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Marco Chiandoni

December 2, 2019 | Light Rail

Funding approved for Bergamo - Villa D'Alme light rail line

THE Italian government has announced it will provide €125m in funding for the Bergamo - Villa D'Alme light rail Line T2 in Lombardy, allowing the project to proceed.

May 14, 2019 | Metros

Genoa metro extension secures key MoU

THE Municipality of Genoa and Italian State Railways (FS) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop land owned by the railway to support the long-proposed extension of the city’s metro to Martinez and Canepari.

May 8, 2019 | Fleet

Alto Adige orders Bombardier EMUs for cross-border services

THE government of the Italian autonomous province of Alto Adige confirmed on May 6 that Bombardier has been selected for a €65.8m contract to supply seven multi-system EMUs to Alto Adige Transport (STA) for cross-border operation into Austria.

April 18, 2019 | Financial

FS board approves €1.75bn bond issue

THE board of Italian State Railways (FS) has approved a €1.75bn bond issue, which will be used to finance investment in new infrastructure and rolling stock.

February 7, 2019 | Asia

Italian joint venture to design Himalayan rail tunnel

INDIAN Railways has awarded an Italian joint venture of Italferr and Lombardi a €5m design and project management contract for a 12km tunnel on the Rishikesh - Karnaprayag line in the Himalayas.

February 5, 2019 | Fleet

Trenitalia prepares to launch former V250 Fyra EMUs

TRENITALIA moved a step closer to the introduction of its fleet of former Netherlands Railways (NS) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) V250 Fyra EMUs on February 4 with the start of pre-launch operation on the Milan - Pescara route.

February 4, 2019 | Main line

Arriva challenges Valle d’Aosta regional contract award

ARRIVA filed an appeal at the Valle d'Aosta Regional Administrative Court on January 25 seeking the annulment of a contract awarded to Trenitalia for the operation of train services in the region.

January 29, 2019 | Metros

€425m Rome metro investment deal signed

THE mayor of Rome, Ms Virginia Raggi, and Italy’s minister of infrastructure and transport, Mr Danilo Toninelli, signed an agreement on January 22 to invest €425m in the refurbishment of Rome metro lines A and B, which together total 46km, as well as to upgrade rolling stock.

November 13, 2018 | Light Rail

FS and Brescia Mobility present PPP plan for city tram network

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) and Brescia Mobility presented a project financing proposal through a public-private partnership (PPP) to the Municipality of Brescia for the design, construction, management and operation of a two-line LRT network for the city on October 31.

November 8, 2018 | Infrastructure

Palermo approves €700m tram expansion scheme

THE Municipality of Palermo approved a €700m project on November 3 for the construction of two new tram lines and extensions to the four existing lines in operation since 2015. Construction will start in 2019.

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