, and will be ready to enter service in early 2018.
The four new trains will include the same features and technical specifications as the eight Pendolinos previously ordered. Running at a maximum speed of 250 km/h, the 7-car trains will be 187 metres long and can accommodate around 480 passengers
The Pendolino trains, in addition to the existing fleet of 25 AGVs, will bring up the NTV fleet to a total of 37 Avelia trains. This will allow the private Italian operator to expand its current network and respond to an increasing demand for new routes and higher frequencies.
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