The Italo is basically an Alstom AGV train with a Ferrari soul, as the internal layout and furnishings have been fully customized for NTV. The trains contain some very cutting edge railway technology.

The first presentation of an Italo train in December 2011. The train is based on the French AGV train, designed and built by Alstom, the creator of the highly successful TGV line of trains.

Europe’s first privately owned high-speed rail operator has presented its Italo AGV train, built by Alstom, which will compete early next year against the Italian state-owned network.

Italy's burgundy red Ferrari on rails is finally going into service. Starting on April 28, the "Italo" will travel at speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour between Milan, Rome and Naples. The ...

Automotrice Grande Vitesse (AGV) Italo, the first train in the AGV series, is currently the fastest operating train in Europe and third fastest train in the world. It will continue to hold the title ...

Commuters in Italy will have a new and very fast method of getting around the country that will open next week. A new high-speed railway is opening with a train called the Italo with a top speed ...

Rail Europe Inc., the North American leader in European rail travel, announces the addition of the new Italo train to its extensive range of rail products.

Hertz and Italo-NTV partnership offers sustainable travel solution for Italy's capital city Michel Taride, President of Hertz International and Executive Vice President, Hertz Corporation: "Hertz ...

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA is in talks to acquire Italian high-speed train operator Italo from Global Infrastructure Partners, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Dynamic tests of the AGV with medium speed of 200km/h were carried out between April and September 2008. The train accomplished a designed speed of 360km/h during the high-speed dynamic tests carried ...

Alstom compares the AGV - successor to the TGV - to the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, in terms of importance and innovation. "That we are here today is testimony to the courage of ...