what is it?
The ETR 240 (Italian: ElettroTreno Rapido 240; meaning Fast Electric Train, series 240) is an Italian electric multiple unit (EMU) introduced in the 1980s.
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
- Top speed is 1.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 13 minutes.
- 1.1 MW is about 12 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 27 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 86 m long: about 19 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 5
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Breda
- operators
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
- top speed
- 180 km/h
- power
- 1.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3000 V DC catenary
- formation
- Four-car trainset
- length
- 86 m
- weight
- 160 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5324476, Wikipedia: FS Class ETR 240 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.