Thello

Thello is a private railway service created by a joint venture between Transdev and Italian state owned railway company Trenitalia.

There is also a restaurant car operated by LSG Sky Chefs, where it is possible to have dinner and breakfast on board.

Train services

Since 11 December 2011, Thello operates night trains between Paris Gare de Lyon and Venezia Santa Lucia railway station. The trains stop at Dijon-Ville, Milano Centrale, Brescia, Verona Porta Nuova, Vicenza and Padova. From 9 December 2012, Thello restarted the service between Paris and Rome, previously operated as Artesia, however that service lasted only for a year and was canceled from 14 December 2013. From 14 December 2014, Thello operates trains between Milan and Marseille, via Genoa and Nice.

Rolling stock

Initially the carriages are leased by Trenitalia while the locomotive is leased from Akiem by SNCF Geodis. The locomotives used are three-system SNCF Class BB 36000 electric locos uprated from 160 km/h to 200 km/h operation in France to the Italian border.