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October 7, 2020 | News

FS issues tender for track doubling project in Sicily

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) has issued a call for tenders in the Official Journal of the European Union for a track doubling project on the Messina - Catania main line in Sicily.

September 21, 2020 | Policy

CER elects new executive director

MR Alberto Mazzola has been named as the new executive director of the Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER), following a unanimous vote by CER’s general assembly on September 21.

July 24, 2020 | Rolling stock

EIB approves €450m for Trenitalia hybrid trains

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €450m financing package with Trenitalia to support the purchase of 135 new diesel-electric-battery-powered hybrid trains.

July 13, 2020 | Fleet

First train for Italy’s Lazio region delivered

TRENITALIA has received its first new Hitachi Rock EMU for the Lazio region in central Italy.

June 8, 2020 | Financial

FS increases profitability in 2019

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) recorded a 5.4% rise in gross operating profit to €2.6bn in 2019, and a 16.1% jump in operating profit to €800m, while final profit rose by 4.5% to €584m.

April 1, 2020 | Financial

FS maintains medium-term plans despite coronavirus

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) says it is continuing to pursue its medium-term goals, despite the impact of coronavirus.

February 26, 2020 | Metros

Italferr to prepare Genoa monorail feasibility study

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) engineering subsidiary Italferr has won a contract from the Municipality of Genoa to prepare a feasibility study of a new 2.3km elevated monorail to connect Erzelli station with Technological Park, the site of a university campus, hospital and future residential development.

February 24, 2020 | News

FS introduces anti-coronavirus initiatives

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) introduced a series of measures to comply with a new law approved on February 22 by Italy’s Council of Ministers to counter the outbreak of coronavirus or Covid-2019 in Lombardy and Veneto.

February 6, 2020 | High-speed

Two drivers dead in Italian high-speed train accident

TWO people have died and 31 are reportedly injured following a high-speed train accident involving a Trenitalia ETR 1000 set on the high-speed line south of Milan on February 6.

October 14, 2019 | Europe

FS sets its sights on new horizons

Despite Italy’s current political turmoil, Italian State Railways (FS) is forging ahead with a massive €58bn five-year investment programme as it aims to transform itself into a global multimodal player. David Briginshaw analyses FS’ plans and considers the potential impact of the strategy at home and abroad.

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