Uic Activity Report 2019

UIC ACTIVITY REPORT 2019

UIC ACTIVITY REPORT 2019

Contents

CONTENTS

FOREWORD BY GIANLUIGI CASTELLI, UIC CHAIRMAN...... 7 FOREWORD BY FRANÇOIS DAVENNE, UIC DIRECTOR-GENERAL...... 9

UIC MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD...... 10 UIC, THE WORLDWIDE RAILWAY ORGANISATION...... 12 STANDARDISATION ...... 18 DIGITALISATION...... 20 UIC FACTS AND FIGURES...... 22

UIC AREAS OF ACTIVITY FREIGHT...... 28 RAIL SYSTEM ...... 36 PASSENGERS...... 48 RESEARCH...... 56 SAFETY...... 60 SECURITY...... 64 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT...... 68 EXPERTISE DEVELOPMENT - TALENT...... 76

UIC’S REGIONAL ACTIVITIES AFRICA ...... 80 ASIA-PACIFIC...... 82 EUROPE...... 84 LATIN AMERICA...... 86 MIDDLE-EAST...... 88 NORTH AMERICA...... 90

UIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FINANCE...... 94 INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS ...... 96 COMMUNICATIONS ...... 98 HUMAN RESOURCES ...... 99 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY...... 100 UIC-P...... 101 ETF RAILWAY TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS...... 102 L&T TECHNICAL LANGUAGE SERVICES...... 103

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FOREWORD BY GIANLUIGI CASTELLI UIC CHAIRMAN

In the thick of the current global crisis, the new The UIC Activity Report 2019 is a relevant output challenges we face point to radical changes in our of the new course taken by our Association. business. Railway companies must define a clear While emerging technologies and digital pathway to Covid-19 response – so as not to be transformation have always been at the core of defined by it. For this reason, we have launched our research projects and Opt-In framework, it with the active role of UIC an intensive exchange is already clear that the whole range of activities among members on Covid-19. that UIC is bringing forward will be increasingly Borderless issues, like resource scarcity, climate digital-led and innovation-driven. change and ultimately pandemics, require Our processes shall leverage efficiency and an unprecedented common endeavour by all maximise frugality, in a way that has never been members of the Railway community worldwide. pursued up until now.

We are all called to co-create resilient organisational The positive spillovers of our innovation and models, to redesign the mobility market, and there digitalisation research will thus be merged and is no denying that digitalisation will be a catalyst to channelled into our new sustainable, careful reach such goals and global recovery. UIC is ready resource management strategy. to embrace a whole new innovative attitude, and to drive positive change. “UIC IS READY TO Our priorities and focus areas are clear: from EMBRACE A WHOLE NEW creating innovation through projects and further developing our technical/digital platform, to INNOVATIVE ATTITUDE, promoting sustainable, carbon-free transport and AND TO DRIVE POSITIVE – most importantly – transparency towards our members and stakeholders at large. CHANGE.”

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“WE AS UIC BELIEVE THAT OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILD TRUST WILL PROVIDE US WITH VALUABLE INSTRUMENTS FOR OUR BUSINESS...”

Following this approach and for the first time, put in place an optimised ethical and transparent UIC is now issuing a ‘refurbished’ version of the governance is being delivered, for the benefit of Activity Report, which will include broader areas all our members. of our whole internal value chain. We as UIC believe that our commitment to build From Passenger to Freight sector results, to other trust will provide us with valuable instruments ongoing activity fields and far beyond the scope for our business and help us all to enhance our of UIC innovation projects, this new version aims attractiveness and market positioning. at reporting in the most accurate manner our main Such commitment, along with mutual cooperation achievements and highlights of the last year. and participation, will be decisive in tackling this Once more, our promise to provide a more crucial phase and make an evolutionary leap that comprehensive communication flow, as well as to will long outlast the immediate crisis.

