Hitachi Rail to provide Trenitalia with 30 high-speed trains
Hitachi Rail has formalised an agreement valued at 861 million euros with Trenitalia for the procurement of 30 ETR1000 high-speed trains, with an option for an additional ten trains for an extra 287 million euros....Read more
Frecciarossa’s Paris-Lyon connection partially resumes after landslide
The Frecciarossa high-speed trains have been able to partially resume their services, after an interruption caused by a landslide in the Alps, in the Maurienne region. There are now two round trips a day between...Read more
New direct train from Rome to the Pompeii ruins, but only once a month
A new direct Frecciarossa train service now connects the Eternal City of Rome, to Italy’s most popular tourist destination, and one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world: Pompeii. However, this route, the...Read more
Spanish Iryo takes off with inaugural journey
The 21st of November was a major milestone for the Spanish high-speed rail competition, as the inaugural train of operator Iryo took off. There are only a few days left before 25 November, when the...Read more
New Spanish operator Iryo starts ticket sale
The ticket for the first journeys with Iryo are on sale from Sunday. Starting 25 November, Iryo will be the third operator on the Spanish high-speed network with its initial service between Madrid, Zaragoza and...Read more
Alstom transfers Zefiro high-speed trains to Hitachi
Alstom has agreed to transfer business activities of Bombardier Transportation’s contribution to the V300 Zefiro very high-speed train to Hitachi Rail. This transaction was one of the European Commission’s condition for Alstom to acquire Bombardier...Read more
ILSA starts homologation for Spanish debut
New Spanish high-speed operator ILSA started the process of homologation of their brand new fleet. The first ETR 1000, out of a fleet of 20, began the first stage of the process on the Figueras-Perpignan...Read more