Italian operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV) launched its new high-speed trains called .Italo on December 13 at Nola, northwest of Naples.

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Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori is Europe's first private open access operator of 300 km/hr high speed trains.

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NTV was created by four Italian businessmen to compete with Trenitalia. French state railway SNCF has a 20 per cent stake in NTV.

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The test run for the NTV AGV started in December 2010. All coaches have leather seats and free wi-fi.

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One of coaches will have movie screens. The coaches have advanced satellite communication systems for live TV.

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Italo is based on the latest Alstom AGV technology in terms of high speed train, features a system of locomotion distributed throughout the different cars of the train, rather than being in the front and back locomotives.

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The structural architecture eliminates onboard vibration and noise and guaranteeing maximum safety, in addition to reducing maintenance costs by 15 per cent.

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It has been possible to make the Italo by lighter by about 70 tonnes. It reduces energy consumption reduced by 15 per cent.

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Italo offers comfort in terms of both seating and aisles and helps passengers to move and pass by each other with ease.

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Compared to a TGV (France's high speed trains), the energy consumption per seat is roughly 30 per cent lower.