Flavio Cattaneo, CEO of NTV, and Pierre-Louis Bertina, managing director of Alstom Transport Italy, signed a contract worth €460 million for the purchase of 8 Pendolino high-speed trains, along with 20 years of maintenance. The new trains will expand the operator’s existing fleet and offer additional high speed journeys to its passengers. The first trains are scheduled to be delivered in 2017.
This award, which was made on the basis of a long and rigorous selection process, fully satisfies NTV’s requirements for flexible trains capable of providing excellent performance on both conventional and high-speed lines. The Pendolino high-speed trains ordered by NTV will be used to complement the existing fleet of 25 AGV Italo trains. As a result, the new trains will be able to extend high-speed journey options to a rapidly growing number of passengers.
The Pendolino model destined for NTV can reach a speed of 250 km/h and is part of Alstom’s Avelia range, which includes Alstom’s high-speed and very high-speed trains across the world. The 187-metre-long train will be composed of 7 cars accommodating around 500 passengers. The interior configuration will provide high comfort and improved passenger experience.