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FOREWORD BY FRANÇOIS DAVENNE UIC DIRECTOR-GENERAL

As highlighted by our Chairman, in 2019, UIC This is certainly true in geographical terms – as established the strategic objectives adopted the only worldwide railway association, we can at its 2019 General Assembly. For my part, assess the real added value offered by our sector I would like to acknowledge the commitment to society, looking beyond conventional wisdom. of all UIC personnel to shaping and furthering The range of opportunities is always far greater these objectives, which were defined following a than what may seem possible in a single region of leadership seminar in September, itself supported the world. by internal consultation activities. It is also true from a technical perspective. Even This joint effort meant that all contributors were with a relatively small team, the association works able to share their ideas, strongly anchored in on all of the key issues affecting the railways. As the various fora. This in turn allowed UIC to tap illustrated in this report, our team works actively directly into its members technical, business and not only on cutting-edge technologies with as 5G operational interests. This is exemplified by the with FRMCS, but also in areas requiring a greater rapid approval of UIC’s objectives at its General focus on behaviour, such as human factors in Assembly first of all, and then by all of its members. relation to safety. The results of the UIC satisfaction survey for the What cannot be showcased in this thematic period from June 2019 to May 2020 show that report is the intensive collaboration between UIC’s satisfaction with UIC’s strategic focus areas has various departments in order to provide solutions increased by nine percentage points to 77%. that are both innovative and tailored to specific This was achieved thanks to the commitment of needs. I pay tribute to this emulation and curiosity all stakeholders to identifying synergies between of spirit, which are amongst the key strengths of the association’s various areas of activity. Indeed, our Association. UIC’s true value lies in its capacity to share information and exchange different points of view.

9 UIC MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD

2019 IN FIGURES

GOVERNANCE 11 new UIC Members STANDARDISATION 10 43 statutory meetings and numerous preparatory IRS published at the end meetings of 2019

15 STRATEGY AND PARTNERSHIPS forum and platform meetings held as scheduled 6 120 new agreements / memoranda technical groups, monitoring 9 of understanding at the end special groups projects of 2019 (60 in total) UIC members

10 UIC Members around the world

UIC members

11 UIC, THE WORLDWIDE RAILWAY ORGANISATION

UIC’S VISION AND MISSION UIC has been an SSO (standards setting UIC’S MISSION IS TO: organisation) since its creation in 1922, f A vision for an innovative sector and technical harmonisation of the railway promote rail transport globally with the objective system remains one of its core objectives. UIC is the worldwide organisation tasked of responding effectively Its members — the operators of the world’s with promoting rail transport and developing to current and future railways — have, over the years, developed the railway system to support the strategies challenges relating to of its members: rail operators, infrastructure the “UIC code” comprising UIC leaflets, mobility and sustainable managers, railway service providers and which define common rules to ensure safety development; and efficiency in the design, construction, other industry stakeholders. f develop and facilitate all forms of international cooperation among members and promote UIC Management team sharing of best practice; f promote interoperability and develop and publish solutions to railway system- related issues (IRSs); f support members in their efforts to develop new business and areas of activity; f propose new ways to improve the technical and environmental performance of rail transport, increase competitiveness and reduce costs.

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GOVERNANCE operation and maintenance of the railway system. Many of these rules are also applied outside the railway operating community. They are the outcome of work conducted CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR-GENERAL independently by railway operators in order to harmonise the railways in a feasible and efficient manner. IRSs are progressively replacing UIC leaflets and are being adapted to incorporate regional variations. Nevertheless, the objective underlying the documentation remains unchanged: it helps railway companies in their aim of serving UIC GENERAL ASSEMBLY society and the economy. Representing 200 MEMBERS a rich and diverse membership across the globe, UIC relies on its collective knowledge and technical expertise to develop and enhance the reputation of the railway sector so that it is associated with flexibility, simplicity, freedom and comfort. These concepts go hand in hand with our members’ UIC EXECUTIVE BOARD fundamental values, such as safety, security 21 MEMBERS and solidarity. This Activity Report highlights the extent to which the joint efforts of the ASIA- MIDDLE- NORTH LATIN AFRICA PACIFIC EUROPE EAST AMERICA AMERICA sector are bearing fruit and contributing to the development of rail transport. With the support of its many partners throughout the world, UIC also serves as a platform for its members to showcase rail transport as the transport mode of the future: a future that will be characterised by low-carbon transport and in which sensible use of multimodality will enable reduction of pollution and congestion and free up public UIC MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE space in our cities. UIC HEADQUARTERS

