Talk:FS Class ALn 772

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I deleted the following item (had been categorized under trivia) but am highlighting it here as it may be worth incorporating into a different article or section in a different article:

The unit ALn 772.3240 was refitted in 1948 as a dome car; the raised lounge with a glass roof in its central part earned it the nickname Belvedere. The official designation was also changed to ALTn 444.3001 (short for Automotrice Leggera con Terrazzino a nafta, light Diesel motor car with terrace). The paint scheme was green-red-yellow, superseded later by a white-light blue livery.
The Belvedere was used on a special week-end fast service between Milan and Sanremo, leaving Milan on Friday evening and going back on Sunday night. It was intended for working people from the city, who needed to reach their wives who were spending the Summer on the seaside.
The weird shape of the car and its fast speed, along with some cunning jokes about the supposed lack of faithfulness of said wives, led to the informal nickname of Cervo Volante (Flying Deer). The fear of growing "horns" may well have led some of the husbands to avoid this particular train, which was finally closed in 1958. The Belvedere was then brought back to its original status, re-designated ALn 772.3424 in 1965, and scrapped in 1984.

This is not a trivia... it is the story of the most famous unit of this group. Can you incorporate this in the text? my english would need some work on--Jollyroger 18:21, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Can you just put the description back without the story about horns...? Or this

At the end of Second World War, the railcar stock, was almost completely destroyed. However, it was gradually rebuilt, starting from the most damaged and the recoverable units: in fact, 392 railcars were put into use in 1948. Among these railcars, the ALn 772 3240, seriously damaged, was spotted for the design of a prototype that could show the rebirth of the Italian style, also in railway field. In this way, and in just 50 days within the OM factories, the “Belvedere” was introduced to the public at the XXVI Milano Exhibition Fair in April 1948. This special kind of railcar, that was similar in its style to some examples already achieved in the US, was designed by the engineer Guglielmo Carlovero, for the structure and by the architect Renzo Zavannella for stylistic and aesthetical innovations. The inside parts of the railcar were the symbol of the research of new raw materials: the cafè, the observation room (belvedere), the open space at both ends were the basis for the a new concept of railway service, fast and comfortable, and anticipated – ten years before – the modern TEE services. Later it was assigned to week-end tourist’ services towards Western Riviera Ligure. It often travelled together with other ALn 772. In 1966 it was converted and classified as ALn 772 3424 and finally, it was withdrawn in 1984.

By the way the car is this, in the picture is a model: http://www.oskartrains.it/images/stories/virtuemart/product/altn_444_fs_os2013.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by Izziomelis (talk • contribs) 23:34, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Use of templates

Template:infobox train would be more appropriate. Peter Horn User talk 23:19, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

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Needs references, a comprehensive lead section and a few photos of the equipment in revenue service. Slambo (Speak) 13:55, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

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