- Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori
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Trenitalia SpA Type Joint-stock company Industry Rail Transport Founded 2006 Headquarters Rome, Italy Key people Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Presidente (Chairman)
Giuseppe Sciarrone, Amministratore delegato (CEO)Products Passenger transport Website [1] Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori is an Italian company which plans to be Europe's first private open access operator of 300 km/h high speed trains.[1] NTV was created by four Italian businessmen (among them Luca Cordero di Montezemolo) to compete with Trenitalia.[2] French state railway SNCF has a 20% stake in NTV.[3] The company intended to start services in late 2011, following certification of its trains in mid 2011.[4] This has now been pushed back to early 2012 due to the complexity of the project. [5]
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Trains
An order for 25 Alstom Automotrice à grande vitesse trainsets each with 11 cars was announced on 17 January 2008.[6][7] Alstom will assemble 14 at its La Rochelle plant, while 11 will be produced at Savigliano in Italy.[8] NTV has an option for a further 10 trains. The contract include a 30 years maintenance contract .[9]
Routes
In late autumn 2011 [10][11], NTV plans to launch high speed services in Italy using the AGV trains on the TAV lines on the following routes[1][7]:
- Turin - Milan - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno
- Rome - Bologna - Venice
- Rome - Naples
Disputes
In March 2011, NTV complained that the Italian infrastructure manager, RFI, was obstructing its plans to run train services, by making last-minute changes to network statements. RFI is controlled by the same government group that controls Trenitalia, the incumbent provider of passenger train services in Italy. [12]
See also
- High-speed rail in Italy
- Trenitalia- Italian state owned train operating company
- Treno Alta Velocità (TAV)- in charge of high speed rail infrastructure in Italy
References
- ^ a b Murray Hughes (2008-09-01). "NTV targets 20% market share by 2015". Railway Gazette International. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/ntv-targets-20-market-share-by-2015.html.
- ^ Murray Hughes (2007-03-01). "Open access high speed bid". Railway Gazette International. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//open-access-high-speed-bid.html.
- ^ "Pepy takes a stake in NTV". Railway Gazette International. 2008-10-08. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/pepy-takes-a-stake-in-ntv.html.
- ^ "AGV begins Italian test programme". Railway Gazette International. 2010-01-12. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/agv-begins-italian-test-programme.html.
- ^ "Italie : la compagnie privée NTV retarde son lancement à 2012 (Italy: private company NTV delays launch to 2012)". Ville, rails et transports. 2011-10-27. http://www.ville-rail-transports.com/content/16578-italie-la-compagnie-priv%C3%A9e-ntv-retarde-son-lancement-%C3%A0-2012.
- ^ "NTV, the first Italian private railway operator, chooses Alstom for the supply and maintenance of 25 AGV trains" (Press release). Alstom. 2008-01-17. http://www.alstom.com/pr_corp_v2/2008/corp/48155.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/pr_corp_v2/2008/corp/&idRubriqueCourante=23132.
- ^ a b unknown (2008-01-17). "Alstom awarded Italian AGV contract". Railway Gazette International. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/alstom-awarded-italian-agv-contract.html.
- ^ "NTV unveils Italian AGV livery". Railway Gazette International. 2008-07-17. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/ntv-unveils-italian-agv-livery.html.
- ^ "The AGV reaches 300 km/h during the first test phase on Italian network". Alstom. 24 March 2010. http://www.transport.alstom.com/pr_transp_v2/2010/49210.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/pr_transp_v2/2010/&idRubriqueCourante=13931&cookie=true. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "NTV toward its goal: kick-off in September 2011 - Details" (Press release). Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. http://www.ntvspa.it/en/ntv/pagine/612/NTV-toward-its-goal-kick-off-in-September-2011---Details.html.
- ^ NTV launch delayed until 'late autumn', Railway Gazette International, 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Railway Gazette: NTV brands RFI access changes ‘illegal’". http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/ntv-brands-rfi-access-changes-illegal.html. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
External links
- NTV's official web site
- Railway Technology.com article on Italian High Speed Rail, including NTV
- NTV targets 20% market share by 2015
Categories:- High-speed rail in Italy
- Open-access train operating companies
- Europe rail transport stubs
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