13 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AT UIC Strategic cooperation Values UIC coordinates the strategic objectives and action plans UIC’s philosophy consists of embodying the values of unity, for its six railway regions. The General Assembly comprises solidarity and universality so as to serve as a platform for the CEOs of all UIC members, and the Executive Board is sharing information, best practice, experience, ideas and composed of 21 members representing each of the UIC technical solutions. UIC seeks to encourage interoperability regions. by fostering links between members and experts and recognising the needs of the customer. The Digital Platform Technical cooperation was created in 2015 to pave the way for future developments, UIC’s railway projects are coordinated by its forums and while the Fundamental Values department works on cross- platforms, bringing together leaders in each area of expertise. functional issues affecting the sector as a whole and which UIC is first and foremost a repository of railway expertise and serve as a basis for future rail transport growth. a forum for sharing experience and developing solutions in order to increase railway competitiveness. It is at UIC that European projects current and future operating specifications and solutions are In 2019, UIC remained committed to supporting the first developed. UIC’s coordinated projects and collaborative European Commission in its efforts to further research for approach boost railway efficiency and attractiveness the world improved mobility in Europe. UIC contributed to numerous over. UIC also facilitates the development of international rail projects funded by the European Commission through the links for the benefit of all railway users. involvement of its expert teams. Now widely recognised for its competence in project management, UIC is invited by many Support services partners to join consortia within the framework of bids and The UIC’s projects are supported through its communications, calls for tenders issued by the European Commission. Some finance, HR, legal and institutional functions for the benefit 21 European projects are currently either underway (such as of all stakeholders. To complement this structure, UIC special SAFER-LC, PROACTIVE, CARBODIN, etc.) or will be launched groups are established by the General Assembly at the in the coming months. Eleven other project applications are express request of members to deal with technical issues currently being prepared or under evaluation process. not specifically addressed by UIC’s working bodies (fora and platforms). In many cases, the special groups involve the active UIC has particularly been involved in strategical topics participation of third parties — non-UIC members — whose for Europe such as 5G with the future worldwide cooperation is essential. From a legal standpoint, the special telecommunication system designed by UIC (Future Railway groups are UIC working groups; their results are audited and Mobile Communication System, FRMCS) or the definition of consolidated annually within the overall UIC budget. a common system architecture and model based on RTM (RailTopoModel) and Ontorail (Ontology for Rail) activities Strategic axes developed in UIC. Two complementary themes are taken as a basis in this report to highlight UIC’s ability to break through technical barriers: UIC will continue to commit strong efforts to supporting the IRS development process and digital technologies. multimodal approaches and transversal synergies between Readers will note inserts throughout the report, serving as industrial stakeholders, and operators are now picking up reminders of the importance of developments in these areas speed in their cooperation to reach robust mobility schemes for the sector. on a European scale.

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Elsewhere, UIC is continuing its investment in developing the teams have been strengthened as part of success-generating professional skills of its teams dedicated to projects funded by teamwork, with the end goal of carrying out and/or the European Commission. Skills in project management and successfully contributing to Rail projects at European level. skills in the coordination of multidisciplinary and multicultural

15 UIC EXECUTIVE BOARD AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY (PARIS, DECEMBER 2019)

16 UIC, the worldwide railway organisation © UIC / Philippe Fraysseix

17 STANDARDISATION

The SU provides the central axis around Standardisation has been central to f working proactively towards a more which the Platform and indeed the the UIC’s core activity for the past 100 agile and efficient programme of IRS entire standardisation activity at UIC is years and is one of the main reasons production involving all of the rele- able to turn. why the UIC was established. The first vant stakeholders; Leaflet was published in 1928 and the Key areas of engagement include the f providing a support framework to assets have steadily evolved since liaison between the UIC and the other act as a catalyst for improvement then. standardisation bodies that are engaged (guidelines, educational resources, in railway activity, notably CEN, CENELEC, open source solutions, etc.). In order to ensure that these important ISO, IEC and ETSI (see also below). assets remain current and representative PROGRAMME OF WORK of the business model of the modern Over the past two years, the SU railway, a significant programme of has successfully developed quality The migration strategy, which maps out work was established in order to management processes and created the schedule of work that will see all of modernise them and to ensure that they user-friendly tools for facilitating the the relevant Leaflets migrated to IRSs, are focusing on the topics relative to development and delivery of UIC’s is the key to this ambitious programme. Working bodies, technical departments the design, construction, operation and standardisation assets. This includes and the SU are working together to maintenance of the services provided the core aspect of coordinating the ensure an efficient migration process and by railways to their customers. large-scale review of all the UIC leaflets edition of new useful IRSs for the sector. and prioritising their migration to Part of this programme is the creation International Railway Solutions (IRS). The short-term objective is to publish of IRSs as the new UIC product and 45 IRSs in 2020. ensuring a coordinated migration of the The SU cannot undertake this task Leaflets to IRSs. single-handedly and relies on the A shared workspace is being developed expertise of the UIC team and the for delivery in 2020 that will greatly facilitate that work and bring the STANDARDISATION PLATFORM experts from member companies. working groups and the experts into a & THE STANDARDISATION UNIT These people are committed to: more cohesive and therefore efficient The Standardisation Platform, chaired f anticipating the possible impact of production structure. by Laurent Schmitt (SNCF) was new technologies, policies, business established a number of years ago but and market developments on the really started to take on a new meaning railways (research activities, digital when the Standardisation Unit (SU) was agenda, AI, automation, next- set up in January 2018. generation equipment, etc.);

