Electric railcar ETR # 252 "Arlecchino" of the Fondazione FS Italiane, built in 1960 by Breda in Milan for the Ferrovia dello Stato (FS) made a four day round trip around Italy (with a fifth day layover in Roma) for the german IGE Erlebnisreisen from Hersbruck. The train stopped for a photo shooting in Santa Maria la Bruna on the shore of the mediteranean sea, on the way from Bari via Taranto-Metaponto-Potenza-Battipaglia-Salerno-Napoli to Roma Termini this day. The four-car multiple unit with a maximum speed of 160 km/h (formerly 180 km/h) and 1490 kW power from the 3000 V direct current overhead line was built in 1960 by Breda in Milan for the Italian state railroad Ferrovia dello Stato (FS) and was in service until 1998. Four trains were delivered in 1960, when the Olympic Games were held in Rome, ETR # 251 to # 254. The trains were initially used on the Milan-Rome-Naples route as Freccia del Vesuvio. Two units ran coupled between Milan and Rome, one of which continued on to Naples. The three sister vehicles had been broken up by 2001, the ETR 252 has been in operation again since 2019, perfectly refurbished. There is a round viewing platform at both ends, each with 8 freely rotating seats. The driver's cab is located in a cupola above.
