Recently the first Finnish Pendolino train was finished. These trains are being built in Finland with some parts coming from Italy. 2 test trains are ordered, and they will be followed by 23 more. Current journey times will be decreased by more than an hour at the largest. The cost for the customer is expected to be 'about the same as in IC trains currently'.
History again repeats itself.
In the end of 50's most long distance trains were hauled by steam locomotives. The routes served were quite similar to the routes comtemplated for the Pendolini. Later on, with the improved locomotives, DMUs ceased to be used for the long distance but instead were used for local routes. It is expected that the Pendolini will go through the same cycle. Austria OeBB wants to try push and pull operation with class 1014, therefore they put a cab into one passenger car for test operations.