Australian Railways Association

On 2024, October 16 and 17, Italferr participated in the ARA (Australian Railways Association) High Speed Conference, held in Sydney, at the invitation of Hitachi Rail as the Golden Sponsor of the event.

During the conference, Eng. Alessandro Gnani, Area Manager Australia & Asia Pacific of Italferr, participated as a speaker in the panel "The Italian Railway High Speed Experience," where a history of the implementation of the High-Speed system in Italy and its effects on the Italian socio-economic fabric was presented, contextualizing Italferr's role in this process.

The main points discussed were:

• The start of the High-Speed experience – Direttissima Florence-Rome (1977)
• Choices that led to the start of the modern Italian High-Speed program
• Organization of FS, foundation of Italferr (1984) and TAV (1991)
• Engagement of the industry through consortia
• Development of technological systems and the choice to implement European standards for interoperability
• Evolution of the program and investments over time (activations from 2005 to 2016 + ongoing activities) – Role of Italferr
• Socio-economic effects
• Progress of the ERTMS system and its extension to the conventional network – Role of Italferr

The event confirms Italferr's interest in the Australian market, where the company has been present since 2011 with initial consultations and since 2022 with its operational offices in Brisbane.