Making its debut next week, Italo has a top speed of 186 km and will connect Milan, Rome and Naples in high style.
ext time you're in traffic on the highway stuck - keep them happy Italians. Some will ride in style next week when the services on the smooth Italo high speed train start.
Management by Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), the Italo-debuted April 28 and will connect Milan, Rome and Naples. It is considered the most advanced trains in Europe.
It has a top speed of 186 km - not the fastest in the world, but still respectful. The record for the fastest commercial service depends on several factors, but Shanghai's maglev train can run at 268 mph.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemoto is a major shareholder in (and chairman) NTV, as French Railways (SNCF). The cars are Ferrari-style painted red and a stylized almost to the end.
The 25 trains in the fleet are manufactured by France's Alstom AGV based on his model (Automotrice Grande Vitesse). They will make use of traction as the AGV, TGV train, a speed record of 574.8 km (357 mph) in 2007, as seen in this video.
Italo trains to 11 cars with a capacity of 460 passengers. The first, business and economy classes called Club, Prima and Smart - will feature leather seats, free Wi-Fi, and ceiling panels in some cars. The cheapest ticket from Milan to Rome (about 300 miles) costs about $ 60.
Services will compete with TRENITALIA, a monopoly on high speed rail in Italy until now, both airlines. NTV hope 9 million annual passengers up at the end of 2014.
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