Stunning CGI animation explodes open one of the world’s fastest trainsthe Italo AGVto reveal the extraordinary technology that it depends on to race miles in less than four hours. Driver Gabriele Cicalini pulls out of Venice’s historic train station at precisely .am. His Italo AGV is the Ferrari of high-speed trains, cutting through the Italian countryside at miles per hour. But even with the horsepower of Formula One cars behind Gabriele, arriving on time in Rome will push man and machine to the brink. En route, Gabriele must handle sharp turns, a crowded national rail network and -mile long tunnels. Can he keep Italo’s reputation intact and deliver hundreds of passengers to Rome safely and on time Exploring the engineering breakthroughs within this -meter-long metal bullet will reveal surprising secrets of how the technology evolved, inspired by extraordinary lessons from nature and history.
Episode : 4
Season : 1
Air Date : 2014-03-25 00:00:00
Stunning CGI animation explodes open one of the world’s fastest trainsthe Italo AGVto reveal the extraordinary technology that it depends on to race miles in less than four hours. Driver Gabriele Cicalini pulls out of Venice’s historic train station at precisely .am. His Italo AGV is the Ferrari of high-speed trains, cutting through the Italian countryside at miles per hour. But even with the horsepower of Formula One cars behind Gabriele, arriving on time in Rome will push man and machine to the brink. En route, Gabriele must handle sharp turns, a crowded national rail network and -mile long tunnels. Can he keep Italo’s reputation intact and deliver hundreds of passengers to Rome safely and on time Exploring the engineering breakthroughs within this -meter-long metal bullet will reveal surprising secrets of how the technology evolved, inspired by extraordinary lessons from nature and history.
