Frecciarossa 600 (Italy)

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These trains travel at up to 250kmh / 155mph on the high speed lines, but on the other routes they typically travel at up to 175kmh / 110mph.

Seats are automatically allocated when booking any type of ticket online and at stations.

Yes, this is possible when booking on the Trenitalia website, but there is a small additional charge for using this optional service.
How to access this service is explained on the step-by-step guide to using the Trenitalia website, in the 'Exploring the ticket options' section.

It isn't possible to select forward facing seats, primarily because these trains reverse direction when making intermediate calls at the main stations in Florence, Milan, Naples, Rome and Verona

Yes, seat reservations are mandatory when travelling with rail passes on all Frecce services.
See the guide to using rail passes in Italy
Note that the same fees are payable by holders of both First and Second class rail passes.

These trains have bar / bistro cars which can be accessed by all passengers, but Business Class travellers receive a complimentary box containing sweet and savory products.
More info is available on the Trenitalia guide.

The power sockets on this train are compatible with standard E.U. two point plugs.

Yes and it also connects to an on-board info and entertainment portal.

There is a Quiet Zone in Business Class, and it can be accessed when booking with Trenitalia by choosing the 'Silence' ticket type.
Though it looks as though these Quiet Zones are now not available as a booking option when travelling Standard Class.

Trenitalia does not impose set criteria for either the size of luggage or the number of items which can be taken on board.

Yes - see the Trenitalia guide to booking mobility services.

These trains have no specific bicycle storage, so non-folding bicycles must be disassembled and placed in a bag / container no larger than 80x110x45 cm.

If you can take your dog in a container or basket measuring 70x30x50cm no ticket will be required
However, tickets are required for larger dogs which have a flat rate price of €5 when travelling on Monday to Friday and Sunday - and only €1 when travelling on a Saturday.

These ETR 600 trains had been classified as Frecciargento services, but Trenitalia has evidently decided that the very different tilting ETR 485 trains will now be the only trains branded as Frecciargento services.
So they have joined the Frecciarossa family and as a result are being updated, the refurbished trains have a new livery, which differs from the image above, and new features including USB sockets and LED lighting.

These Frecciarossa 600 trains are currently seemingly only used on these two routes

1: Bolzano - Trento - Verona - Bologna - Firenze - Roma
A route shared with Frecciarossa 1000 trains.

2: The daily direct train on the Trieste - Venezia Mestre - Bologna - Firenze - Roma route

Six things worth being aware of:

(1) Before boarding check the carrozza/coach number on your ticket, which will make getting on to the train less stressful.

(2) At some stations that Frecciargento trains call at, there will be information screens on the platform/binario - which will indicate where to wait for the doors to a specific coach.

Where there aren’t any such info screens, the best option can be wait in the middle of the binario and then locate your carrozza/coach when the train arrives.
If need be, board by the nearest door that you can get to before the train departs, and then walk through the train to find your seat.

(3) The carrozza/coach numbers (and the destination information) is shown on an electronic display, to the right of the door

(4) A number 2 on the side of the coach, which is some distance from the door, will indicate that the carrozza/coach is 2nd class, while a 1 indicates 1st class

(5) As all seats are reserved, there is no need to rush -particularly if you are waiting in the zone on the binari where your carrozza/coach will come to a halt.

(6) What you won’t see when entering the carrozza/coach is any indication of between which stations the seat is reserved for.
All you have to do is look for the seat numbers and match it to the seat number on your ticket.
Take your time as the seat numbers can lack logic - you will find them on the walls between the windows and the luggage racks.

Folding bikes can be taken on board as hand luggage.

NON-folding bikes must be disassembled and placed in travel cases, that need to be shown to the conductor, or platform staff prior to boarding.

They need to be stowed in a specific part of the train and the conductor/platform staff will show you where.

Trenitalia's guide to travelling on its trains with bikes (It is in Italian so use Google Translate to make sense of it).