Italian railway news – Page 10
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NewsFirenze high speed station and tunnel contract awarded
ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI has awarded a contract valued at more than €1bn to a consortium of Impresa Pizzarotti & C and Saipem for work on the Milano – Roma high speed line through the northern part of Firenze.
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In depthTraction Technology: Diverse fleets demonstrate energy storage advances
ABB’s novel modular battery powerpacks are being deployed on new trains being built by several major manufacturers, as advances in energy storage technology start to become commercialised.
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Metro Report InternationalMilano’s first Tramlink car arrives
ITALY:·Milano municipal transport operator ATM took delivery of its first Stadler Tramlink tram for testing on December 1, with entry into service planned for next spring. Stadler signed its first Italian tram contract in September 2020, a six-year framework agreement to supply ATM with up to ...
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NewsDiesel-battery multiple-units enter service in Napoli
ITALY: The first two diesel-battery multiple-units that Stadler has supplied for Campania regional operator EAV entered service on the Napoli – Piedimonte Matese line on November 24. EAV ordered five Stadler diesel-battery multiple-units in May 2019 at a cost of €35m plus ...
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Metro Report InternationalFifth metro line opens in Milano
ITALY: The initial 5·7 km eastern section of metro Line M4 in Milano opened between Linate Airport and Dateo on November 26. The opening ceremony for the city’s fifth metro line was held at 12.30 by Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milano and Deputy Prime Minister of ...
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NewsProtocol to support completion of the Roma railway ring
ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI has signed a protocol with the Prefecture of Roma aimed at facilitating the completion of the orbital ring railway around the capital. Completing the ring line has been one of RFI’s top priorities for more than a decade, and the scheme has ...
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NewsMercitalia to order 400 locos as part of fleet renewal strategy
ITALY: FS Group freight subsidiary Mercitalia has announced plans to order 400 electric and bi-mode locomotives, and 3 600 next-generation wagons.
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Metro Report InternationalMilano metro fleet to grow
ITALY: Hitachi Rail has been awarded a framework agreement to supply 46 metro trainsets to Milano operator ATM.
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NewsMercitalia orders electric locos
ITALY: Mercitalia has ordered a further 20 Alstom Traxx DC3 electric locomotives for delivery in 2024. The firm order announced on September 20 has been placed using an option on a December 2017 contract for 40 locos, all of which have now been delivered. The locos ...
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NewsTrenitalia and Hitachi sing the Blues
INNOTRANS: Hitachi Rail and Trenitalia unveiled a tri-mode regional multiple-unit in Berlin on September 21 which is branded ‘Blues’ in keeping with the national operator’s musically-themed fleet designations.
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Metro Report InternationalGenova metro expansion
ITALY: Genova municipality has approved plans for a 3 km western branch of the metro with four stations. This is to branch off the existing line at Dinegro and run west to Fiumara with three intermediate stations, including an interchange with the rail network at Sampierdarena. The ...
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In depthItaly: Accelerating the national rail investment programme
Managing Director of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Vera Fiorani and Enrico Giovannini, Minister of Infrastructure & Sustainable Mobility, have confirmed plans to meet sustainability targets and accelerate investment in railway infrastructure as part of Italy’s post-Covid economic recovery programme. Christian Scasso reports.
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Metro Report InternationalRoma narrow gauge line to be rebuilt
ITALY: Modernisation and extension of Roma’s Termini – Giardinetti light rail line including rebuilding from narrow to standard gauge is set to begin next year, with the route to be branded as Line G.
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NewsHigh speed operator deploys white label ticketing platform
ITALY: Trainline’s B2B arm Trainline Partner Solutions has supplied open access high speed train operator Italo with an online multi-modal ticket platform enabling passengers to book travel to destinations beyond the 60 stations that it currently serves. It launched July 21, adding tickets for Italbus buses ...
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NewsTrenord introduces ‘buy now pay later’ option
ITALY: Lombardia regional passenger operator Trenord has introduced ‘buy now pay later’ functionality for ticket purchase made online at trenord.it or through its Trenord app, thanks to a partnership with Milano-based payments company Scalapay. Passengers using regional trains or the premium Malpensa Express services who book ...
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Metro Report InternationalGragnano light rail plan agreed
ITALY: Local municipalities have agreed to develop a 4 km light rail line to connect Gragnano with the terminus of Trenitalia’s Napoli suburban service at Castellammare di Stabia, east of Sorrento. Costed at €33m, the project would make use of a disused railway alignment, which was ...
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NewsRoma ring service restarts after 32 years
ITALY:·Regular passenger services on the 7 km Valle Aurelia to Vigna Clara section of Roma’s orbital ring railwaybegan running with the summer timetable on June 13, 32 years after a service was provided for eight days during the Italia 90 FIFA World Cup. There are initially ...
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NewsGTS Rail targets Iberia
ITALY: GTS Rail has announced a €74m order for Alstom to supply 20 Traxx DC3 locomotives, which will take its fleet to 48 locos, and has said it is looking to enter the Spanish and Portuguese freight markets. GTS Iberia has been established to develop new ...
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NewsSunweb and European Sleeper plan holiday trains to the Alps and coast
EUROPE: Dutch package holiday company Sunweb Group and night train start-up European Sleeper have announced a partnership to offer overnight trains from the Netherlands and Belgium to tourist destinations in France. The companies said their aim is to make ‘sustainable and relaxed’ rail travel more attractive ...
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NewsRFI awards €2·7bn of ERTMS contracts
ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI has awarded four geographical contracts totalling €2·7bn for the deployment of ERTMS on 4 220 km of line. The programme is being financed by the National Plan for Recovery & Resilience, and is in addition to a €500m contract previously awarded to Hitachi ...