Naples Metro L.6

The Naples Metro L.6 is a light metro rapid transit electric multiple unit operated by Metronapoli and later Azienda Napoletana Mobilità (ANM) on the Naples Metro from February 2007 to March 2013 before returning to service in July 2024.
==History==
The L.6 was planned to be used on what was then known as the Linea Tranviaria Rapida (LTR), a rapid tramway line with some underground sections; work on the line started in the mid-1980s. The sets were manufactured from 1988 to 1990; the sets' bodies were manufactured by Fiore, their electrical equipment by Ansaldo and their bogies by Stanga.
By spring 1990, six sets had been delivered; testing of the trains began the same year in anticipation of the LTR's opening in time for the FIFA World Cup, although due to safety issues and Mergellina Station being unable to be completed in time, the LTR was never opened and the trains sat underground in storage. Two more sets were built by Fiore for the line but were never delivered and presumably scrapped. A decision was made to complete Mergellina in 2005, with the old LTR line converted to Naples Metro Line 6; the six trains were then taken out of storage and refurbished for entry into service.
Line 6 commenced service on 4 February 2007, now as a light metro with no connection to tram lines. After an apparent building collapse and poor ridership, the line was closed on 4 March 2013. Plans to reopen the line were initiated in the 2020s, with the trains tested in 2023, whereupon wheel damage was found; wheels from Genoa Metro 10 series cars, which were based on the L.6s, were installed on the trains until new wheels manufactured by Hitachi Rail Italy were installed later in 2023. The line reopened on 17 July 2024 with a new section to Municipio opened alongside it.
New trains manufactured by Hitachi Rail Italy are expected to supplement and replace the L.6s in service from 2025.
==Design==
Car bodies are constructed of a lightweight aluminum alloy. Each set consists of two permanently-coupled powered cab cars; the cars are mounted on a shared bogie, making them articulated. The L.6's design features a high-floor design and other characteristics typical of streetcars.
Up to three sets can be connected in a multiple unit formation at a time.
==Specifications==
The L.6s use an Ansaldo armature chopper control system.
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Category:Fiore locomotives
Category:ANM locomotives
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