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- 1. FS TAF 64: maurizio messa· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
ALe 426/506 TAF (also known as Treno ad Alta Frequentazione or simply TAF) is an Italian Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) used mainly on commuter regional trains. Concept design has been made by Italian designer Pininfarina. Two different companies employ them: Trenitalia and Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM).
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 30 years ago, in 1996.
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 3.6 MW is about 43 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Still in service after 29 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1996–2000
- in service from
- 1997
- status
- in service
- number built
- 100
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Ansaldo, Breda, ABB Group, Titagarh Rail Systems
- operators
- Trenitalia, Ferrovie Nord Milano, ONCF
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- power
- 3.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3000 V DC Overhead
- wheel arrangement
- Bo2+22+22+2Bo (EMU4)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q629394, Wikipedia: Treno ad alta frequentazione (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.