CAF has been issued with a €4.5m penalty by the Italian autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) for the late delivery of a fleet of eight ETR 563 EMUs.

ITALY's prime minister Mr Matteo Renzi has named Italian State Railways (FS) CEO Mr Mauro Moretti as CEO of Finmeccanica, the country's largest state-owned conglomerate, as part of a wider reshuffle of senior managers at public sector companies.

ITALIAN Rail Network (RFI) has refuted claims that it gave Trenitalia a competitive advantage over its open-access high-speed competitor NTV by denying NTV access to Rome Termini station in the centre of the Italian capital.

ITALY's infrastructure manger Italian Rail Network (RFI) has agreed to allow private open-access high-speed operator NTV to start running non-stop Rome – Milan services from Rome Termini station.

AnsaldoBreda has generally hit the news headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent years. But with a sale of the company now appearing a distinct possibility, significant restructuring work has taken place behind the scenes to secure the manufacturer's long-term future, as Kevin Smith and Marco Chiandoni discover.

In an exclusive interview, Mauro Moretti, CEO of Italian State Railways (FS), explains how the national railway has managed to weather one of the worst financial and economic crises to hit Italy while at the same time facing strong competition. David Briginshaw and Marco Chiandoni report.

THE European Commission (EC) has initiated infraction proceedings against Italy and Austria for failing to implement correctly, fully, and on time European Union (EU) directives relating to their railways.

THE first of 70 Jazz emus ordered in November 2012 from Alstom by Italian State Railways (FS) under a €450m contract was on show on March 27 at Rome Termini station.

THE European Commission (EC) has launched an investigation into the use of public service compensation and free asset transfers in the Italian railfreight market amid concerns over the possible use of illegal state aid.

ITALIAN open-access high-speed operator NTV has launched a cost cutting programme due to the effects of Italy's continuing poor economic performance and strong competition from incumbent high-speed operator Trenitalia.