Thello
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| Type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 6 October 2011 |
| Headquarters |
Trenitalia Veolia Transdev |
| Key people | Albert Alday |
| Services | Trans-national night trains |
| Owner(s) | Veolia Transdev, Trenitalia |
| Website | thello.com |
Thello is a private railway service created by a joint venture between Veolia Transdev and Italian state owned railway company Trenitalia.[1][2]
Since 11 December 2011, Thello operates night trains between Paris Gare de Lyon and Venezia Santa Lucia railway station.[1] The trains stop at Dijon-Ville, Milano Centrale, Brescia, Verona Porta Nuova, Vicenza and Padova. From 9 December 2012, Thello restarted the service between Paris and Rome, previously operated as Artesia.[3]
Thello trains have three classes:[1]
- 6 berth couchette
- 4 berth couchette
- 1-3 berth sleeping compartments
There is also a restaurant car operated by LSG Sky Chefs, where it is possible to have dinner and breakfast on board.[1]
Rolling stock
Initially the carriages are leased by Trenitalia while the locomotive is leased from Akiem by SNCF Geodis. The locomotives used are three-system SNCF Class BB 36000 electric locos uprated from 160 km/h to 200 km/h operation.[1]
The sleeping-cars are type MU, a design originally created for the Wagons-Lits Company, built 1964-1974 but refurbished by Trenitalia in the mid-2000s when LED lighting & corridor CCTV were fitted and carpets removed. Each sleeping-car has 12 compartments with washbasin, each usable as single, double or triple. Couchette cars are of various types and can be used as 4 berth or 6-berth.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Thello brings open access to France". Railway Gazette International. 7 October 2011.
- ↑ "Partnership with Trenitalia and Veolia Transdev". AGI SpA. 6 October 2011.
- ↑ Prochaine ouverture de la ligne Paris - Rome