Avelia Stream
High-speed train family of Alstom
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Avelia Stream is a product family of rolling stock manufacturer Alstom that bundles its single deck high-speed passenger trains with distributed traction and conventional bogies. It is part of Avelia, the high-speed product line of Alstom. Its variants have top operating speeds of between 200 km/h (125 mph) and 300 km/h (186 mph).
| Avelia Stream | |
|---|---|
Alstom Zefiro 380 | |
| Manufacturer | Alstom |
| Family name | Avelia |
| Constructed | 2009–present |
| Specifications | |
| Current collection | Pantograph |
Models
Since 2024, the Avelia Stream family is the union of two different product families:[1]
- New Pendolino, a class of high-speed built by Alstom Ferroviaria (Savigliano, ex Fiat Ferroviaria) for Trenitalia and Cisalpino, and with option of tilting.
- Certain models of the Zefiro family, namely Zefiro 250, Zefiro 380 and Zefiro Express,[2] designed by Bombardier Transportation. The Zefiro 250 has a top operating speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) and is for the moment wholly manufactured in China. The Zefiro 380 has a top operating speed of 350 km/h (220 mph).[3]Zefiro Express is renamed to Avelia Stream Nordic (X80) for its version running in Sweden, which received a 2025 Red Dot Design Award.[4]
History
In August 2025, Virgin and Alstom entered a binding agreement to supply 12 Avelia Stream sets for Virgin's High Speed 1 and Channel Tunnel bid. Rail experts expected these train sets to be a non-tilting variant of the New Pendolino product line.[1][5]
See also
- Siemens Velaro - competitor of similar design.
- Alstom AGV - similar design.
- List of high-speed trains