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Italian north-south high speed line completed
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ITALY: Celebrations were held in Milano on December 5 to mark the completion of the final sections of the north-south high speed rail corridor.
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Assessing current situations
21 July 2009 | By Mr. Mauro Moretti, CEO of Italian Railways (Ferrovie dello Stato), Chairman of CER (the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies) and Vice-President of UIC (the International Union of Railways)
In an interview for Global Railway Review, Mr. Moretti gives his outlook on the European railways situation and also provides details of the important Florence to Bologna high-speed line, due to open in December 2009.
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Productively taking giant steps forward
1 August 2008 | By Michele Mario Elia, Chief Executive Officer, RFI
Michele Mario Elia, Chief Executive Officer of RFI – the Italian Railway Network company, and wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato SpA since September 2006, is a railway veteran who knows how to combine hard work with good humour. In an interview for Global Railway Review, Mr. Elia discusses…
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Successfully overcoming organisational and operational challenges
1 August 2008 | By Vincenzo Soprano, Chief Executive Officer, Trenitalia
Vincenzo Soprano is Chief Executive Officer of Trenitalia – the Italian Railway Transport company, and wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato SpA since September 2006. Speaking for Global Railway Review, Mr. Soprano describes the situation of Trenitalia and general railway transport in Italy.
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Construction of the new Lower Inn Valley Railway
26 November 2007 | By Johann Herdina, General Manager, Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH
The construction of the new Lower Inn Valley Railway is one of Austria’s largest infrastructure projects. By 2012, the first section of the Northern feeder line to the Brenner base tunnel will be constructed on a length of ca. 40 kilometres.
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SBB Cargo’s pioneering role is bringing benefits to customers
30 July 2007 | By Annette Jordan, Head of SBB Cargo Deutschland
What do bananas, undressed timber and pasta all have in common? They are all travelling increasingly by rail thanks to the new rake offers added to SBB Cargo's international wagonload services.
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Substantial plans to ensure Italy’s development
30 July 2007 | By Federico Fabretti, Director of Media Relations, Ferrovie dello Stato S.p.A
Ferrovie dello Stato’s business plan for 2007-2011 was approved by the Government on 4 May 2007. It is a development plan, a turning point and a real revolution from a quality point of view, with the aim of re-launching the Group on the domestic and European market and turning it…
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The need for speed
28 November 2006 | By Giovanni Costa, Responsible for the High-Speed/High-Capacity Net Project of the Financial Division of RFI
The Italian transport system is strongly unbalanced in favour of the road and motorway network. Giovanni Costa, Responsible for the High-Speed/High-Capacity Net Project of the Financial Division of RFI, explained to the Global Railway Review that the constant growing demand for the movement of persons and freight is fulfilled increasingly…
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Italy’s rolling stock commitment continues
15 September 2006 | By Emilio Maestrini, Director of Rolling Stock, Trenitalia
Trenitalia, the transportation company of the Ferrovie dello Stato (State Railways) Group, has been pursuing ambitious investment programmes for a number of years now, with the dual goal of modernising its fleet while guaranteeing its passengers increasingly elevated standards of comfort and safety.
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The railway of the third millennium
3 November 2005 | By Mauro Moretti, Managing Director, RFI (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana)
The Euro is not sufficient to unite Europe: an international railways system is needed to sweep away the borders between the different States by overcoming technological barriers and to compete with air, inland-water and road transport.