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PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXTERNAL BODIES

UIC has established formal Additionally, the SU is leading relationships with a number and indeed strengthening the of international and European collaborative relationships that standardisation bodies - ISO, UIC has with OSJD and OTIF. IEC and CEN-CENELEC - and At a specifically European holds regular formal liaison level, there is UIC engagement meetings with each of these (SU) with bodies such as bodies with the objective of RASCOP (EC) and JPCR-SFR ensuring consistency across (CEN-CENELEC). All these the network and to avoid bodies bring with them unnecessary duplication their own set of challenges of work and drafting joint and the need to ensure that technical documents. there is a whole-system UIC is a full member of the approach and lots of joined- European Telecommunications up thinking. The SU and the Standards Institute (ETSI). Standardisation Platform will be closely monitoring these In addition, UIC has signed developments in conjunction specific technical agreements with the European Regional with the European Union Assembly. Agency for Railways (ERA) on the technical specifications for interoperability (TSI) for TAP (telematic applications for passenger services), GSM-R and FRMCS. UIC and ERA are developing a formal procedure for management of cross-references between UIC documents and the TSIs so as to prevent duplication or worse, systemic gaps.

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The UIC Digital Platform created The UIC Digital Platform organises of Proof of Concept (POC) in open during UIC’s General Assembly in various events throughout the year source mode. June 2015 is an observatory for all aimed at sharing. f UIC has created a dedicated label innovations and developments that Workshops, seminars and conferences to protect “open source” develop- could have a significant impact on our are dedicated to major digital trends ments: OPEN RAIL. This label has sector. such as AI (workshop in China in 2018, been registered in major countries Most of the UIC Members have also cyber security (May 2016 in US and and offers a protection to all UIC initiated these reflections and works. September 2017 in Italy, etc.). open source developments from any But it is up to us, within the three misuse. The UIC Digital Platform has promoted principles of the UIC philosophy an “open” approach since its creation, It provides an opportunity to share “Open, Share and Connect”, to through various orientations: initiatives, projects and best practices implement synergies between all among the members and with other f Support for “open source” projects initiatives and trends so that the partners. through the design and development whole sector can benefit.

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This led to UIC initiating in 2017 a first UIC To enable and develop these proximities THE DIGIM PROGRAMME Digital Transformation Tour in Silicon Valley, and synergies, several initiatives have been DIGIM I is composed of two to discover the forefront of a creative digital or are about to be launched. projects. ecosystem and to meet GAFA, Startups, Among them, one of the major ones is the etc. The first one, Clear Station, UIC Digital Awards. The 4th edition took aims at developing digital Considering the interest expressed by the place in 2019. solutions to assist blind participants, the intensity of the exchanges Since 2016, there have been over 150 travellers in railway stations. and the links with the major actors it met dossiers submitted and 13 projects awarded A Proof of Concept (POC) with, UIC wished to renew this initiative in a has been designed and including special Highspeed digital awards. new mission in 2018. implemented in close UIC Digital Platform is working on the design collaboration with VIA Rail Significant changes and progress from one of a UIC Digital Lab to provide a formal Canada. The solution is mission to another clearly demonstrate framework to host, develop and strengthen mainly based on Bluetooth the rhythm and scope of evolution of the the synergies and interactions between Rail technology and was different trends such as IoT, QR codes, successfully tested in Ottawa and the worldwide digital ecosystem. blockchain, cloud computing, facial station in December 2019. recognition and, tomorrow, quantum Among key projects led by the UIC Digital The other project is Connected Platform, the DIGIM programme is an computing. Level Crossings (phase 1). The initiative launched at the request of the These two experiences have clearly initial phase was to enhance UIC Chair to identify Digital Impacts on demonstrated the added value of this offer safety at level crossings Business Processes at the worldwide level, considering real time running for our Members. with a transversal approach. It aims at information. This project was It is now a regular service that can be improving safety and security, optimising successfully designed and provided by UIC Digital Platform. and improving operations, and the better tested also in cooperation with VIA Rail Canada. The third part of the triptych is “Connect”. use of existing data. DIGIM II concerns Connected UIC Digital Platform has been set up to Level Crossings (Phase 2). The ensure connection among the Members as project started in May 2019, already detailed above, but also to connect with seven UIC members. The the Rail sector with the global digital objective is to design and ecosystem made up of universities and evaluate a Proof of Concept startups. to safely stop the connected cars before the level crossing. Thousands of startups around the world The system is designed in represent a tremendous potential for four phases in partnership innovation and Rail should take advantage with Dassault Systems on of this. 3DXperience platform.

