Project information Acronym: RERA-Rain Resilient Railways facing Climate Change: Heavy Rains Sector: Infrastructure Subsystem - Track Experts Group Project start date: 05/04/2022 Project duration: 36 months Project director: Christian Chavanel Project manager: Jesús Palma Status: ongoing project Project description What is RERA? Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humankind this century. Companies in naturally exposed regions could see a significant share of their capital destroyed if natural hazards/disasters materialise or increase, especially in the long run. As the ..read more

Project information Acronym: D4R-PT Drone4Rail for Plain Track Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) uses for linear railway inspection Sector: Infrastructure Subsystem - Track Experts Group Project start date: 03/02/2022 Project duration: 36 months Project director: Christian Chavanel Project manager: Jesús Palma Status: ongoing project Project description The use of drones worldwide has increased rapidly over the last few years due to progress in the miniaturisation of the components. Current models have a higher range of autonomy and are therefore more powerful. Some years ago, simple cameras ..read more

Project information Acronym: IRS 30345 New IRS 30345 updating UIC Leaflet 345 “Environmental specifications for new rolling stock” Project director: Lucie Anderton Project manager: Isabelle De Keyzer Status: ongoing project Project description With the Green Deal, the European Commission (EC) adopted its Circular Economy Action plan in March 2020 to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. According to the action plan, the EC also announced its intention to implement the Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria while procuring goods, services and works with a reduced environ ..read more

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The NHM-DIUM group ensures the free flow of information between Railway Undertakings and their IT systems by being able to exchange harmonized data concerning the available locations for sending cargo (delivery points) and correct identification of the goods transported. This information is used in all Consignment Notes, Train Composition and HERMES 30 Messages. Members of the NHM/DIUM group work in close collaboration with OSJD due to the interdependence of their coding between the two main Economic Areas of Europe and Asia. Without the work of the group, data may be not sent in an interpr ..read more

Train operations require data flow services, this working group leverages and further develops UIC assets to facilitate efficient data exchange. UIC efforts and activities undertaken in this work group lead to a seamless and interoperable data exchange between supply chain partners, making it easier to create new partnerships and maintain the current ones without the need of regular interface customization. The following areas are being regularly analysed for prototype-to-production development: Customer Management (information necessary for Customer APIs and digital services) Asset Manage ..read more

Krzysztof Mamiński, President of the Management Board of PKP S.A. and chairman of the International Union of Railways (UIC) attended the March 7-10 11th World Congress on High Speed Rail, organized in Marrakesh, Morocco. Participation in the Congress was a great opportunity for bilateral meetings, exchange of views and discussions about cooperation. During the Congress, Krzysztof Mamiński met, among others, with Kim Han Young, president and CEO of Korea National Railway, Stephen Gardner, head of the American company Amtrak, Mohammed Rabie Khlie, general director of ONCF and Polish Ambassa ..read more

Apply ecosystem-services thinking and science to the land management techniques used in the railways, and the habitats and associated services provided on the railway land. Develop a decision-making tool Project information Acronym: ECOV4R Ecosystem Valuation for Railways Project Director: Lucie Anderton Project Manager: Pinar Yilmazer Status: Ongoing project Background For the first time since the Paris agreement, an important step was taken as a result of United Nations (UN) Climate Conference (COP26) and the Biodiversity Conference, with a commitment to pave the way to halt and revers ..read more

Challenges and achievements are all part of life and as the year passes, I wish you tremendous success in the year ahead. I would also like ti take this opportunity to thank all of you for your outstanding contributions this year. Happy new year to you and your families ..read more

On September 21, 2022, during the InnoTrans fair in Berlin, a meeting was held between UIC Chairman Krzysztof Mamiński and Hasan PEZÜK, President of the UIC Middle East Region. The meeting was also attended by Marc Guigon - UIC Coordinator for the Middle East Region and Tomasz Lachowicz - UIC Chairman's Office. The purpose of the meeting was to get acquainted with the situation of the railways in the Middle East, learn about the priorities and expectations of the UIC organization and discuss plans for the development of freight corridors between Turkey and the EU. The UIC Chairman underlined ..read more