Germany: Unveiled at the Berlin exhibition is a full-scale model of the vehicle. The three-car low-floor Abe 6/12 EMU is scheduled for launch in 2025 on the 1,000 mm gauge Vigezzina–Centovalli line connecting Switzerland and Italy.
The train is reportedly equipped with a traction system capable of maintaining a top speed of 60 km/h on 60‰ slopes. Its head cars have two sections for wheelchairs as well as folding ramps, with additional areas for bicycles, pushchairs and luggage located near the doors.
Inside the narrow-gauge Stadler train for the Vigezzina–Centovalli line connecting Switzerland and Italy. Source: Javier Castroviejo/X
Stadler is to supply 12 trainsets under this project. The Swiss FART is to receive four 48.9 m-long three-car ABe 6/12s with 95 seats as well as four 63.4 m-long four-car ABe 8/16 with 128 seats. The four remaining ABe 8/16s are to be delivered to the Italian SSIF.