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UIC AREAS OF ACTIVITY

28/ FREIGHT 36/ RAIL SYSTEM 48/ PASSENGERS 56/ RESEARCH 60/ SAFETY 64/ SECURITY 68/ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 76/ EXPERTISE DEVELOPMENT - TALENT

FREIGHT FREIGHT

Realising modal shift is one of the Freight department’s main objectives. This will only happen if the sector is able to provide agile, cost-effective and flexible solutions to contemporary supply chain challenges.

UIC’s Freight department is playing a central role in this modal shift by facilitating, mediating and consolidating the sector’s interests. As a facilitator UIC plays an active role in managing different programs endorsed as priorities by its members; for the European region the key group being the Freight CEO Task force/Rail Freight Forward (RFF).

Within these programmes, some specific projects serve as an incubator before wider Sector uptake, facilitated thanks to EU funds from programmes such as Shift2Rail, H2020 or CEF.

Through its neutrality UIC is able to mediate between the different stakeholders and ensures that the common interests of the logistics stakeholders are promoted efficiently.

With its world out-reach, UIC Freight consolidates and shares best practices. This global coverage is important. Although rail freight is mainly organised on a per continent level, industry is globalising.

Ambitions are strong and the clock is ticking. Without drastic measures, the vision of reaching 30% market share in Europe by 2030 will be hard to realise. In 2018 a sector-wide vision was developed around 3 pillars. It was expressed in the 30 by 2030 White Paper.

The rail freight sector is a structural element of world trade. Russia currently holds 60% of total modal share, with China and the USA accounting for 50% and 55%, respectively.

The European context is more difficult, with market share stagnating at approximately 18%.

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A dedicated programme has therefore that new technological standards are been organised around three key pillars. unified and coherent across Europe.

In the first pillar, the RUs themselves Lastly, in the third pillar, a lot can still be strive for performance to accommodate done by policymakers to close the gap the needs of contemporary supply in the level playing field across transport chains. The goal is to offer quality modes. A significant shift in modal share products that respond to market needs. between rail and other modes of freight transport will not happen if the basic The industry in Europe is changing. The condition, financial competitiveness, is share of goods traditionally going by rail not met. It remains difficult for the rail is reducing, whilst growth comes from sector to compete on a purely economic goods and products which need smaller cost basis, especially on shorter shipments and faster and more agile distances. delivery, and are therefore more likely to go by road. The consequence for On a societal cost level, rail is by far the rail is that it should look for a product- most performing mode of transport. offering that can also handle smaller The external costs generated by rail load sizes, up to less than wagon load are at least six times lower than other and that it should become much more modes. Even with compensation for flexible, agile and quality-driven. contribution through taxation, the rail sector is much more performing. Still, In the second pillar of the 30 by 2030 these external costs are only translated vision, the RUs are supported by the to a very small extent to the price the IMs. The Infrastructure Managers should customer is paying for its transport. fully support a drive-through philosophy. Even more than passenger services, rail On the same level, the administrative freight relies on borderless transport. Too burden is up to 15 times higher for many hurdles still exist. The development the rail sector than for other modes. of the TEN-T network and the corridor Only decisive policy actions can approach are valuable initiatives. accommodate this.

In the years to come this approach The sector is more than ever convinced should be further embedded into true and united behind one vision. But it collaboration between IMs and RUs needs more. and in technological developments on In 2020, UIC Freight with RFF (Rail the different networks. A coordinated Freight Forward) will work on fine- approach will be crucial. tuning the vision into a sector supported It should be ensured that cost and deployment plan. In 2019 the first steps benefits of technological investments towards this holistic plan were taken go hand in hand. It should be ensured with the following actions.

