A breath of fresh air for FART
Ticino rail and bus operator FART (Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi) has awarded Stadler a new contract. They will supply eight custom-made electric multiple-units to the Centovalli railway. The trains will be delivered in time for the metre-gauge line’s 100th anniversary in 2023.
FART inside
Stadler said the replacement of older rolling stock with modern and efficient aluminum-bodied EMUs complying with current accessibility legislation would allow FART to meet the needs of local public transport users as well as tourists.
FART in Winter
Stadler is to supply four 63 m long four-car units with 141 seats and a total capacity of 343 passengers for use on the 52 km cross-border route from Locarno to Domodossola in Italy. Four 49 m long three-car trains with 106 seats and a total capacity of 264 for Centovalli local services in Switzerland.
FART in Winter
The trains will have areas for wheelchairs, bicycles and prams, passenger wi-fi providing access to multimedia content, and ‘innovative’ passenger information system.
