Trenitalia [SEP] parent company
Trenitalia
Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. A subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, itself owned by the Italian government, it was established in 2000 following a European Union directive on the deregulation of rail transport.
History.
The Italian government formed Trenitalia to comply with European regulations. The European Commission's First Railway Directive from 1991 (91/440/EC) prohibited that the same railway company manage the rail infrastructure and provide rail transportation. On 1 June 2000, therefore, Italy created Trenitalia as the primary
2008 Veolia cargo acquired Rail4chem.
The Italian division was founded in 2008 with the acquisition of C-Rail srl.
At the time of takeover Veolia Cargo owned (or leased) 200 locomotives and 1,600 wagons, as well as having its own training centres and workshops.
History Sale to SNCF and Eurotunnel.
At the beginning of 2009 SNCF and Trenitalia were considered to be likely bidders for the business, the sale of which would reduce Veolia; the parent organisation's debt. In late 2009 the company was sold