Italy

Roma Termini


 
Side entrance of Roma Termini Station (2013)


Frecciargento (ETR 600) and Frecciarossa (ETR 500) meeting at Roma Termini (2013)

 First generation of Italian tilting train ETR 450 in Roma Termini (2013)

A Frecciargento ETR 460 train at Roma Termini (2013)

Class 403 with InterCity Roma Termini-Milano Centrale (2013)

Frecciarossa (ETR 500) together with a Class 444 in Roma Termini (2013)

Frecciarossa in Roma Termini (2013)

 InterCity car in Bianco-Verde design at Roma Termini (2013)

High-speed train "rush hour" at Roma Termini (2013)

EuroNight 234 "Tosca" Roma Termini-Wien Meidling / CityNightLine 484 "Lupus" Roma Termini-Munich Central

Class 402 ready at Roma Termini to haul EN 234 "Tosca" and CNL 484 "Lupus" (2013)

Austrian day cars on EuroNight 234 "Tosca" at Roma Termini (2013)

Austrian sleeping-car in old design on EuroNight 234 at Rome Termini (2013)

Austrian coucette car on EN 234 "Tosca" (2013)

German day train car on CityNightLine 484 "Lupus" at Roma Termini (2013)

German sleeping and coucette car on CNL 484 "Lupus" from Roma Termini to Munich Central (2013)


EuroNight 220 "Thello" Roma Termini-Paris Bercy

Thello getting ready for departure to Paris Bercy (2013)

Thello is hauled by two class 402 locomotives

Class 402 ready to haul EuroNight 220 "Thello" (2013)

Coucette car on EuroNight "Thello" Roma Termini-Paris Bercy (2013)

 Coucette car followed by a new sleeping car on EuroNight "Thello" (2013)

Modern sleeping car on EN 220 "Thello" (2013)

Restaurant car on EuroNight 220 Roma Termini-Paris Bercy (2013)

Attractive design of night train Thello Roma-Paris (2013)

Another coucette car on EN 220 "Thello" (2013)

Cuocette car in Trenitalia Bianco-Verde design on EN 220 "Thello" (2013)



An ETR 600 train set resting in the evening sun at Roma Termini (2013)

Main entrance Roma Termini (2013)


Milano Centrale

 

Two Trenitalia ETR1000 train sets seen at Milano Centrale (2016) 

The latest addition to the Trenitalia high-speed fleet, the 400 km/h fast ETR1000 (2016) 

EuroCity 15 from Zurich HB on the left and NTV 9925 to Salerno on the right (2016) 

An Italo ETR585 train set getting boarding for Salerno (2016) 

Direct competitors: An Italo ETR585 and a Trenitalia ETR500 set, both bound for Napoli C (2016)

 EC 15 after arrival from Zurich HB at Milano C (2016)

 An ETR610 set seen next to a first generation ETR500 train at Milano Centrale (2016)

 Two Switzerland bound trains, a RE train operated by TILO to Bellinzona and a EuroCity to Zurich HB (2016)

EuroCity 20 bound for Zurich HB seen boarding at Milano C (2016)

 EuroCity 21 from Zurich HB has just arrived to Milano Centrale. This ETR 470 train set is operated by SBB (2014)

Boarding for EuroCity 24 Milano Centrale-Zurich HB. This train set was operated formerly on the same route by Cisalpino a joint venture between Trenitalia and SBB which cheased operations in 2009 (2014)

 First departure of the day EuroCity 12 Milano Centrale-Zurich HB this time operated by a Trenitalia owned ETR 470 set (2014)

And more international traffic: EuroCity 42 to Geneva boarding at Milano Centrale (2014)

A class ETR 610 train set owned by SBB getting ready for its departure to Geneva (2014)

Freccibianca train set in Milano Centrale (2013)

 Another Frecciabianca train set ready for departure to Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

Frecciabianca to Trieste Centrale seen at Milano Centrale (2014)

And another Frecciabianca to Venezia Santa Lucia, this line is served every hour by a Frecciabianca train (2014)

A Frecciabianca train boarding at Milano Centrale (2016) 

Another Frecciabianca train bound for Torino P.N. seen at Milano Centrale (2016)

Two Class 402 engines in Frecciabianca color scheme here seen at Milano Centrale (2014)

 A class 402 engine just arrived with its Frecciabianca train at Milano Centrale (2014)

 Frecciabianca to Venezia Santa Lucia ready for departure at Milano Centrale (2014)


