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Joint position paper on the future EU financial framework
Views of the Rail Sector on the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework In the context of the budgetary discussions for the post-2020 period, UIP and other European associations representing the rail sector – would like to explain in this joint paper why it is important for the European Union to continue investing in rail projects, particularly […]
Multimodal Organisations statement on EU financing
Joint letters to the European Commission and the European Union Agency for Railways on the implementation of the 4th Railway Package
Joint Letters from several organisations of the Group of Representative bodies UIP and other representative bodies are suggesting several changes in preparation to the forthcoming meeting of the Expert Group on the implementation of the 4th Railway Package’s Technical Pillar. Acknowledging the huge efforts made for drafting and continuously amending the draft Implementing Acts […]
Joint Letter to the German Federal Minister Alexander Dobrindt and EU Commissioner Violeta Bulc on Rastatt disaster
Open letter from the representatives of the European rail logistics The Rhine valley railways will be interrupted for almost two months because of the Rastatt construction site accident. Once the route is reopened the announced date of 7 October 2017, railway logistics will have suffered immense damage. The Rastatt disruption and the current crisis management […]
JNS Urgent Procedure “Broken wheels” – Short-term measures agreed by the Task Force
Following an increasing number of reports on incidents (broken rims/webs of some wheel types) concerning freight wagons, a JNS Urgent Procedure (JNS UP) “Broken wheels” was kicked off. Within a short period of time, a task force drafted a proposal for short-term measures for operating and maintaining these types of wheel sets. The agreed target […]
Multimodal Alliance position paper on digitalisation
Promoting Digital Transport – views by Wagon Keepers
Joint letter to the European Commission on Implementation of the 4th Railway Package’s Technical Pillar – Vehicle Authorisation
Joint Letter from the Group of Representative Bodies The European railway sector, the European Union Agency for Railways and the Member States have been intensively working on the practical arrangements for vehicle authorisation for a long time. The draft working document was handed over by the Agency to the European Commission and discussed among the […]