Topic: Avelia Pendolino

Analysis Why are the Pendolino high-speed trains still not on the rails in Greece?

Facing delays in the approval process, the Pendolino high-speed trains for the Athens-Thessaloniki route in Greece are still not on the rails, nearly a year after the scheduled…

UK West Coast new speed record attempt failed

An attempt to break a 37-year old speed record on Europe’s busiest mixed-traffic route has failed, by just 21 seconds, on a journey lasting almost four hours. Passenger…

First Greek high-speed train journey to be in March

The first upgraded Alstom Avelia Pendolino ETR470 high-speed train has arrived in Thessaloniki, Greece. The first of the five trains, also named ‘white arrows’, will run between Athens…