Milano Garibaldi station in Milan shortly after 8 AM. Armin Götz from Germany poses in front of the electric high-speed railcar ETR # 252 “ARLECCHINO” of the Fondazione FS Italiane and is photographed by his wife. His IGE-Erlebnisreisen from Hersbruck in Germany has booked the train for a multi-day round trip through Italy for over 80 passengers and organized the journey. On this day, the train traveled from Milan via Pavia-Tortona-Genoa-La Spezia-Pisa to Firenze S.M.N. The four-car multiple unit with a maximum speed of 160 km/h (formerly 180 km/h) and 1490 kW power from the 3000 V direct current overhead line was built in 1960 by Breda in Milan for the Italian state railroad Ferrovia dello Stato (FS) and was in service until 1998. Four trains were delivered in 1960, when the Olympic Games were held in Rome, ETR # 251 to # 254. The trains were initially used on the Milan-Rome-Naples route as Freccia del Vesuvio. Two units ran coupled between Milan and Rome, one of which continued on to Naples. The three sister vehicles had been broken up by 2001, the ETR 252 has been in operation again since 2019, perfectly refurbished. There is a round viewing platform at both ends, each with 8 freely rotating seats. The driver's cab is located in a cupola above.
