Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori
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Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori plans to be Europe's first private open access high speed train operator. NTV was created by four Italian businessmen (among them Luca Cordero di Montezemolo) to compete with Trenitalia.[1]
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[edit] Trains
An order for 25 Alstom Automotrice à grande vitesse TGV trains was announced on 17 January 2008.[2][3]
[edit] Routes
By 2011, NTV plans to launch high speed services in Italy using the AGV trains on the TAV lines on the following routes[3]:
- Torino - Milano - Napoli - Salerno
- Roma - Bologna - Venezia
- Roma - Napoli - Bari
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Railway Technology.com article on Italian High Speed Rail, including NTV, Accessed 5 Feb 2008
[edit] References
- ^ Murray Hughes (2007-03-01). Open access high speed bid. Railway Gazette International.
- ^ NTV, the first Italian private railway operator, chooses Alstom for the supply and maintenance of 25 AGV trains
- ^ a b unknown (2008-01-17). Alstom awarded Italian AGV contract. Railway Gazette International.
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