(Finance) – “This morning there was a fault in the electrical substation that powers the circulation systems of the Rome hub. A rare fault because it is a system that has technical redundancies. The causes are being investigated, we will We are a large company and we do not accept that this type of failure can occur, leading to effects that are not acceptable to us at certain times of the day, where there is great traffic congestion – especially in some areas, such as in the Rome hub. guarantee people’s right to mobility”. This is what he said this morningCEO of RFI, Gianpiero Strisciuglioon the sidelines of the presentation of Trenitalia’s new regional transport brand, talking about the blockage of train circulation in Rome that occurred this morning.
“Obviously – he continued I squeak – the impacts are considerable because these are areas with heavy traffic congestion. Obviously the time is a particularly busy time. During the day, the commitment of our operational team is to try to lighten, together with the service operators, the impacts, guaranteeing the mobility of people, both on regional traffic and on long-distance traffic that affects the Rome hub “.
“Due to the fault in the electricity supply line of the Rome railway hub, a rather rare event on which technical investigations are underway, the colleagues from RFI and Trenitalia – explained theCEO and CEO of the FS Italiane Group, Stefano Antonio Donnarumma in a post on LinkedIn – they mobilized promptly and in force to address the critical issues and impacts on rail traffic. I took the opportunity to visit the operations room to personally check the methods, tools and resources deployed in situations like this. I found myself in front of trained and motivated colleagues, and I listened with keen interest to their opinion also on the ongoing improvement programs and those that could be implemented in the near future. The FS Group is an internationally recognized excellence in the transport sector. It is for this reason that all of us railway workers must continue to give our all to improve more and more efficiently and effectively, to guarantee optimal service levels but also to be able to manage unexpected events like these with clarity and professionalism”.
In the afternoon the Transport Minister Matteo Salvini – who missed the press conference on regional transport at the Ostiense station this morning – speaking to journalists in Transatlantico he blamed the failure on the error of a private company. “As far as I understand, the technicians told me that there was an error last night by a private company that planted a nail in a cable. The reaction time in front of this error, and I count that the private company will answer, it was not up to what the second power in Europe must have. It is possible to invest billions of euros to buy new carriages, new commuter trains, TAVs and everything else then if someone in Rome drives a nail in the wrong place at three in the morning then you ruin the working day of thousands of people. I asked for names, surnames, addresses and tax codes of those who have not done their job. When will it be there you will know this conclusion.”
Rail traffic was suspended in Rome Termini and Rome Tiburtina starting from 6.30am this morning. The chaos also had repercussions in other stations due to delayed or canceled departures and arrivals. “Our workers intervened promptly and at 8.30 we restored traffic,” he said I squeak but due to cancellations and delays of up to 160 minutes, users were still invited to reschedule their trips. There were also serious repercussions on the railway hub of Bologna, Naples and Milan, where the greatest delay was calculated at 260 minutes for two trains coming from Lecce.