The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Dying on the way to work is unacceptable': Investigation into cause of Milan train tragedy begins Three women were killed and a dozen people seriously injured after a packed Italian commuter train derailed on Thursday near the northern city of Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20180126/dying-on-the-way-to-work-is-unacceptable-investigation-into-cause-of-milan-train-tragedy-begins Fri, 26 Jan 2018 10:19:07 +0100 dying-on-the-way-to-work-is-unacceptable-investigation-into-cause-of-milan-train-tragedy-begins Three dead, dozens hurt as train derails near Milan The death toll after a regional train derailed near Milan in northern Italy has risen to three, with more than 40 people injured, emergency services said. https://www.thelocal.it/20180125/two-dead-and-ten-seriously-hurt-as-train-derails-near-milan Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:17:51 +0100 two-dead-and-ten-seriously-hurt-as-train-derails-near-milan In pictures: Rescue effort and aftermath of train derailment near Milan A train derailed west of Milan on Thursday morning in a serious rail accident which has reportedly killed three passengers and left around a hundred injured. https://www.thelocal.it/20180125/in-pictures-train-derailment-pioltello-milan Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:58:35 +0100 in-pictures-train-derailment-pioltello-milan Two dead after crash on Italy-Austria rail line Two railway maintenance workers died and three others were injured in an overnight accident that temporarily closed a ten-kilometre (six-mile) section of Italy's main rail line to Austria. https://www.thelocal.it/20170426/two-dead-after-crash-on-italy-austria-rail-ine Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:06:49 +0200 two-dead-after-crash-on-italy-austria-rail-ine Police clash with rioters in Venice lagoon showdown Police fired water cannon on Tuesday at protesters on boats in front of Venice's Saint Mark's Square, as they demonstrated against a Franco-Italian accord on a controversial high-speed rail link. https://www.thelocal.it/20160309/riot-police-clash-with-protesters-in-venice-lagoon-showdown Wed, 09 Mar 2016 09:27:46 +0100 riot-police-clash-with-protesters-in-venice-lagoon-showdown Italy moves to partly privatize rail network The Italian government has approved the privatization of up to 40 percent of the national rail operator, the Ferrovie dello Stato said on its website on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151124/italy-approves-privatization-of-40-of-rail-operator Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:51:51 +0100 italy-approves-privatization-of-40-of-rail-operator Finmeccanica to sell rail firms to Japan for $2bn Hitachi said on Tuesday it would buy the rail and traffic signal businesses of Italy's Finmeccanica, in a deal that could reach more than $2.0 billion as it looks to take on global rail giants. https://www.thelocal.it/20150224/finmeccanica-to-sell-rail-firm-to-japan-for-21bn-hitachi Tue, 24 Feb 2015 09:30:00 +0100 finmeccanica-to-sell-rail-firm-to-japan-for-21bn-hitachi Italy takes first step to rail privatization Italy on Wednesday took the first concrete step towards privatizing its railway system and listing it on the stock exchange as part of efforts to cut the country's gargantuan public debt. https://www.thelocal.it/20141120/italy-takes-first-step-to-shore-up-cash Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:17:00 +0100 italy-takes-first-step-to-shore-up-cash Dutch agree to return Italian high-speed trains Dutch national railways announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement with Italian train builder AnsaldoBreda to return engines and carriages after a deal for high-speed trains dramatically ran off the rails last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20140318/dutch-reach-deal-to-return-italian-high-speed-trains Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:13:00 +0100 dutch-reach-deal-to-return-italian-high-speed-trains