Bologna tunnel boosts speed and capacity

Testing was carried out using RFI's Dia.Man.Te. (Diagnostica e Manutenzione Tecnologica) trainset.

ITALY: A 17·8 km link connecting the Bologna - Firenze and Bologna - Milano high speed lines was brought into service in June. It includes a tunnel under Bologna which allows high speed services which do not stop in the city to run through at speed.

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