29 ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019

Cross-border projects Efficient Cross Corridor Organisation (ECCO) Any driver, any language, any border. No longer the The need to harmonise rail freight corridor (RFC) access cumbersome language barriers in international train has become urgent for railway undertakings under pressure operations. That’s the aim of the UIC XBorder and Shift2Rail to implement productivity enhancements. At the request of funded project Translate4Rail. It is being implemented in its RU members, UIC coordinates the harmonisation process collaboration with RailNetEurope (RNE) to ensure that the through the ECCO (Efficient Cross Corridor Organisation) initiatives led by RUs and IMs are compatible and coherent project. with each another. A real breakthrough for interoperability The group unites the Speakers of the Railway Advisory Groups and smooth and seamless crossing-border operations. of the RFCs and the European Rail Freight Association ERFA. The project has already delivered a benchmarking analysis on Current Speakers come from CFL Cargo, DB Cargo AG, Fret the state of the art of speech to speech technology and a list SNCF, Lineas, Mercitalia, RCG, SBB Cargo and SŽ-Tovorni of standardised predefined messages necessary for safe and promet. Through this organisation all RUs, including ERFA efficient cross-border operations. members operating on RFCs, are involved according to their available capacities. ECCO provides technical input on some By capitalising on earlier work, a tool where train drivers and signallers can use their own native language and still of the priority issues contained in the sector statement (SS), communicate in an effective and safe manner will soon be which represents the commitment made by the sector to tested in pilots. boost international rail freight in the context of 11 priorities. In 2019, the main priorities were: Pilot testing will take place first in a secure environment f SS Priority 5: Improving harmonisation of border processes; (laboratory tests) before being undertaken in real operational conditions (field tests). A “quick win solution” for f SS Priority 9: Monitoring the quality of freight services by harmonisation of driver language and operational issues in implementing shared KPIs; cross-border traffic. f SS Priority 11: Contingency management.

See: translate4rail.eu In 2019, activities were focused mainly on:

Thanks to intense collaboration between several stakeholders f Developing an RU handbook for International Contingency in the cross-border debate, the working group came to a Management. Apart from defining standard coordination consensus on a handbook for the ideal cross-border section. rules that relate to the actions taken by Infrastructure This handbook will in the ideal case be used by all relevant Managers, the contributing companies developed a con- stakeholders, RUs, IMs, NSAs… in their future development of cept for the pooling of resources in case of international new or the refurbishment of existing cross-border sections. emergency. To support the viability of resource pooling, a high-level impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis The handbook will become a UIC IRS. In 2020 the handbook where done. The handbook was approved by seven large will be tested against a number of existing cross-border European operators and ERFA and published on the UIC, situations. ERFA and RNE websites. All freight RUs are invited to sign up to this cooperation. The handbook will be published as IRS in 2020.

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EU regulation 913/2010 aiming at significantly increasing The Operations Study Group the modal share of international rail freight transport. ECCO analysed what the regulation has done for RU’s spe- The Operations Study Group is a think tank for identifying cifically. The regulation was tested in relation to the RU’s operational issues hampering international freight traffic and ability to offer competitive products. In addition, ECCO proposing harmonised operating procedures for both Railway made a bottleneck assessment based on the level of pa- Undertakings (RUs) and Infrastructure Managers (IMs), thus rameter implementation at RFC level. Lastly, it coordinated enhancing efficiency, quality and reliability of rail transport. a joint RU input to the public consultation from DG Move; UIC, as a technical platform and standards-setting f Implementing the European corridor KPIs. ECCO ac- organisation, prepares and updates IRSs - International Rail tively pushed the implementation of the corridor KPIs. Solutions - for this purpose and ensures compatibility with the ECCO keeps setting the agenda on operationalizing the European legal framework (e.g. TSIs - Technical Specifications figures that are published, for use in Train Performance for Interoperability), although the IRSs’ geographical scope Management groups. UIC is also in active dialogue with extends beyond Europe. shippers’ organisations European Shipper Council and Cefic to develop a common customer supported KPI on This group of experts deals mainly with the following topics: punctuality; 1. Braking issues, f Enhancing cost saving and efficiency improvement in 2. Train composition, RFC management. Estimated savings are over €110,000 per year for the sector (RUs+IMs), excluding staff costs. 3. Train and infrastructure parameters, These savings are obtained by better management of the 4. Exceptional consignments, meeting cycle between different RFCs. The proposal has 5. Interoperability, found wide support from RUs and is under discussion in 6. Operational rules. the RFC Network. These themes are closely related to DG Move “Issues Logbook” initiative, as well as to other freight projects focusing on European Rail Freight Corridors and looking for quick wins, such as ECCO and XBorder.

One of the key activities in 2019 tackled the development of a single European braking scheme, being one of the priority issues of the EU Issue Logbook initiative and therefore of the CEO TF. This was done in partnership with XRail and the UIC Rail System Department in the context of the Unified Braking Scheme (UBS) project.

The results of this project will serve as a basis for pilot testing in a CEF funded project submitted by the parties on behalf of the CEO TF/RFF.

