Image courtesy of Pil56. ETR 500 runs on a power output of 8,800kW. Seating on the ETR 500 trains. Elettro Treno Rapido 500 (ETR 500) is a high-speed electric multiple unit, which has been in ...

I booked a $14 standard-class seat on one of Europe's fastest trains, Italy's Frecciarossa ETR 500. The train reached speeds of almost 300 kph and got me from Milan to Turin in under an hour.

There's no doubt the French do trains well. They do cars well ... The range tops out with a "supercar" equivalent known as ETR 1000. The Frecciarossa ETR 500 has a top speed of 360 km/h.

The ETR 500 trains, which were retitled as Frecciarossa in 2008, can operate at a top speed of 300km/h. Credit: Martin Winkler from Pixabay. Hitachi Rail has signed a contract with Italy’s primary ...