First dynamic behaviour tests at 300 km/h of the new multi-voltage ETR 500 high speed train on the 3 kV Italian high speed line

The new multi-voltage ETR 500, with 1.5 and 3 kV d.c. and 25 kV a.c. traction system and a top speed of 300 km/h, has been designed to achieve a double aim: to operate the high speed network and the 3kV traditional lines in Italy and to enable operations between...