The RENFE Class 490, also known as the ETR 490, is an electric multiple unit constructed by Alstom and Fiat Ferroviaria in 1998/99. 10 units were built which have a max speed of 220 kph / 137 mph. They run under 3 kV DC on Iberian gauge only. Unlike other members of the Pendolino rail family, the ETR 490 trainset is composed of only three cars: two motors vehicles, with driving cabs, and a trailer vehicle in the centre. |