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April 22, 2026 | Freight

FS acquires stake in Italian freight operator

FS Logistix will purchase 30% of private Italian Railway Company (CFI).

March 25, 2026 | Freight

State aid approved for France - Italy piggyback service

Both governments are providing direct grants to relaunch Aiton - Orbassano service.

November 4, 2025 | Technology

Italy unveils €20bn rail digitalisation strategy

Entire Trenitalia fleet to be fitted with ERTMS by 2030 under technology investment plan.

June 9, 2025 | Europe

PJM secures wagon monitoring agreement

Functions of WaggonTracker system include brake monitoring and derailment detection.

May 17, 2024 | Freight

Mercitalia buys more Traxx locomotives

Deal with Alstom for 70 units is worth €323m.

July 31, 2023 | Freight

TX Logistik becomes Germany’s second-largest freight operator

Italian State Railways (FS) subsidiary acquires Exploris Deutschland.

May 11, 2023 | Fleet

TX Logistik signs contract for 40 Vectron MS locomotives

The €300m order includes 15 years’ maintenance plus an option for up to 25 additional locomotives.

November 11, 2022 | Fleet

FS plans €2.5bn investment in freight fleet

This includes the purchase of 400 new locomotives.

June 21, 2022 | Freight

London - Cologne intermodal service to launch in September

The freight train will carry lorry semitrailers using the NiKrasa system.

November 6, 2018 | Freight

SNCF and Mercitalia launch Calais - Turin piggyback freight service

A new Calais - Turin Orbassano intermodal freight service for unaccompanied semi-trailers was launched in Calais on November 6 which, it is hoped, will lead to the transfer of 31,000 lorries from road to rail, saving an estimated 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per trailer per trip.

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