Trenitalia Frecciarossa ETR1000: FR9612 Bologna Cle-Milano Cle on Linea Alta Velocità 6/11/22

This is an updated version of this video. I created it before I worked out how to avoid the terrible Youtube avc1 codec, which causes awful macroblocking in fast moving scenes. I no longer have the master files, but downloaded the smooshed version, colour graded, sharpened and upscaled it to 2k. This is now as good as it gets. Here is a trip on the high speed line (Linea Alta Velocità) from Bologna C.le to Milano C.le. Trains on this line flash through the Po valley at up to 300km/h. The AV line interconnects with the original line (linea lente- LL) to serve stations such as Modena and Piancenza. There is also a massive new station at Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana. The most northerly part of the line from Milano Rogeredo to Melegnano isn't built to full HSL standard, and is at 3kV DC. It opened in 1997 to increase capacity in and out of Milano. The main part of the line was built to full HSL spec and 25kV AC, so trains using the line need to be bi-voltage. VMax for the 25kV section is 300km/h, though lower speeds are required for the curves around Modena. From Castelfranco, the line switches back to 3kV DC. Bologna C.le now has an underground HSL station- this leads into the HSL to Firenze. I was travelling on service Frecciarossa 9612 (Salerno to Torino PN)- one of Trenitalia's new generation Hitachi ETR1000s ran the service. These look great, but I find the ride quality is variable. In the recording, the most prominent noise is a weird metalic wheezing noise corresponding from vertical movements. I am not sure if this was comming from the coach interconnects or the suspension. Also, at times the ride got very gravelly- I think this was either due to tight, higher speed curves, or viaduct sections where the track was laid on concrete. It seems like Trenitalia doesn't quite have ride of these impressive trains pinned down yet! However, they are a great way to speed through the contryside- they eat up the distance like it was nothing. Index Points: 00:00:00 Leaving the LGV underground platforms of Bologna Centrale- An Italo AGV is in the other platform 00:00:37 Link with the above ground Bologna Centrale platforms 00:01:05 Line to Verona leaves here 00:01:22 Verona line passes under HSL 00:02:28 The Bologna avoiding passes under and joins the Linea Lente (LL) 00:03:25 Interconessione Anzola (Link with LL) 00:04:07 PMAnzola 00:04:26 Trenitalia ETR400 heading south 00:05:30 Switch from 3kV DC to 25kV AC at Bivio Castelfranco Est 00:06:00 Running at 25kV AC means we can now run at 300km/h 00:07:12 PC by via Lsonzo 00:08:55 Secchina River viaduct 00:09:40 Bivio Modena Ovest 00:09:54 Passing Italo AGV on long viaduct 00:11:33 Line runs by the A1 "Autostrada del Sole" 00:12:46 Passing Trenitalia ETR500 heading south 00:14:01 PC Rubiera 00:16:25 Reggio Emilia AV Mediapadana station (FER interchange) 00:18:31 PC Campegine 00:20:42 Trenitalia ETR400 (I think) passing 00:21:14 Bivio Parma Est 00:22:25 Palma-Brescia line passes under 00:23:42 Italo ETR675 passing 00:25:16 Galleria Fontellatto 00:26:06 PC Fontellatto 00:27:51 Fidenza-Cremona line passes under, then Bivio Fidenzo Ovest 00:28:36 Trenitalia ETR500 passing 00:30:04 Tranitalia ETR400 passing (running 1min 30secs behind previous train!) 00:31:00 PC nr Str Riglio 00:32:07 PC Piacenza 00:32:54 Bivio Piacenza Est, then passing over A21 00:34:35 Ponte Stratto di Piacenza over River Po 00:35:19 Linea Lente to Lodi passes under 00:35:33 Bivio Piacenza Ovest 00:36:48 Trenitalia ETR500 passing 00:37:05 Galleria Somaglia 00:38:00 Pavia-Cremona line passes under 00:38:16 PC Livraga- location of 2020 derailment 00:39:00 Italo passing 00:41:05 PC nr Stada Provinciale 188 00:43:17 Bivio Melegnano- we switch back to 3kV DC. From here to Rogoredo, we are on the 1997 line which although new, is only for 200km/h 00:44:04 Ex-Bivio Sordio- this used to be where trains came off the 1997 new line onto the LL, before the 2005 high speed line was built. 00:45:27 Trenord E464 hauling Regionale 00:46:13 The end of fast running as the Linea Lente cuts under, then joins back up with the 1997 line 00:47:52 Phantom road bridge!! 00:48:05 Complex junction before Rogoredo. A1 passes overhead 00:48:30 Milano Rogoredo 00:50:24 Milan Tram!! 00:50:42 Connection to Venezia line (which passes underneath) 00:51:10 Italo AGV passes, as Milano direction to the Venezia line joints 00:51:22 Trenord Caravaggio units 00:51:42 Milano Lambrate, with Trenord E464 / MDVC regionales 00:52:53 Line to Milano Greco diverges, with Trenord E464 / MDVC regionale 00:53:37 Squadro Rialzo workshop, where la Fondazione FS Italiane is based. A preserved Aln668 and class 640 steam loco are present 00:53:58 ETR460 Pendolino in the siding, with an ETR500 arriving in the background, then Trenitalia E464 with MDVE/MDVC coaches, and UIC-Z pilota 00:55:44 Milano Centrale 00:56:14 Milano Airport Express ETR245 00:56:27 Trenord Caravaggio and Trenitalia E464/MDVE/MDVC/UIC-X pilota Regionale at the platform