28.07.2008 New red trains from Alstom

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), the first private rail operator in Italy, has unveiled in Rome the livery of the AGV very high speed train fleet to be used on the Italian rail network from 2011. In January 2008 NTV announced that it had chosen Alstom to supply and maintain 25 ultra-modern AGV trains. The red livery, with a narrow golden stripe along the carriages, is a perfect match for the shape of the trains. Italian flags indicate the train operator’s country of origin.

The contract signed with NTV in January 2008 covers the provision of 25 AGV trains for €650 million. It also includes maintenance of these trains for a 30-year period. There is also an option for another 10 trains. Designed in France, in Alstom Transport’s centre of excellence dedicated to AGV trains, NTV’s units will be assembled on this site (14) and in the Savigliano factory in Italy (11). The AGV prototype is currently undergoing initial trials on high speed test track at the rail test centre in the Czech Republic.

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