What’s sleek, red, and represents Italian engineering excellence? If you’re thinking about Ducati, then you’re not wrong. However, the answer still may not be exactly what you picture. See, in addition to being the home of Ducati, Italy is also the home of national train system Trenitalia—and very specifically, its high-speed Frecciarossa 1000 (or Red Arrow 1000, in English). In 2023, Ducati Corse and Trenitalia are renewing their partnership for another year—and of course, it involves the very fastest train in the fleet.
Just how high-speed is the Frecciarossa 1000? With a claimed top speed of 400 kilometers per hour, or about 248.5 miles per hour, it’s capable of traveling on all of Europe’s currently existing high-speed rail networks. The secret sauce: 16 engines, two on each of the eight coaches that make up this train.
