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Perfectly on time, the first of Transport’s New PENDOLINO high-speed tilting trains left the Savigliano (Italy) workshop last week to begin testing on an international circuit in the Czech Republic.
Before leaving, the train was officially presented to authorities and media in Savigliano. The New PENDOLINO, designed by Giugiaro, was entirely manufactured in Transport’s Savigliano and Sesto sites. As such, it was a special day for all the employees who worked and the project and ensured that the deadlines were respected.
This is the first of 26 trains ordered by Trenitalia and Cisalpino in 2004, and which will be running by the end of 2006 in Italy and the beginning of 2007 in Switzerland. To date, over 400 PENDOLINO trains are in circulation around the world, covering more than 200 million kilometres in China, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. The New PENDOLINO is the 4th generation of tilting technology “made in Italy” since its development in the 1970s. ALSTOM’s unique technology, which is particularly suited for windy tracks, enables high-speed trains to run on existing railway lines, reducing journey time by 15% to 30%.
Source: Press Release
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