EuroNight 221 "Thello" Paris Gare de Lyon-Milano Centrale-Venezia Santa Lucia


This FS E402 in Frecciabianca color scheme is going to haul EN 221 until Venice SL (2017) 

EN 221 from Paris has reached Milano C well ahead of schedule having a longer stop-over in Milano C (2017) 

 Couchette cars seen on EN 221 "Thello" at its stop in Milano C (2017)

Thello 221 from Paris Gare de Lyon has reached the Lombardic capital in the first day light (2017) 

EN 221 "Thello" consists mainly of air conditioned couchette cars (2017)

EN 221 bound for Venice at its intermediate stop in Milano C (2017) 

Restaurant car on EN 221 "Thello" Paris-Venice (2017) 

There are also three Trenitalia sleepers on EN 221 "Thello" here seen at Milano C (2017) 

EuroNight 221 "Thello" calling at Milano C on its way from Paris to Venice (2017)

Boarding of InterCityNotte (InterCityNight) 765 to Lecce (2014)

InterCityNotte 765 coucette and sleeping cars seen at Milano Centrale (2014)

IC 35669 to La Spezia boarding at Milano Centrale (2016) 

An InterCity bound for Napoli C getting ready for departing from Milano C (2016)

Another Trenitalia InterCity bound for the south boarding at Milano C (2017)

InterCityNotte 755 Milano Centrale-Lecce boarding at Milano Centrale (2013)

 One of the first Frecciarossas towards the south at this early Sunday morning calling at Milano C (2017)

Frecciarossa bound for Napoli C boarding at Milano C (2017)

A Frecciarossa train from Salerno after arrival at Milano Centrale (2016)

 A Frecciarossa train has just arrived from Roma Termini (2014)

Two Frecciarossa high-speed trains seen at Milano Centrale (2014)

Another Frecciarossa just arrived at Milano Centrale (2014)

Boarding for Freccirossa 9663 a direct Milano Centrale-Roma Termini service that does almost 700 kilometer in less than 3 hours on an average speed of about 235 km/h! (2013)

 This time the journey doesn't go to Roma Termini on a Frecciarossa but to Venezia Santa Lucia: Here boarding for Frecciabianca 9749 (2014)

Nice and appealing interior on the Frecciabianca train 9749 on the journey to Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

A local train operated by Trenord seen at Milano Centrale (2014)

Two different ETR 500 generations at Milano Centrale operating as Frecciarossa (left) Milano-Roma  and Frecciabianca (middle) Milano-Venice (2013)

Changing trains in Milano Centrale: Freccirossa from Rome Termini on the right and Regionale to Bergamo on the left (2013)

Boarding for Regionale 2635 to Bergamo hauled by class 464 locomotive at Milano Centrale (2013)

Doubledeck car on Regionale 2635 train Milano Centrale-Bergamo (2013)

Early Sunday morning at Milano C (2017)



Bergamo

 

 Two class 464 locomotives resting with their Regionale doubledeck trains at Bergamo Station (2013)

Regionale leaving Bergamo Station bound for Milano Centrale (2013)


Milano Porta Garibaldi

InterCityNotte (InterCityNight) 795 Coucette car seen at Milano Porta Garibaldi (2013)

TGV 9241 Paris Gare de Lyon-Milano Porta Garibaldi arriving in Milano Porta Garibaldi (2013)

TGV 9241 Paris-Milano (left) and InterCityNotte 795 Torino-Reggio Calabri (right) at Milano Porta Garibaldi (2013)

TGV 9248 "Milano-Parigi" at Milano Porta Garibaldi (2013)

TGV together with a Trenord local train at Milano Porta Garibaldi (2013)

TGV from Paris Gare de Lyon meets NTV Italo from Salerno in Milano Porta Garibaldi (2013)

Two NTV Italo train sets seen at Milano Porta Garibaldi (2013)

View of NTV Italo train "Prima" class car at Milano Porta Garibaldi (2013)

Close-up of a NTV Italo train at Milano Porta Garibaldi (2013)



Venezia Santa Lucia


EuroCity 87 "DB-ÖBB-EuroCity" Munich Central-Venezia Santa Lucia hauled by Austrian Class 1216 has arrived at its final destination (2014)

 Another arrival of EuroCity 87 from Munich Central to Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

 EuroCity 30 from Venezia Santa Lucia to Wien Hbf prior to departure from Venezia Santa Lucia (2017)

