Here is a video I took during one hour at the station of Firenze Santa Maria Novella (Firenze SMN) on the 26/06/2024. I have tried my best to identify the trains via the index points.
Firenze SMN is a huge terminus station where regional trains depart for Lucca, Pisa, Livorno, the Cinqueterre coast, Bologna and traditional routes to Rome. Many high speed trains also reverse during their journeys up and down the Direttissima high speed line. I was at the station between 10:0011:00am, so there were no night trains or traditional InterCity trains about.
The station is named after Santa Maria Novella church you can see the bell tower in the background from time to time.
There are changes afoot there is a new "passante" underground line being built, so that high speed trains can run through the city without getting snarled up with regional traffic, or needing to reverse.
Although the videos seem like the station is quite laid back, there is actually an awful lot going on. The amount of high speed train movements is spectacular!
I have wanted to make a video at this classic Italian railway location for ages!
Trains in this video:
Trenitalia:
ETR1000 Hitachi (developed by AnsaldoBreda, Alstom and Bombardier) from 2013 based on Bombardier Zefiro and AB V250 platforms. High Speed train used on FR services.
ETR500 (series 2) AnsaldoBreda 2x multivoltage E404.6xx series power cars from 2006 per train, coaches from 1992. Original 3000v only power cars now E414 and used with InterCity rakes. Current rakes used on FR services
E464 locos with "Vivalto" coaches 728 locos designed by ABB/Adtranz from 1999/2000 production passed to Bombardier. Coaches built in two series by Corifer, AB, then Hitachi. Series 1 have smaller intakes above the windows at the coach ends and different bogies to series 2.
ALn501 "Menuetto" Diesel Coradia Meridian family units built by Alstom in service 2005
HTR 412 "Blues" Trimode (diesel / electric / battery) by Hitachi from 2022. Part of the "Masaccio" family
ETR 561 "Rock" double deck electric units made by Hitachi from 2017
ETR 104 "Pop" single deck electric units made by Alstom from 2019
MDVE and MDVC (media distance vestibole estremo and centrale) coaches from the 1980s.
NTV Italo:
ETR675 Pendolino Evo (non tilting) by Alstom, entering service 2017
ETR575 AGV by Alstom, entering service 2012
SAFRE APS
Vossloh G2000 diesel rented to Trenitalia and Italo for rescue purposes.
Index Points:
00:00:00 Arriving on train R18507 from Lucca E464.633 with ser2 Vivalto coaches
00:00:14 Firenze SMN depot, with Minuetto Diesels, HTR421 Blues and D445
00:01:10 ETR500 35 in old Alta Velocità style colours loco has hybrid old/new livery
00:01:44 D445 Diesel in XMPR colours with MDVE/MDVC coaches
00:01:12 Arriving bin6 by Italo E675 no8
00:03:26 Panorama of station
00:03:38 E464.633 on Bin6 new HTR412 Blues on Bin4
00:03:57 ETR500 09 FR9519 to Salerno
00:05:31 E464.668 still in XMPR colours with Vivalto ser2 coaches
00:05:44 ETR675 02 8953 BolzanoRoma
00:07:16 ETR675 07 8956 NapoliBrescia
00:08:14 Vossloh G2000 of SAFRE APS recovery loco
00:08:30 ETR500 FR9490 SalernoVenice locos in AV livery, coaches in latest FR scheme
00:08:58 HTR412 Blues R18207 to Siena
00:10:34 E464.463 with ser2 Vivalto R18278 from Grosseto
00:11:44 ETR500 09 FR9519 to Salerno
00:13:03 Minuetto Diesel R18892 from Faenza
00:13:20 Minuetto Diesel 90 R18667 from Pistoia
00:13:35 ETR675 11 9916 SalernoTorino
00:15:13 ETR 675 07 8956 NapoliBrescia
00:16:35 ETR521 Rock RV4020 from Livorno
00:17:12 ETR500 FR9490 to Venice
00:18:20 ETR1000 18 FR8507 BolzenRoma
00:18:41 E464.633 R18664 to Pistoia
00:19:28 Minuetto diesel 90 and E464.668
00:19:42 E464 and ser2 Vivaltos R18753 to Arezzo
00:20:17 E464 and ser1 Vivaltos R18280 from Pisa
00:21:10 ETR500 14 FR8506 NapoliBolzen
00:22:16 E464.463 leaving for depot?
00:22:53 ETR 675 11 9916 SalernoTorino
00:23:13 E464 and ser2 Vivaltos RV4021 to Livorno
00:23:37 ETR575 01 9919 TorinoNapoli
00:24:12 ETR521.032 Rock RV4020 from Livorno; ETR104.176 Pop R18280 from Pisa arrive together
00:25:03 Italo ETR 675 8906 RomaVenezia
0025:34 ETR575 08 8947 Torino Reg Calab
00:26:14 Bell tower of Santa Maria Novella church
00:26:31 ETR1000 FR8506 to Bolzano
00:27:22 Minuetto diesel 90 returning to depot?
00:27:56 ETR104.176 R18468 to Pistoia
00:28:22 ETR500 14 continues to Bolzen
00:29:43 ETR1000 08 FR9409 UdineNapoli
00:30:53 ETR575 08 Torino Reg Calab
00:31:31 ETR575 01 9919 TorinoNapoli
00:32:17 ETR1000 46 FR9520 NapoliMilano
00:33:30 ETR675 03 8906 RomaVenezia
00:34:38 HTR412 R18218 from Siena
00:35:12 E464s in DTS with MDVE/Cs R18750 from Arezzo
00:35:53 E464.205 with empty MD coaches
00:36:19 Leaving on ETR521.032 Rock RV2043 to Livorno
00:37:08 ETR500 40 FR9414 SalernoVenezia
00:38:06 Passing Firenze SMN depot
00:38:57 ETR1000 29 heading south on the station avoiding line