Super Train
This episode explores under the hood of Europe’s fastest passenger train – the Italo AGV – to unlock the engineering secrets that allow it to shuttle over 450 people between 21 Italian cities at a top speed of 300 kilometres per hour.
From electric motors, each one more powerful than a Formula 1 race car, to reactive roof-mounted pantographs that channel 25,000 volts from overhead cables, this episode reveals the innovative technologies that make the AGV the ultimate super train.