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The railway system in Germany
26 March 2009 | By Gerald Hörster, President of the Federal Railway Authority (EBA)
Gerald Hörster, President of the Federal Railway Authority (EBA) examines its place within Germany's railway system.
List view / Grid view
Regulation & Legislation
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The Norwegian Railway Inspectorate’s work and projects in today’s climate
23 January 2009 | By Erik Ø. Johnsen, Director General, Norwegian Railway Inspectorate
Erik Ø. Johnsen, Director General of the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate looks at their work and projects in the context of today's safety environment.
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Anticipating ongoing changes
3 December 2008 | By Jean-Pierre Audoux, Director-General, The French Railway Industry Association (FIF)
The French Railway Industry Association (FIF) is deeply rooted in the economic and social history of railways in France. Its parent organisation, the Association of Railway Equipment Manufacturers, created in 1899 on the eve of the universal exhibition in Paris where for the first time it exhibited as such, was…
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MACs for infrastructure operation, maintenance & renewal
26 September 2007 | By Paul McMahon, Deputy Director, Competition and Regulatory Economics, Office of Rail Regulation
A multi-annual contract (MAC) for rail infrastructure operation, maintenance and renewal is an agreement between the government, as a key funder of the infrastructure, and the infrastructure manager. It sets out the funding the government will provide over a number of years and what services and outputs the infrastructure manager…
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Essential work to secure a long-term future
29 December 2006 | By Jeremy Candfield, President of the European Federation of Railway Trackwork Contractors
The Federation’s membership consists of national associations or, where they do not exist, national coordinators, representing the majority of specialist trackwork contractors in countries that are members of the European Union (EU) or the European Free Trade Area (EFTA). National federations and coordinators from other countries may be admitted as…
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Portugal – plans, projects and priorities
28 July 2006 | By Romeu Costa Reis, Member of the Board, REFER
In the wake of Directive 440/91 CEE, Portugal decided to set up a new model for the railway sector.
