The Italian State Railways group, with an investment of €70 million partly from the European programme "Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) - Transport 2014-2020 and 2021-2027", will modernize 442 locomotives by installing the ERTMS (European Rail Transport Management System), which is the most advanced system on the international scene in the field of railway signalling system and was chosen by the European Union as a single standard for the supervision and control of the spacing of trains.

In particular, to be affected by the technological upgrade there were 382 Trenitalia trains - of which 272 regional trains, 74 Intercity and Eurocity, 36 high-speed trains - and 60 locomotives of FS Logistix. Completing the installation on the entire Trenitalia fleet, for a total of about 2,000 systems and 700 million euros of investments, expected by 2030, while for FS Logistix vehicles The extension of the installation on board the entire fleet is and is expected to be completed by 2033. To these last are added the new locomotives of Mercitalia Rail and TX Logistik, which are being delivered and already set up with ERTMS, and a part of the shunting locomotives of Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal.

"The installation of the ERTMS system on board trains - commented Stefano Antonio Donnarumma, CEO and general manager of the FS group - represents a crucial step and perfectly integrated with the initiatives that the FS group is implementing on the railway network. This operation is essential to ensure dialogue between on-board technologies and infrastructural ones, allowing each train to take advantage of the a significant improvement in the quality of the service, both in terms of safety and innovation. The intervention is in line with the objectives of the FS Group's strategic plan 2025-2029, which involves reaching 100% of the Core network Extended with the ERTMS system by 2040".