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EAV awards electric train production and maintenance contract to Stadler
Stadler will produce and maintain 40 electric trains for Ente Autonomo Volturno to use on its Vesuvian lines, increasing both reliability and safety.
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GTS Rail orders three additional BOMBARDIER TRAXX locomotives
Upon delivery of the three locomotives, GTS Rail will boast a fleet of 20 TRAXX units, all of which have been produced by Bombardier.
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Plans to expand Nightjet services in Europe
SBB and ÖBB are working to increase Nightjet services to 25 European destinations from 2023 in response to rising demand for sustainable travel.
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Contract awarded for Verona to Bivio Vicenza high-speed railway section
The IRICAV 2 consortium will be responsible for work on the first section of the high-speed rail development between Verona and Padua.
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Trenitalia’s summer timetable relaunched to meet new demands for mobility
Providing a north to south network is the focus of Trenitalia’s 2020 summer timetable, with new connections to encourage more and more people to leave their cars at home.
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Alstom signs agreement with Snam for hydrogen train development in Italy
Alstom and Snam's agreement will work to develop hydrogen-powered trains and the related technological infrastructure for operation in Italy.
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DB Schenker to deliver 1,300 tonnes of medical supplies to northern Italy
Destined for the badly affected Lombardy region, DB Schenker is working to transport over 1,000 tonnes of medical supplies from China to Italy in just 15 days, door-to-door.
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Trenitalia’s approach to introducing Additive Manufacturing to accelerate spare parts availability
Daniele Rossi, Trenitalia’s Head of Logistics, explains why Italy’s main rail transport company has turned to using Additive Manufacturing (AM) as a transformative approach to manage spare parts availability.
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Naples-Bari high-speed line construction continues with COVID-19 measures in place
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to severely impact Italy, Salini Impregilo has announced that work on the Naples-Bari high-speed line will continue, with strict coronavirus safety measures in place.
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Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane’s approach to sustainable transport
Italy’s largest transport company, the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group, is taking a sustainable approach both in its strategies and in its daily activities, with rail transport playing a key role in achieving wider company objectives. Lorenzo Radice, Head of Sustainability and Valerio Birindelli, Sustainability Expert, explain more.
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FS Italiane shows strong first half profit growth in new report
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FS Italiane has shown strong growth in the first half of 2019, reporting a 2.2 percent rise in its operating revenues to a total of €5.98 billion.
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Bombardier and Hitachi to supply Italy with new Frecciarossa 1000 trains
Trenitalia has ordered 14 Frecciarossa 1000's for operation within Italy, which have tops speeds of 360 km/h, the fastest ever service high-speed train in Europe.
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Italian operator, FSE has ordered six more EMUs from NEWAG
With the addition of six more electric trains to the existing order, FSE now expects to be operating 11 electric trains by 2020.
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The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group connects Italy and Germany with rail
This new non-stop connection strengthens intermodal rail logistics offering and increases the volume of freight traffic at Venice port.
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Operation of Bombardier’s TRAXX DC3 locomotive is authorised in Italy
The E494 locomotives have achieved authorisation to operate on the Italian rail network, and commercial service is planned to begin in March 2019.