eastwestdivide
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Just picked up this interesting proposal (in Italian, article from September):
Using HSL-compatible units instead of the current loco hauled stock would speed up journeys between Sicily and the north of Italy.
Also says they're considering fitting some E464 locos with batteries for transferring ordinary rolling stock on/off the ferries.
Ferrovie.it - 12 nuovi ETR.1000 per il Frecciarossa in Sicilia
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Translating the highlights, it says that the preferred solution for new trains to connect Sicily to the Italian mainland is twelve x 4-car Frecciarossa ETR1000 units, running as pairs on the mainland, splitting to go on board the ferry and then continuing as separate portions to Siracusa/Palermo. The units would be dual voltage, 3000 DC and 25kV AC, plus batteries for the shunt onto and off the ferry, doing away with the need for a diesel loco to shunt.12 nuovi ETR.1000 per il Frecciarossa in Sicilia
Using HSL-compatible units instead of the current loco hauled stock would speed up journeys between Sicily and the north of Italy.
Also says they're considering fitting some E464 locos with batteries for transferring ordinary rolling stock on/off the ferries.