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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Il DMU 001 alla stazione di Misterbianco (3): VincentLR· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Il DMU 003 in sosta alla stazione di Randazzo: Patrick1977· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Newag Vulcano (series DMU 001-004), is a diesel multiple unit railcar, built by Polish manufacturer Newag for the Ferrovia Circumetnea of Catania. The Vulcano was introduced in December 2013, when Italian railroad Ferrovia Circumetnea ordered four two-car trainsets. The first unit from the order was delivered two years later, and Vulcanos began revenue service in May 2016.
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 10 years ago, in 2016.
- 390 kW is about 5 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 37.3 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 172: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2016
- in service from
- 2015
- status
- in service
- number built
- 4
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Newag
- operators
- Circumetnea Railway, Ferrovia Circumetnea
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 390 kW
- gauge
- 950 mm narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'
- length
- 37.3 m
- weight
- 68.8 t
- capacity
- 172 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q21781568, Wikipedia: Newag Vulcano (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.