31 Digital initiatives E-WAG 2 - Furthermore, current exchange systems are mostly on a bi-lateral basis INTELLIGENT WAGON UIC launched a CIO taskforce where the which further increases RU cost in Under the CIO Taskforce mandate, the vision and mission of rail IT systems has order to support myriad interfaces with electronic Wagon project is a short- been set in the “Digital Roadmap”. their partners. term strategic initiative that seeks This Deployment Plan will provide wagon sensors to deliver the relevant The working group will propose a operators, fleet managers and wagon information to each stakeholder future architecture that will reframe the keepers with a path towards adoption independently of the sensor current IT ecosystem. This will result in of a new, data-driven strategy by manufacturer. increased data quality, cost savings and encouraging the operating community The e-Wag2 project has defined the to implement a common interface and enhanced operational control. In order functionality required to ensure that the data broker, using the GCU platform. to meet the challenges set out in the 30 sensors, wagons and trains of different The result of this deployment plan will by 2030 strategy, international digital origin can communicate with each other. encourage operators to connect to a The technical specifications for the projects are being undertaken. The single platform and interface. project are developed in cooperation projects developed within this scope By implementing the plan, it is with the Industry Platform for Telematics are always looking at providing added envisioned that the UIC Member and Sensor Technology (ITSS). value to the rail sector by achieving a companies can achieve: The E-Wag2 project has delivered balance between new technologies the Requirements and Use Case h Digitalisation of the railway business and leveraging the existing tools and Specifications for Interoperable Vehicle (towards 4.0), providing a single solutions that have been developed. Sensors and Telematic Devices which interface for over 600 stakeholders; will be published as an International h Significant cost savings due to The roadmap includes short-term IT Railway Solution (IRS) in 2020. manual entry and maintenance of projects to be developed in order to In a second step, the implemented individual interfaces; achieve the strategic initiatives set in project will result in a benchmark for h Regulatory compliance (TAF-TSI, the roadmap. This allows rail freight ensuring system compatibility. COTIF, Noise); companies not to lose ground in this h Better and faster communication fast and everchanging interconnected RSDX - ROLLING STOCK DATA between RU and keeper; world. Some of these short-term EXCHANGE h Digital mileage and wagon damage projects are: The RSDX project is a short-term reports; 1. The Intelligent Wagon project strategic initiative that seeks to simplify h No manual process to upload data in (eWag2), data exchange between RUs and IT systems. Wagon Keepers and at the same time Only when critical mass is achieved 2. The Rolling Stock Data Exchange guarantee regulatory compliance. can the rail freight industry (operators project (RSDX). Currently, the lack of harmonised and fleet managers alike) realise the The CIO taskforce is aligned with CEOs data on the physical, technical and significant benefits and cost savings administrative characteristics of task force. associated with implementation. wagons in interchange forces RUs The ultimate objective is to enhance to manually input this data into their operational and safety strategies that own systems. This leads to increases will ultimately result in higher service in operational costs and decreases reliability and customer satisfaction. data reliability - significantly impacting safety, operations and planning.

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Transcontinental corridors The freight working body dealing with the 3. Market Watch: A market study was KEY EVENTS IN 2019 issue of transcontinental corridors is the undertaken in collaboration with IEC f Stakeholder Group and its aim is to capitalise (Infrastructure Economic Centre) con- As Board Member of the International Heavy on synergies with existing organisations sultancy based in Moscow and Paris in Haul Association, UIC and working bodies such as CCTT, the BIRC order to review: has access to a unique group from the Security Platform and the major changes occurring over recent - network of professionals Regions (APRA-RAME etc). years on the Northern routes; around the world who - volume forecast for the period up to The group provides the opportunity for all share experiences and 2030 based on existing macroeco- parties to: developments in heavy haul nomic background; operation. f Monitor business development, - the elasticity of demand for rail freight f In 2019, UIC freight f Monitor technological development, transport in relation to the level of department prepared f Exchange best practices, Chinese subsidies, the digitalisation of the strategic seminar f Establish and maintain quality contacts processes, border crossing improve- held as part of the IHHA across the regions. ments, speed of transit. Conference 2019. The Conference took place In 2019, focus was put on the following in June 2019 in Narvik, topics: Norway and addressed all 1. The preparation of a multimodal aspects of “Heavy Haul Blockchain project for pilot testing on 4.0”. the basis of the proof of concept devel- oped in 2018. PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 2. A sector-wide seminar on Electronic f Report on Eurasian Corridor Seals in collaboration with CCTT and Development BIRC (Security Platform) to review ex- f Report on Rolling Stock isting technologies, geographical scope, Data Exchange interoperability challenges, operational f Status reporting of UIC-led and security constraints at borders. project contributing the RFF priority topics

