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- 1. A2n 001: Ale Sasso· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The A2n 001 was an experimental diesel railcar built in Italy by CaFiCi consortium in 1982. Despite a long test period in several regional lines, the vehicle never came into regular service.
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 44 years ago, in 1982.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1982
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- builders
- CaFiCi
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- weight
- 55 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5284264, Wikipedia: A2n 001 railcar (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.