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RE: Bikes and Trains - chrisjo - 04-21-2023

This colorful blob appeared briefly on my screen today, at Bruneck / Brunico in Italy, near the end of the final stage of the 2023 Tour of the Alps cycle race. So of course I had to find out about it.

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Turns out it's a variant of the ubiquitous FLIRT (Flinker Leichter Innovativer Regional-Triebzug in German and Fast Light Innovative Regional Train in English), built by the Swiss manufacturer Stadler, and running on the Pustertalbahn / Ferrovia della Val Pusteria in the South Tyrol / Südtirol / Alto Adige autonomous province of northern Italy, where about 2/3 of the population speak German as their first language, and 1/4 speak Italian.

[Image: mit-der-pustertal-bahn-nach-innichen-928...width=1000]

You learn something new every day.

The day's stage was won from the breakaway by Welshman Simon Carr, and the Tour of the Alps overall was won by a Brit whose team-leader is another Welshman - Geraint 'G' Thomas, so a satisfactory day all round.

RE: Bikes and Trains - Super - 04-21-2023

How do they 'Race' trains?

RE: Bikes and Trains - chrisjo - 04-22-2023

You could ask Bertie?

RE: Bikes and Trains - Super - 04-22-2023

Oh...my mistake...I must have misread it...I thought it was trains racing against each other.

RE: Bikes and Trains - chrisjo - 07-02-2024

Here's a nice-looking train that I spotted yesterday during stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France, in Italy (don't ask!), travelling west towards Torino between Tortona and Alessandria.

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A quick investigation tells us that it's a Trenitalia Caravaggio 'Rock' built by Hitachi Rail Italy, and named after the Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It entered service in 2019.

[Image: elettrotreno-etr-521080-trenitalia-savona-20240405.png]


RE: Bikes and Trains - Super - 07-02-2024

Interesting looking train. I would be interested in seeing the inside layout out of the interior as it pertains to those doors and if, it is two levels.