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Chompin' at the bit, one of Italy's ETR 500 trainsets sits at Roma Termini. Thankfully, the Italians have the sense to give their high speed trains an interesting name, even if it's a ripoff of another well-named high speed train...Eurostar (Italia).
Incidentally, the Italians also gave their high speed lines a good name. Instead of LGV (Line of Grand Velocity), SFS (SchnellFahrStrecke), or High Speed Line, the Italians call the fastest routes "Diretissima." Great marketing!
Incidentally, the Italians also gave their high speed lines a good name. Instead of LGV (Line of Grand Velocity), SFS (SchnellFahrStrecke), or High Speed Line, the Italians call the fastest routes "Diretissima." Great marketing!
Image size
1500x1000px 1.13 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shutter Speed
1/200 second
Aperture
F/3.5
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jan 18, 2009, 10:47:36 PM
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"Direttissima" is actually the name of three old lines (Roma-Napoli and Bologna-Firenze built in 1920s and 1930s, and Firenze-Roma built in late 1970s).
Of these three, only the latter was a "high speed" line, built for speeds up to 200km/h.
The new and true italian high speed lines are simply called "TAV" (Treno ad Alta Velocità, High Speed Train) or Alta Velocità (High Speed)... not a very interesting name indeed. XD
The ETR 500 trainsets are changing their colorscheme and name (this grey colorscheme by Giugiaro is actually pretty depressing...), and they're now called Frecciarossa (Red Arrow). ^_^
I'm not a high speed trains fan, but the Frecciarossa looks pretty good, especially because the main Trenitalia coloscheme is the XMPR, which is VERY depressing!
Of these three, only the latter was a "high speed" line, built for speeds up to 200km/h.
The new and true italian high speed lines are simply called "TAV" (Treno ad Alta Velocità, High Speed Train) or Alta Velocità (High Speed)... not a very interesting name indeed. XD
The ETR 500 trainsets are changing their colorscheme and name (this grey colorscheme by Giugiaro is actually pretty depressing...), and they're now called Frecciarossa (Red Arrow). ^_^
I'm not a high speed trains fan, but the Frecciarossa looks pretty good, especially because the main Trenitalia coloscheme is the XMPR, which is VERY depressing!