Bombardier unveils Europe’s fastest train

#bombardier #engineering #rail #locomotives Rail technology company Bombardier Transportation recently hosted the world premiere of the Frecciarossa 1000 at its Vado Ligure site in Italy. Built by Bombardier and its consortium partner AnsaldoBreda, Italy, the Frecciarossa 1000 is the newest member of the Bombardier Zefiro family of high-speed trains.

This first train unit will now begin homologation test runs on the rail line between Genoa and Savona, which is also connected to Bombardier’s Vado Ligure site.

Regular passenger service is expected to commence in early 2015.

The V300 Zefiro is the fastest train in Europe, capable of reaching commercial speeds up to 360km/hr (it will reach speeds in excess of 400km/hr on test runs); and with its high rates of acceleration, the train can achieve “excellent travel times”, even on winding routes.