Vossloh to supply switch components to Sweden and Italy
German rail technology company Vossloh has signed two multi-year framework agreements for supplying switch components to Sweden and Italy. The total price of both deals is 100 million Euros. The Swedish agreement provides the delivery of...Read more
European Commission invests 776 million in rail projects
The European Commission is investing a total of 776 million Euros in rail projects in Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Romania. It is part of a major investment of 4 billion Euros for infrastructure...Read more
Trenitalia launches preventive maintenance of high-speed trains
Italy’s national railway operator Trenitalia will launch the preventive and corrective maintenance project of 59 high-speed trains of the ETR 500 type also called ‘Frecciarossa’ (Red Arrow). The works will be performed by CAF Italia,...Read more
Free workshops at Freight and Terminal Forum
The first high-speed railway service for freight, the Swiss modal shift policy and the SBB-led project towards automated coupling; all these have in common that they are the topic of a workshop at the Freight...Read more
Strukton Rail strengthens position in Italy
Dutch technology company Strukton Rail has increased its stake in the Italian rail contractor Costruzioni Linee Ferroviarie (CLF) from 60 to 100 per cent. The 40 per cent of shares were purchased from Unieco. The...Read more
Stadler to supply more narrow-gauge trains to Italy
Swiss rolling stock producer Stadler will supply four three-car diesel trains to Italian railway operator Ferrovie Appulo Lucane (FAL). The vehicles will serve the 950-millimetre narrow-gauge routes in Apulia and Basilicata regions. The units worth...Read more
PKP Intercity purchased 6 Italian locotractors in 2018
Polish long-distance rail operator PKP Intercity purchased six rail-road locotractors Crab 1500E in 2018. The vehicles worth 2.7 million Zlotys (more than 632 thousand Euros) will improve the shunting operations of the Polish carrier. All...Read more
More Polish trains on Italian tracks
Italian train operator Ferrovie del Sud Est has signed a framework agreement with Polish rolling stock manufacturer Newag for the delivery of six three-car electric multiple units. The final deal will be specified and concluded...Read more
Stadler to supply 30 diesel trains to Ferrovienord
Stadler signed a framework agreement with Italian transport group FNM for supplying thirty battery-equipped diesel-electric trains with an option for twenty additional units. The first units are expected to run on the routes of Ferrovienord,...Read more
Genua railway lines reopen after collapse Morandi Bridge
Two railway lines that were affected by the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genua have been reopened Thursday 4 October. They were closed for more than seven weeks, leading to a significant decline of...Read more
CAF selects Teleste’s onboard systems for its metro trains in Manila and Naples
Railcar manufacturer CAF has selected Teleste’s onboard systems for its metro projects in the Philippines and in Italy. The deliveries will take place in 2019 and they will include 30 metro units for the city...Read more
Alstom and Italo sign a contract for five Pendolino EVO trains
Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori and Alstom have signed a contract worth 330 million Euros for the purchase of five additional Pendolino EVO trains, exercising an option to the contract signed in October 2015. The contract also...Read more
Italy rejects plan to increase speed trains to 350 kilometres per hour
The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the National Railway Safety Agency (NRSA) have rejected a plan to increase the maximum speed of high-speed trains from 300 kilometres to 350 kilometres per hour on...Read more