EuroCity 1288 "DB-ÖBB-EuroCity" bound for Munich prior to departure at Venezia Santa Lucia (2017)

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

This Frecciarossa ETR1000 arrived about 60 minutes late from Roma Termini to Venezia S.L. (2017) 

Another Frecciarossa ETR500 arriving from Roma Termini at Venezia Santa Lucia (2017) 

Frecciarossa ETR500 train set seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2017) 

Frecciargento ETR600 and Frecciarossa ETR500 train sets seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2017)

Overview of Santa Lucia station with ETR600, ETR500 train sets, a NightJet and a Class 464 (2017)

 Colorful meeting of various high-speed and regional trains at Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

Two Frecciabianca trains (Class 402 and ETR 500) and a new face at Venezia Santa Lucia a NTV Italo (2014)

 A Italo ETR 575 train set seen here in the bright evening sun at Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

Italo high-speed train ETR 575 together with a Trenitalia Frecciargento ETR 600 at Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

Departure of the 7.00 pm Italo service to Napoli C from Venice's Santa Lucia station (2017)

A ÖBB Class 1216 with EuroCity 87 together with a Italo train at Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

 Two different types of Frecciabiancas at Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)


A Class 402 Frecciabianca engine and a Class 464 with a local train (2014)

Local train at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

A Eurostar Italia / Frecciargento ETR 600 train set at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

 Boarding for Frecciabianca to Torino Centrale on the left and Frecciargento to Roma Termini on the right (2014)

Frecciargento 9447 operated by a ETR 600 train set ready for its departure to Roma Termini (2014)

EuroCity 10 to Zurich HB and EuroCity 42 to Geneva prior to departure from Venezia Santa Lucia (2017)

ETR 610 owned by Swiss Railways SBB as EuroCity 42 Venezia Santa Lucia-Geneva (2011)

Two SBB ETR 610 train sets seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

Busy times at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

Eurostar City, Frecciargento and Treno Regionale seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

 A class 464 with a doubledeck train set (2014)

Another local train has arrived to Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

Local train to Bologna Centrale ready to departure from Venezia Santa Lucia hauled by a class 464 locomotive (2011)

 A Class 668 diesel rail car set seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

 A Class 464 with a special color scheme seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

Several local trains seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

 From this tracks local trains to Verona, Adria and many other destinations departure (2014)

First generation ETR 500 with Eurostar City train set seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

 Eurostar City now in a new color and with a new name: Frecciabianca (2014)

Frecciabianca 9749 after arrival from Milano Central (2014)

Late arrival at Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

View towards the railway embankment that connects Venezia Santa Lucia with the main land (2011)

Local train and CityNightLine Venice-Munich seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)



NightJet 236 Venezia Santa Lucia-Wien Hauptbahnhof



NightJet 236 is hauled by a ÖBB Class 1216 (2017)

NightJet 236 prior to departure from Venezia Santa Lucia (2017)

Car 401 is a Couchette car that has not yet received the new NightJet color scheme (2017)

6 bed compartment on the ÖBB Couchette car prior to departure from Venezia S.L. (2017)

Car 402 was a ÖBB sleeping car already in the new NightJet color scheme (2017)

A former DB CNL sleeping car now in service with ÖBB NightJet (2017)

More Couchette cars on the NightJet 236 bound for Vienna (2017)

Couchette car no 276 on NightJet 40236 bound for Munich which will run on NJ 236 until Villach (2017)

Sleeping car no 277 on NJ 40236 bound for Munich prior to departure from Venezia S.L. still in old DB colors (2017)

Seating car no 276 on the Munich bound NightJet 40236 seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2017) 

Overview of NightJet 236/40236 bound for Vienna and Munich at Venezia Santa Lucia (2017)


EuroNight 236 "Venezia-Vienna-Express" Venezia Santa Lucia-Wien Westbahnhof


Class 402 ready to haul EuroNight 236 "Venezia-Vienna-Express" (2011)

Austrian coucette car on EN 236 seen prior to depature from Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

Austrian sleeping car on EuroNight 236 at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

EuroNight 236 "Venezia-Vienna-Express" at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

EuroNight 236 to Wien Westbahnhof ready for departure at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)


EuroNight 440 "Venezia" Venezia Santa Lucia-Budapest Keleti / EuroNight 441 "Nikola Tesla" Venezia Santa Lucia-Beograd


EuroNight 440 / 441 Venezia Santa Lucia-Budapest Keleti / Beograd at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

Hungarian restaurant car on EuroNight 440 "Venezia" (2011)

