The Italian private company ntv is about to expand its fleet of high-speed trains. At present ntv operates 25 Alstom AGV trains, as of December 2017 eight new Alstom ‘Pendolino’ trains will be added.
ntv desires to intensify its existing services and to add new destinations to its network as well. The Pendolinos will have a maximum speed of 250 km/h, where the AGVs can reach 300 km/h. Both types of vehicles will operate under the brand name .italo.