FS Class ALe 724
The ALe 724 are a class of EMUs of the Italian Ferrovie dello Stato, projected for suburban and regional services.
| FS Class ALe 724 | |
|---|---|
 ALe 724 in original livery | |
 ALe 724 in XMPR livery | |
| In service | 1982-2023 (except reserve material) |
| Manufacturer | ALe 724: Breda, Fiore (mechanics) AMT, IMP (electrical equipment) Le 884: Breda Le 724: Stanga |
| Constructed | 1982–1984 |
| Number built | ALe 724: 90 units Le 884: 120 units Le 724: 30 units |
| Formation | ALe 724 + Le 884 + Le 884 + Le 724 (30 EMUs) ALe 724 + Le 884 + Le 884 + ALe 724 (30 EMUs) |
| Fleet numbers | ALe 724.001–090 Le 884.107–226 Le 724.001–030 |
| Capacity | ALe 724: 72 seats Le 884: 88 seats Le 724: 72 seats |
| Operator(s) | Trenitalia |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | aluminium alloy |
| Car length | ALe 724: 24,900 mm (81 ft 8 in) |
| Width | ALe 724: 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in) |
| Height | ALe 724: 3,176 mm (10 ft 5.0 in) |
| Floor height | 1,055 mm (41.5 in) |
| Platform height | 250 or 550 mm (9.8 in or 1 ft 9.7 in) |
| Doors | 2 for each car |
| Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) |
| Weight | ALe 724: 55 t (54.1 long tons; 60.6 short tons) Le 884: 30 t (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons) Le 724: 31 t (30.5 long tons; 34.2 short tons) |
| Traction system | electric |
| Acceleration | 1.0 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) |
| Electric system(s) | 3 kV DC, overhead line |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | ALe 724: Bo′Bo′ Le 884: 2′2′ Le 724: 2′2′ |
| Bogies | Fiat |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
History
In 1978 the Ferrovie dello Stato received a series of prototype-EMUs, the so-called "Treni GAI", that had for the first time a chopper technology instead of the classical electric equipment.[1]
As the tests of the "treni GAI" were positive, in May 1979 the FS ordered a series of EMUs derived from them.[2] The lombard regional railway company FNM had already ordered in 1978 some similar railcars, numbered E.750.
The FS ordered 60 trains, each made of 4 elements: 30 trains had two railcars and two trailers (ALe 724 + Le 884 + Le 883 + ALe 724) and due to their high acceleration were destined to the suburban services; the other 30 trains had only one railcar, with a driving trailer on the other side (ALe 724 + Le 884 + Le 884 + Le 724) and were destined to the regional services.[3] Each train can carry 320 seated people.
The trains were delivered from 1982 to 1984; 20 trains in the suburban composition went to the Naples metropolitan service substituting the older ALe 803. The other EMUs went to Milan and Turin.[4]
References
- Cornolò (2011), p. 262–271.
- Cornolò (2011), p. 273.
- Mascherpa (1982), p. 27–28.
- Cornolò (2011), p. 275–276.
Bibliography
- Erminio Mascherpa: Arrivano le elettromotrici ALe 724. In: "I Treni Oggi" Nr. 23 (October 1982). P. 26–30.
- Giovanni Cornolò: Automotrici elettriche dalle origini al 1983. Duegi Editrice, 2011 (reprint of 1985). P. 249–260.
External links
Media related to FS ALe 724 at Wikimedia Commons