Hungarian coucette car seen on EuroNight Venezia-Budapest (2011)

Hungarian sleeping car on EuroNight "Venezia" Venezia Santa Lucia-Budapest Keleti (2011)

Serbian coucette car on EuroNight 441 "Nikola Tesla" Venezia Santa Lucia-Beograd (2011)

Class 402 ready to haul EuroNight 440 "Venezia" and EuroNight 441 "Nikola Tesla" at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

EuroNight to Budapest and Beograd on the left and EuroNight to Vienna on the right seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)


CityNightLine 358 "Pictor" Venezia Santa Lucia-Munich Central


CityNightLine 358 getting ready for departure to Munich at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

Italian local train seen next to a German Railways coucette car at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

German coucette car on CNL 358 "Pictor" at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

CityNightLine 358 Venezia Santa Lucia-Munich Central consisted of only three German Railways cars (2011)


One of the last local train departures of the day at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)

Austrian EuroCity cars seen at Venezia Santa Lucia (2011)


Napoli Centrale


An NTV Italo train seen at Napoli Centrale after arrival from Milano Centrale (2016)

A local train set seen at Napoli Centrale (2016)

An ETR500 "Frecciarossa" train calling at Napoli Centrale (2016)

A class 464 with an local train seen at Napoli Centrale (2016)

An Italo train calling at Napoli Centrale on its way from Salerno to Torino (2016)

Another class 464 train set seen at Napoli Centrale (2016)

A Class 402 arriving at Napoli Centrale with a short InterCity train (2016)


Firenze Santa Maria Novella


Firenze's central railway station "Santa Maria Novella" (2014)

The departure hall of Firenze Santa Maria Novella (2014)

Access to the tracks (2014)

A Italo getting ready for departure to Salerno at Firenze Santa Maria Novella (2014)

Frecciargento 9447 from Venezia Santa Lucia to Roma Termini has arrived at Firenze Santa Maria Novella. My first ride on a ETR 600 had been comfortable even so most of the toiletts had been out of order (2014)

 Another Frecciargento on the way to Venezia Santa Lucia (2014)

Frecciargento seen at Firenze Santa Maria Novella (2014)

 Two Frecciarossa ETR 500 train sets seen at Firenze Santa Maria Novella (2014)

Another ETR 500 train set on the way from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini (2014)

Meeting of two Frecciarossa trains at Firenze Santa Maria Novella (2014)

And the new competitor a NTV Italo ETR 575 (2014)

 Nice seating even in the Smart travel class on board the Italo 9934 traveling from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Porta Garibaldi (2014)

Travelling on a top speed of 300 km/h on Italo 9934, but I must say the ride was surprisingly smooth (2014)

Different Frecciarossas operating on the most important Italian domestic route between Milano and Roma (2014)

Various regional trains seen at Firenze Santa Maria Novella (2014)

Two Frecciarossa trains getting ready for their departures towards Roma and Milano (2014)



Bologna Centrale



Overview of Bologna Centrale with a Frecciabianca train set (2017)

EuroCity 84 "DB-ÖBB-EuroCity" Bologna-Munich prior to departure from Bologna C (2017)

 A Frecciabianca train set seen at Bologna C (2017)

 Another Frecciabianca train set calling at Bologna C (2017)

A Trenitalia ETR1000 Frecciarossa train calling at Bologna C (2017)

A Frecciabianca train set calling at Bologna Centrale underground station (2017)

A "Treno Regionale" bound for Porretta Terme prior to departure from Bologna C (2017)



Riola de Vergato



  FS local train Bologna C-Porretta Terme calling at Riola station (2017)


Domodossola


 A train set of Trenord seen at Domodossola station (2017)

 Overview of Domodossola station with Swiss Alps in the background (2017)

 InterRegio 3328 operated by Swiss Federal Railway SBB prior to departure from Domodossola through the Simplon Tunnel to Brig in Switzerland (2017)

One of the last express trains and probably the last international train still operated by SBB with "Einheitswagen II" (standard coaches type II) cars (2017)


Circumvesuviana


Boarding at Napoli Porta Nolana with two FE220 trains in the background (2016)

A Napoli bound ETR211 Metrostar train calling at Pompei Scavi station (2016)

 An express service to Torre de Greco boarding at Sorento station (2016)

A regular FE220 service bound for Napoli Porta Nolana seen at Sorento (2016)

Overview of Sorento station with an ETR211 train set on the left and a FE220 train on the right (2016)