The EN 300 are a series of EMUs built in 1977 for the Italian railway company SEPSA, used on the commuter railways Circumflegrea and Cumana.

EN 300
ManufacturerSOFER, Italtrafo
Constructed1977
Number built7 trainsets
(railcar + control car)
Fleet numbersEN 301–307 (railcars)
RN 301–307 (control cars)
Capacityevery car 74 seats
OperatorsSEPSA
Lines servedCircumflegrea, Cumana
Specifications
Train length101.32 m (332 ft 5 in)
Wheel diameter850 mm (33 in)
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)
Traction systemelectric
Electric system(s)3 kV DC, overhead line
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo′Bo′ + 2′2′
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

Description edit

Each trainset is composed by 2 cars: a railcar (EN 300) and a control car (RN 300).

The numbers are EN 301–307 for the railcars and RN 301–307 for the control cars.

History edit

The EN 300 were ordered in 1976 to renew the train sets of the SEPSA. They were delivered in 1977.

The EN 300 derivate from the ALe 803 of the Ferrovie dello Stato, but with less maximal speed and a shorter loading gauge.

They are used on the Circumflegrea and Cumana lines.

Bibliography edit

  • L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 762–765.
  • Le napoletane... In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 320 (November 2009), p. 19.

External links edit

  Media related to SEPSA ET.300 at Wikimedia Commons