Last July, the European Commission adopted a package of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Achieving these emission reductions in the next decade is crucial to Europe becoming the world’s first climate-neutral
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Apply the skills and knowledge needed to deal with the multifaceted aspects of railway systems. Join this online programme and improve your strategies and decision making in the design, operation and performance of both infrastructure and rolling stock | Special discount for UIC members. To keep trains running, improve services over time and offer faster
The UIC is pleased to inform you that the 6th edition of the WCRT is to be held on 18-20 May 2022 in Moscow at Russian University of Transport (RUT). WCRT is a unique opportunity for the Rail companies HR and training communities, as well as academia, independent training and consulting organisations, and professional and training associations, to gather
Drive tomorrow’s mobility Digital technologies are ubiquitous in all forms of mobility. Travelers enjoy a wide range of simple yet powerful solutions and an ever-growing number of innovative services to plan their trips. On the supply side, customer relations, operations, maintenance and investment planning are changing dramatically. New uses made possible by autonomous vehicles, car
TRA VISIONS project is organising a competition for young transport researchers: they are looking for students in their final year of Master or first years of PhD. The competition covers 5 modes of transport, namely Road, Rail, Waterborne, Airborne and Cross-modality. Single students or groups can submit their project to one of these categories and win up to
EC, UIC, rail infra owners to debate deployment of 5G-enabled FRMCS Many railway infrastructure owners are now preparing to implement theFuture Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), the sector’s new 5G-enabled communications standard. FRMCS is due to launch in 2025 and will replace the current GSM-R standard, which is expected to be phased out around 2030.
Rail leaders will gather to determine the future of rail at IRS10 The 10th International Railway Summit (IRS10) in association with International Union of Railways (UIC) will bring together senior figures who help to determine the future of rail. World-class speakers will debate the most pressing issues facing the sector: the journey to recovery from COVID, how
Shortly before the beginning of the new year, the European Commission launched the website of the European Year of Rail 2021. The initiative places the train in the spotlight as a smart and sustainable means of transport. In the Year of Rail, milestones are set for increasing the market share of rail transport, and contributing
On January 3, the first female metro driver since several decades ran a metro train on the Filyovskaya line in Moscow. For women, it was impossible to get hired as a metro driver since the 80’s. A controversial governmental resolution prohibited it along with 355 other professions, and that resolution has been replaced by one
Liberalization of long-distance railway passenger services in the European Union was scheduled for December 2020. The Spanish infrastructure manager decided that the Spanish high-speed network was congested so an optimization plan would be needed to accommodate newcomers and ensure an ‘orderly’ transition to competition. The infrastructure manager defined a full schedule for cadenced train paths
