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March 15, 2023 | Financial

Palermo - Catania upgrade in Sicily boosted with €3.4bn funding package

The funding includes a new counter-guarantee instrument which has generated €1.3bn for the project.

October 19, 2022 | Signalling

RFI signs €900m ERTMS contract with Alstom

The contract is part of a combined €2.7bn agreement awarded in June.

June 30, 2022 | Infrastructure

EU to provide €5.4bn for TEN-T projects

Rail projects include Fehmarnbelt tunnel and ETCS fitment.

June 29, 2022 | High-speed

Breakthrough in Monte Aglio Tunnel on Naples - Bari high-speed line

The breakthrough is the last section of the 4km tunnel.

June 6, 2022 | Signalling

RFI awards national ERTMS contracts for €2.7bn

Work has been divided into four geographical lots.

May 20, 2022 | Freight

Port of Duisburg explores use of maglev trains

The River Rhine port sees maglev trains as a means to expand capacity.

May 18, 2022 | Financial

FS outlines €190bn investment in 10-year strategy

The Industrial Plan will see a vast restructuring of the state-owned railway’s various subsidiaries.

March 9, 2022 | Signalling

RFI awards €500m contract to install ERTMS on 700km of railway

The contract was awarded to a partnership led by Hitachi Rail and including Alstom Ferroviaria and Ceit.

September 13, 2021 | Fleet

RFI pursues €1.7bn diagnostics fleet renewal

Italian Rail Network (RFI) is in the midst of a 10-year €1.7bn project to modernise its fleet of diagnostic, measuring and infrastructure maintenance trains and vehicles, as well as introduce remote diagnostics.

September 6, 2021 | High-speed

Connecting the heart of southern Italy

The latest project in the development of Italy’s high-capacity high-speed network is the rebuilding of 121km of the 311km main line from Naples to Bari. Webuild was awarded contracts to build four of the seven new sections and its project manager, Vincenzo Moriello, explains to David Burroughs how the company is using its expertise in tunnel boring and viaduct construction to build the line through mountainous terrain.

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