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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 5 (August 2, 1937)

New Railcars in Italy

New Railcars in Italy.

Like most European countries, Italy has recently put large numbers of new railcars on the road. The latest units consist of novel streamlined three coach Diesels known as Fiat motor trains. The train is made up of three articulated coaches, carried on four bogies. Total length works out at page 26

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about 197 feet. Two Fiat twelve-cylinder Diesel engines, developing 400 h.p. at 1,500 r.p.m., drive the train, power being transmitted to the wheels through a four-speed gear-box, a free-wheel device, a reversing pinion and reduction gear. The first car comprises a driving compartment, mail section, luggage compartment, kitchen and lavatory. The centre car seats thirty-six passengers, and the third car forty-two passengers. A restaurant section is included in the centre vehicle, and the third car embraces a rear driving compartment. Maximum speed of this new light-weight train is 100 m.p.h. At the outset, operation is being confined to the Turin-Milan-Venice section. From Turin to Venice is a distance of 260 miles. This is covered in 258 minutes, including a seven minutes' stop at Milan. The highest average speed is attained between Milan and Venice— 167 miles in 160 minutes.