Contract awarded for Verona to Bivio Vicenza high-speed railway section
The IRICAV 2 consortium will be responsible for work on the first section of the high-speed rail development between Verona and Padua.
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Trenitalia’s summer timetable relaunched to meet new demands for mobility
Providing a north to south network is the focus of Trenitalia’s 2020 summer timetable, with new connections to encourage more and more people to leave their cars at home.
Alstom signs agreement with Snam for hydrogen train development in Italy
Alstom and Snam's agreement will work to develop hydrogen-powered trains and the related technological infrastructure for operation in Italy.
DB Schenker to deliver 1,300 tonnes of medical supplies to northern Italy
Destined for the badly affected Lombardy region, DB Schenker is working to transport over 1,000 tonnes of medical supplies from China to Italy in just 15 days, door-to-door.
Naples-Bari high-speed line construction continues with COVID-19 measures in place
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to severely impact Italy, Salini Impregilo has announced that work on the Naples-Bari high-speed line will continue, with strict coronavirus safety measures in place.
FS Italiane shows strong first half profit growth in new report
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FS Italiane has shown strong growth in the first half of 2019, reporting a 2.2 percent rise in its operating revenues to a total of €5.98 billion.
Bombardier and Hitachi to supply Italy with new Frecciarossa 1000 trains
Trenitalia has ordered 14 Frecciarossa 1000's for operation within Italy, which have tops speeds of 360 km/h, the fastest ever service high-speed train in Europe.
Italian operator, FSE has ordered six more EMUs from NEWAG
With the addition of six more electric trains to the existing order, FSE now expects to be operating 11 electric trains by 2020.
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group connects Italy and Germany with rail
This new non-stop connection strengthens intermodal rail logistics offering and increases the volume of freight traffic at Venice port.
Operation of Bombardier’s TRAXX DC3 locomotive is authorised in Italy
The E494 locomotives have achieved authorisation to operate on the Italian rail network, and commercial service is planned to begin in March 2019.
British Steel to supply Italy’s national rail network with 86,000 tonnes of rail
British Steel has supplied more than one million tonnes of heat-treated rail across six continents – enough to build a railway from London to Beijing.
FNM and Stadler sign agreement for the supply of interoperable electric trains
Together with the recently signed contract for the supply of 30 FLIRT DMU, the Stadler train fleet in Italy will grow to over 200 trains.
Rail motorway between Calais and Orbassano is officially open
The service could save approximately 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per trailer per trip; a total saving of 37,200 tonnes of CO2 each year.
Alstom and Italo sign a contract for five Pendolino EVO trains
The additional trains, added to the 25 Italo AGVs operating since 2012, will enable Italo to double its fleet and expand its network across Italy.
Trenitalia orders 54 additional Coradia Stream ‘Pop’ trains
Alstom has been awarded four contracts totalling approximately €330 million by the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, for the supply of 54 Coradia Stream regional trains…
