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Deutsche Bahn signs framework for 100 locomotives
Siemens and DB Cargo AG have signed a framework agreement for the delivery of 100 locomotives for the Rhine-Alpine-Corridor.
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Trenitalia improves rolling stock maintenance using big data
Rolling stock maintenance is an expensive and critical process for a railway company. Trenitalia has managed to make it more effective by using a dynamic maintenance system which combines the Internet of Things (IoT) with analytics and in-memory computing. For Global Railway Review, Trenitalia’s CIO, Danilo Gismondi, shares the details…
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Innovation the key to competition on Italy’s railways
25 July 2016 | By Andrea Giuricin, Strategic Advisor for NTV
The rail industry is constantly faced with new challenges. Until recently rail was considered an ‘old industry’ due to a lack of innovation, but modern digital and sharing cultures are now giving way to new opportunities in the rail sector. As Andrea Giuricin, Strategic Advisor for NTV, explains; Italy is…
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Head-on rail collision in southern Italy
12 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A head-on collision between two passenger trains has occurred in southern Italy with reports suggesting at least 23 people have been killed.
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Vulcano DMU begins operation in Sicily
26 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The first Vulcano Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) supplied by NEWAG S.A. for Ferrovia Circumetnea (FCE), entered passenger service from Catania Borgo railway station in Sicily.
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Naples–Bari and Palermo–Catania–Messina high-speed/high-capacity lines
6 August 2015 | By Michele Mario Elia, CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS Italiane)
The Naples–Bari and Palermo–Catania–Messina high-speed/high-capacity (HS/HC) itineraries are among the main works included in the so-called ‘Unlock-Italy’ Law no. 164 of 11 November 2014. The Italian government aims to give the country a strong sign of recovery in both the economy and employment – commencing in the South – through…
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Titagarh Wagons acquires Firema Trasporti
17 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Indian manufacturer Titagarh Wagons Limited has announced the acquisition of Italy-based rolling stock manufacturer Firema Trasporti.
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RFI installs new computer-based interlocking signalling system
16 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A new computer-based interlocking signalling system, designed by Alstom, has been installed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) at Bari Parco Nord.
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Stadler receives first order for bi-modal trains
14 May 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Stadler revealed it has secured a contract to supply the Valle d’Aosta Region of north-west Italy with five bi-modal trains (BMU).
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Extended Rail Hub Milano reopens
28 April 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
In an opening ceremony in Melzo, Milan, Contship Italia Group celebrated the reopening of the enlarged Rail Hub Milano.
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Current ERTMS/ETCS operation on the RFI network and future development
Signalling experts Fabio Senesi and Gabriele Ridolfi from Italy’s railway network owner RFI take a look at the current status of ERTMS/ETCS in Italy, plus examine the future development of signalling systems for the country.
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The Brenner Base Tunnel – A railway line for the future
5 August 2014 | By Konrad Bergmeister, CEO at BBT SE
The construction of the 64km-long Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) is in full swing. After the completion of three construction lots in Italy and Austria with an investment of €550 million, the next construction lots are on the way. Konrad Bergmeister, CEO at BBT SE – the company tasked with construction…
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Italo: Increasing its high-speed rail market share with quality services
5 August 2014 | By Paolo Ripa, Chief Commercial and Operation Officer at Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV)
Despite the economic crisis, the high-speed rail market is currently experiencing a positive trend compared with other modalities – i.e. air, road, and long-distance ‘traditional’ rail, etc. In fact, GDP (Gross Domestic Product) evolution in Italy has been unhealthy during the last two years: -1.8% in 2013 and -2.4% in…
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Exporting Italian railway know-how and expertise around the world
5 August 2014 | By Matteo Triglia, Managing Director of Italferr
Drawing up plans and designs, calling for tenders and performing works management, supervision and project management functions in respect of all kinds of infrastructure investments in Italy and worldwide are the major areas of operation in which Italferr, the engineering company within the FS Italiane Group, has been engaged since…
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Brenner Base Tunnel construction continues as expected
19 September 2012 | By Konrad Bergmeister, CEO, Brenner Basistunnel BBT SE
Construction of the 64km-long Brenner Base Tunnel is in full swing. Two sections of the exploratory tunnel are completed, the access tunnel in Mules now connects the exploratory tunnel with the surface, and two more logistic tunnels are ready for use. The Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) is a straight, flat…