Rail System
Creating innovative and sustainable technical solutions for the railway business, aimed at increasing its competitiveness as compared to other modes of transport, while taking into account not only single domains, but the Railway System as a whole.
General context of the business activity
Today’s customers want a mobility system that is available, affordable, reliable and safe. It is important for the sector to have the tools it needs at its disposal in order to deliver this system.
Key challenges facing this business
- Cooperation between the five railway system sectors: Rolling Stock, Train Track Interaction, Track and Structure, Energy Management and Control Command Signalling and Operations
- Translating the results of the various UIC and EU research projects directly into technical and operational standards,
- Reducing “time to market” in the process of updating UIC standards,
- Finding a good way of cooperating with other standardisation organisations and the railway manufacturers in the various domains of railway standardisation.
Achievements to be highlighted
EuropeTrain – Perspective for the final homologation of LL brake blocks based on the current results of EuropeTrain
INESS - The INESS project has defined and developed specifications for a new generation of interlocking systems Reference to how the business is organised
(via your Platform, Forum, etc.), without giving too much detail.
The aim is not to present the whole administrative or organisational structure but to highlight the content of the business.
INESS Final Conference on 2 February 2012 in Paris
10th UIC ERTMS World Conference from 24 until 26 April 2012 in Stockholm
RIVAS Mid-Term Conference on 25 and 26 October 2012 in Venice
Reference to how the business is organised
The Rail System Forum with its five sectors is trying to increase the competitiveness as compared to other modes of transport, while taking into account the Railway System as a whole.
The five sectors of RSF include:
- Track and Structures
- Train Track Interaction
- Control, Command, Signalling and Operations (CCS & OP)
- Energy Management and Rolling Stock
Informative key facts relating to the business for external communication
- 541 Leaflets today in force at UIC of which 398 Leaflets belong to the group “Rail Technology” and are under the responsibility of the Rail System Forum
- 40% of total European railway bridge stock is masonry arch and 60% of those are over 100 years old.
Workspace titles
Asset Management, Control Command Signalling & Operations, Energy Management, GSM-R, Market & Development, Rolling Stock, Track & Structure, Train Track Interaction.