FERROVIENORD, Italy, has signed a contract worth around €100m with AnsaldoBreda for seven additional TSR six-car double-deck EMUs, which will be used on regional services in Lombardy by Trenord, the company's joint venture with Trenitalia.

THE Board of Trenord, the 50:50 joint venture company formed by Trenitalia and North Milan Railways (FNM) in 2011, announced on November 29 it is to exercise options for an additional 23 regional multiple units from two suppliers at a cost of €190m.