The Frecciarossa tests in Germany and Austria: a new commercial frontier[P1] The story of Lindsay Clancy, a trial for having killed his three children: his case divides the US and the jury FS has begun the Frecciarossa tests in Germany and Austria in anticipation of the debut in 2027. The challenge is played in the main European railway market, where it also moves Italo Trenitalia has started the Frecciarossa race tests on the German and Austrian railway networks in the context of the homologation path necessary for the start of international connections between Italy and Germany planned for summer 2027. The tests concern future high-speed services between Milan-Monaco di Baviera and Rome-Monaco di Baviera, realized in collaboration with the German railways Deutsche Bahn and the Austrian railways ÖBB. The tests are underway along the Berlin-Monaco-Kufstein route in Germany and on the Kufstein-Brennero and Salisburgo-Vienna routes in Austria.

The operation represents another milestone in the group's international expansion strategy, already present in France and Spain with high-speed rail services. However, the entry into Germany occurs in a market where another Italian operator is already present: Italo, controlled by the US-based global infrastructure fund Global Infrastructure Partners (BlackRock), which through the Spanish group Iryo—holding a 51% stake— is involved in the development of high-speed connections in Europe and has announced its interest in the German market within the framework of the continent's progressive liberalization of rail transport. According to the plan presented by Trenitalia, four daily connections between Italy and Bavaria will be activated from 2027. The journey between Milan and Munich will take approximately six hours and a half, with intermediate stops in Brescia, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano, and Innsbruck. The Rome-Monaco connection will instead have a duration of approximately eight hours and a half and will stop in Florence, Bologna, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano, and Innsbruck. The opening of the Brennero Base Tunnel, expected in the coming years, should reduce travel times by approximately one hour. From December 2028, the project should be expanded to ten connections between Italy and Germany, with extensions towards Naples and Berlin.

On the industrial level, the collaboration with Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB also involves adapting trains to different electrical supply systems and signaling systems present on European networks, as well as training German and Austrian drivers. The Frecciarossa trains used for the service are designed to operate on multiple national networks and are already homologated or prepared for circulation in various European countries. For FS, the German market represents one of the most important steps for the expansion of the Italian railway group, which must overcome technical and logistical barriers to fully enter the European market. The company has announced that the tests are crucial to ensure the safety and efficiency of the new high-speed services that will lead to a significant increase in passenger traffic. [P4] The Rome-Monaco route will instead have a duration of approximately eight hours and a half and will stop in Florence, Bologna, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano and Innsbruck. The opening of the Brennero Base Tunnel, expected in the coming years, should reduce travel times by approximately one hour. From December 2028, the project should be expanded to ten connections between Italy and Germany, with extensions towards Naples and Berlin.

The challenge is played in the main European railway market, where italo trenitalia is also moving Frecciarossa trials on the German and Austrian railway networks as part of the homologation path necessary for the launch of the new Frecciarossa train.