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Wider benefits of high speed rail confirmed in new studies
9 December 2011 | By CER
The carbon footprint of high speed rail can be up to 14 times less carbon intensive than car travel...
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International Union of Railways (UIC)
The International Union of Railways (UIC) is the worldwide professional association representing the railway sector and promoting rail transport. The UIC’s mission is to promote rail transport globally with the objective of responding effectively to current and future challenges relating to mobility and sustainable development.
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Cleaner Diesel Vehicles soon running on European Tracks
6 October 2011 | By UNIFE
The European rail research project CleanER-D held its midterm conference, bringing about a lively discussion...
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CleanER-D puts diesel propulsion on the right track
15 February 2011 | By Enno Wiebe, Manager Research Programmes and Projects, UIC, and Judit Sándor, Sustainability and Environment Manager, UNIFE
The European railway network is the densest in the world and features the highest percentage of electrification – nearly 50%. Approximately 80% of total transport volume is hauled on the electrified part of the network. Nevertheless, diesel traction plays an important role in providing rail services and serves as the…
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Combined Transport Group present the 2010 report on Combined Transport in Europe
23 December 2010 | By UIC
Report addresses issues such as growth forecasts for domestic and international combined transport, market structures, business models and market shares per traffic segment...
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77th UIC General Assembly and Executive Board confirms the growing role of UIC for worldwide promotion of rail transport
7 December 2010 | By International Union of Railways
UIC, the worldwide association with 200 Members across the world held its statutory meetings...
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Next Station 2011, the 3rd international conference on railway stations to be held on 17 and 18 March 2011 in Brussels
3 September 2010 | By International Union of Railways (UIC)
This event will be hosted by SNCB Holding in close collaboration with the UIC...
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UIC publishes two new EIRENE Interim Specifications
2 September 2010 | By International Union of Railways (UIC)
The International Union of Railways (UIC) has produced two new Interim GSM-R Specifications to improve the use of GSM-R.
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UIC Sustainability Award 2010 handed out at the 11th Sustainability Conference in Madrid
18 June 2010 | By INTERNATIONAL UNION OF RAILWAYS
SBB, Deutsche Bahn Passenger Transport & DB Schenker Rail, NSB, & NRIC receive awards at the second edition of the UIC Sustainability Awards.
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Simon Fletcher
1 April 2010 | By
Coordinator Europe, International Union of Railways (UIC)
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UNIFE and UIC publish first TecRec
12 March 2010 | By UNIFE
UIC and UNIFE publish the first Technical Recommendation (TecRec) on the measurement and calculation of energy consumption in railway vehicles.
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UIC signs Brazilian rail deal
10 March 2010 | By UIC
Cooperation between UIC and the Government of Brazil will focus on the development of a high speed rail system and freight lines, stations, interoperability and railway standards, and data exchange.
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GSM-R in 2009 – international operations take off
28 January 2010 | By Dan Mandoc, ERTMS/GSM-R Project Manager, UIC
Over the last few years, the UIC has written many updates about the GSM-R situation in Europe for Global Railway Review and 2009 was a good year for GSM-R, despite the overall difficult economic environment. Finland is the latest country who has changed its colour on the UIC GSM-R implementation…
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Benchmarking ERTMS implementations
15 May 2009 | By Paolo de Cicco, ERTMS Platform Manager, UIC
Details of the ERTMS Benchmark project which was launched with the objective of providing UIC members with a methodology and framework for an international economic evaluation and benchmark of ERTMS implementations.
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UIC support development on European corridors in Central Europe
26 March 2009 | By Poul Frøsig, UIC ERTMS/ETCS Project Manager and Global Railway Review Editorial Board Member and Ibrahim Muftic, Signalling & Telecommunication Expert, Railway Design Company in Zagreb
In 1992, the UIC initiated the ETCS project. An EU Transport Conference held in Essen in 1993 and a document published by the Danish transport EU commissioner, was the starting point for considerations on supporting corridors in Central Europe. Mr. Poul Frøsig, the ETCS Project Manager, identified in the Danish…
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ERTMS on board and on track – the 20th anniversary
23 January 2009 | By Peter Winter, ERTMS Advisor, UIC
Summary of the UIC ERTMS World Conference.
