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Blog 2021 from GCF - Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie


The master for railway engineers

Universities and companies united for higher education

A placement of over 91%, 17 editions so far, over 460 Master graduates absorbed in the top railway companies of the country.
The University Master of second level in Engineering and Infrastructures of Railway System returns also this year, with this “business card”.

GCF 11th position among the Top 200

11th among the Top 200 of “il Sole 24 h” classification

With a proud performance, Rossi Group’s railway companies rank five positions higher and, despite the year was marked by the pandemic, were able to attain the 11th position in the 2021 classification proposed by “Il Sole 24 ore” for the 200 top national companies in the Construction sector.

New ACC for Florence Node

GCF’s contribution to RFI’s project for high-tech signalling

Greeted by Frecciarossa’s hiss entering Campo di Marte, the new modern technological system for railway circulation was put into service in Florence Node, on Sunday November 28th. An excellent result for the project commissioned by RFI that saw involved, first hand, also GCF in the various supply, installation, testing and operating phases of the new devices.

GCF’s mobile lathe at work

Mobile lathe in operation for turning services at 0 km

7 trains in just 6 days. In Trento, at the railway workshop of Trentino Trasporti, GCF-Gefer’s intervention with “MobiTurn” mobile lathe allowed to provide turning to the rolling stock, on-site. A quick service, at 0 km, that significantly reduced costs and times.

GCF stronger in Canada

Rossi Group enters the canadian railway market

Jump across the ocean for Rossi Group that concluded a few days ago, the acquisition of Platinum Track Service Inc., a high-profile railway firm with headquarters in Ontario, Canada. The acquisition and merger transaction, concluded through GCF Canada Railwork, allowed creating the new company “Platinum Track Services Inc. - a GCF Group Company” owned and managed by the Italian group.

Safe together

GCF joins RFI’s trials

Safety is achieved together. Firms and workers, contracting bodies and contractors. This is the common thread underlying the trials that RFI has proposed to railway firms for voluntary adhesion and that GCF has embodied. Scope: boost the workers’ awareness on safety and proper management of risks.