#4942· FS ETR.460
FS Class ETR 460
🇮🇹 Italy ·built by Fiat Ferroviaria· from 1994· Italian electric tilting train
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ETR 460-34 at Venezia Santa Lucia, 2008: Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Frecciabianca ETR.460 at Roma Termini: Superalbs· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. ETR 460 - Genova Sturla: Ale Sasso· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. ETR 460 at Rome Termini: Matthew Black from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. ETR460-23-a: Utente:Jollyroger· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 6. ETR460-34a-viareggio-7-4-2003-fws: Francisco Welter-Schultes· CC0
- 7. ETR460-34B-viareggio-4-4-2003-fws: Francisco Welter-Schultes· CC0
- 8. ETR460-S-Giovanni-Persiceto-06-95: Marco Cacozza· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Etr460.24 (crop): Luca47· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Etr460.24: Luca47· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The ETR 460 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) tilting train produced by FIAT Ferroviaria (now Alstom Ferroviaria) since 1993. It is also known as the Pendolino after the family of trains from which it comes. The ETR 460 is a development of the ETR 450, a Pendolino EMU developed in the 1970s, being characterized by improved layout, electrical and electronic systems, and improved comfort.
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 32 years ago, in 1994.
- Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 10 minutes.
- 5.9 MW is about 69 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 73 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 236 m long: about 52 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 478: 10 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 32 years (1994–2026).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 1994
- in service from
- 1994
- retired
- 2026
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Fiat Ferroviaria
- designer
- Giorgetto Giugiaro
- operators
- Trenitalia
- top speed
- 250 km/h
- power
- 5.9 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Overhead catenary
- formation
- 9-car trainset
- length
- 236 m
- weight
- 440 t
- capacity
- 478 passengers
- Dutch name
- FS ETR.460
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q902316, Wikipedia: FS Class ETR 460 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.