Italian railway news – Page 6
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Metro Report InternationalFirenze tram Line 4 railway systems contract awarded
ITALY: The city of Firenze has awarded a consortium of CMB, Alstom, Hitachi Rail and ComNet a contract to supply and install the track, overhead electrification, substations and lighting for the tram Line 4 project. The €50m contract covers Section 4.2 of the line, the outermost ...
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NewsSlow tourism train operator launches first service
ITALY: FS Group’s recently formed tourist train business FS Treni Turistici Italiani has launched its first service. Branded Espresso Cadore, the overnight service between Roma Termini and Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina will run every Friday night until mid-February. On arrival, a connecting bus takes passengers to Cortina ...
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NewsItalian regional operators order hydrogen trains
ITALY: Ferrovie del Sud Est and Ferrovie Nord Milano have placed orders for Alstom Coradia Stream H hydrogen multiple-units to replace diesel trainsets.
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Metro Report InternationalRoma tram framework contract awarded
ITALY: Roma transport operator ATAC has awarded CAF a framework contract for the supply of up to 121 trams. Hitachi Rail, Stadler and Škoda Group had also bid. CAF was named as preferred bidder on September 29, and the contract has now been finalised following government ...
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NewsSoftware expands ticket vending machine capabilities
ITALY: Trenord is the first customer to deploy a ticket machine software platform which Conduent Transportation has developed to provide a user experience similar to a web app and to enable the future sale of new products. The ticket machines accept payment by digital payment apps, ...
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Metro Report InternationalContract let to build Bologna’s second modern light rail line
ITALY: Bologna municipality has awarded a consortium of CMB (lead contractor), Alstom Ferroviaria, Amplia and Alstom Transport a contract to build and commission the 6·9 km first section of the Green Line tramway and to supply rolling stock. Of the €272·2m package, €173m covers the civil ...
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NewsHybrid train comes with ethical certification of its supply chain
ITALY: Hitachi Rail says it is the first rolling stock manufacturer to be able to track not just the environmental impact of its products, but also their social impact via a Social Product Declaration. The SPD for Hitachi Rail’s Masaccio electric-battery-diesel hybrid multiple-units, known as Blues ...
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Metro Report InternationalNapoli Arcobaleno line fleet renewal starts
ITALY: CAF has delivered the first of 10 six-car Inneo metro trainsets ordered by Napoli regional transport EAV for use on the 10·5 km Arcobaleno line between Piscinola Scampia and Aversa Centro in the north of the city. An order for ...
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NewsTrenitalia orders high speed trains equipped to reach the Netherlands
ITALY: Hitachi Rail has signed a €861m contract to supply Trenitalia with a further 30 ETR1000 high speed trainsets. There is a €287m option for another 10 in addition. Announcing the order on November 10, Hitachi said the trainsets with a design speed of 350 km/h ...
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NewsEU recovery funds underwrite two more Italian route modernisation schemes
ITALY: As part of an intensive investment programme underpinned by EU funding, infrastructure manager RFI has awarded two route enhancement contracts totalling €633m. Under a €374·2m contract announced on October 31, a consortium of Eteria Consorzio Stabile Scarl and Salcef is to double-track the 9 km ...
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NewsBari – Martina Franca line electrified
ITALY: Ferrovie del Sud Est has completed electrification of the 81 km line running from Bari through Casamassima and Putignano to Martina Franca. This will save 1 900 tonnes of CO2 a year, FS Group subsidiary FSE said when the electrification was inaugurated on October 16. ...
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In depthItaly: Accelerating ERTMS deployment offers great benefits
Italian infrastructure manager RFI has launched an accelerated programme to equip the entire national network with ETCS by 2036. National ETCS Project Manager Nazzareno Filippini explains the thinking behind the strategy.
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Metro Report InternationalGlimble MaaS app launches in Trieste
ITALY: Arriva has begun offering its Glimble mobility-as-a-service platform in Trieste, covering buses, boats, bike sharing and on-demand services. ‘We want to encourage people to view buses, bikes and other modes of transport as a single network rather than separate services’, explained Angelo Costa, Managing Director ...
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NewsPassenger services resume on two lines in Piemonte after 12-year hiatus
ITALY: Following 12 years without passenger services, trains have started running again on two regional railways in the Piemonte region. The regional government will subsidise each service by €3m annually, says Marco Gabusi, portfolio holder for transport. Trains are to be run by national operator Trenitalia; ...
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NewsDeutsche Bahn to sell Arriva Group to I Squared
EUROPE: German national railway Deutsche Bahn has signed an agreement to sell the whole of Arriva Group to infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital. The transaction announced on October 19 is expected to complete in 2024, subject to customary closing conditions including the approval of the ...
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NewsNew entrant seeks to launch passenger trains on seven routes in Italy
ITALY: Privately owned new entrant Longitude Holding has submitted requests to operate passenger services on one international and six domestic routes, rail regulator ART has confirmed to Railway Gazette International.
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Metro Report InternationalCAF selected to renew Roma tram fleet
ITALY: Roma city transport operator ATAC has selected CAF for a €457m framework contract to supply up to 121 bidirectional trams for use on new and existing lines. Councillor for Transport Eugenio Patanè said it was one of the largest ever tram tenders in Europe, and ...
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Metro Report InternationalItalian government funds more urban rail investment
ITALY: The national Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport announced on September 27 that it had allocated €362·1m towards the completion of tram Line 12 in Torino, extension of the Genova metro and safety improvements on three metro lines in Milano. The agreement means that the full ...
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NewsItalian hydrogen fuel cell multiple-unit unveiled
ITALY: Ferrovie Nord Milano and Alstom unveiled the first hydrogen fuel cell powered Coradia Stream multiple-unit at the Expo Ferroviaria trade fair on October 3.
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NewsMSC takes 50% stake in open access high speed train operator Italo-NTV
ITALY: Global Infrastructure Partners has entered into a binding agreement to sell an approximately 50% stake in open access high speed train operator Italo-Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori to Mediterranean Shipping Co. The other approximately 50% stake will continue to be owned by New York based investor GIP, ...