KEY WORDS PARTNERSHIPS, CORRIDORS, RAIL BACKBONE OF MOBILITY, MENTAL SHIFT, MODAL SHIFT, 30 BY 2030, RAIL FREIGHT FORWARD, NOAH’S TRAIN, XXBORDER, DIGITALISATION, INTEROPERABILITY, GLOBAL CORRIDORS, CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT

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Today’s customers want a mobility The main challenges for the UIC Rail The results of research and OPT-IN system that is available, affordable, System Forum are as follows: projects are directly transposed into reliable and safe. It is important f achieving synergies between asset technical documents (IRSs, guidelines, for the sector to have the tools it management and operational white papers, etc.) and are implemented needs at its disposal in order to activities and the various railway in specific test programmes and deliver this system. With this in system sectors: rolling stock, approval processes, offering efficient mind, the UIC Rail System Forum, telecoms and signalling, train-track operational solutions for UIC members. co-chaired by Francisco Cardoso Dos interaction, track and structures, The Rail System Forum contributes to a Reis (Infraestruturas de Portugal) energy management; number of European legal frameworks and Andy Doherty (Network Rail), within the context of the EIRENE project f defining operational and technical provides the required technical in collaboration with standardisation requirements in collaboration with expertise and works to respond to bodies such as CEN-CENELEC, ISO and railway undertakings (business the challenges facing the railways at IEC. success, reliability, availability, safety global level, positioning rail as the and maintainability); The Rail System Forum also contributes backbone of the mobility chain and f disseminating results from experience actively to a number of major European Mobility as a Service (MaaS) as an and promoting good practice; and Shift2Rail-funded projects. area of future growth. f integrating UIC and EU research The Rail System Forum works on a wide project results in technical and KEY ACTIVITIES range of topics, including: operational standards; The Rail System Forum relies on its f digital evolution; f cooperating with standardisation members to improve the railway f existing and new telecommunica- bodies and railway manufacturers system. The forum is divided into six tions and signalling systems; in the various domains of railway sectors dedicated to improving railway f upgrading of infrastructure (track standardisation; competitiveness and multimodality. The and structures); f collaborating with European rail- sectors are as follows: f efficient and sustainable energy way associations by support- f Telecoms, Signalling and solutions; ing cross-functional input into Cybersecurity, f customer-focused and the European Union Agency for f Energy Management, Railways (ERA) work programme cost-­effective rolling stock; f Rolling Stock, and its impact­ on safety and f asset management and interaction f Train, Track and Interaction, interoperability; between shared subsystems; f Track & Structures, f issuing certifications of conformity f safe and smart operations. with UIC leaflets and International f Asset Management & Operation. Railway Solutions (IRSs) for specific components, such as wheels, brake components and diesel engines.

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With more than 150 experts involved in its activities, and Management Plan (SAMP), Computerised Maintenance covering 72 ongoing projects, the Rail System Forum has Management System/Software (CMMS), and Enterprise defined seven areas of strategic focus as expressed by its Asset Management (EAM). This process will rely on life members, as well as the CTOs and CEOs consulted. cycle benchmarking for IMs on a large scale and over a 1. Safety and security must be addressed together. period of more than 20 years. Cybersecurity solutions must be taken into account from 4. Capacity should be increased through automation of project inception through to system integration and safety operational processes and train control to optimise traffic demonstration. management and reduce energy consumption. 2. The railway system must move towards the digital era by 5. Smart infrastructure: commitment to sustainability, creating an advanced modelling language and promoting resilience and maintainability of infrastructure in order to future railway telecoms systems. UIC is developing specific, reduce the need for track possession. small-scale feasibility studies, Proof of Concepts (PoCs) 6. Evolution of rolling stock to improve sustainability, robust- and prototypes in this regard. ness, resilience, interoperability and maintainability. 3. Asset and operations management should evolve 7. Improvement of environmental performance in order to towards prescriptive maintenance via the Strategic Asset reduce carbon impact and energy consumption.

37 FRMCS - FUTURE RAILWAY MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM In 1997, UIC began defining, specifying and FRMCS User Requirements Specifications standardising GSM-R, the telecommunica- have already been published, together with tions component of ERTMS. Today, GSM-R a precise list of more than 75 fully-defined is a major success and goes far beyond use cases that are currently being used as the development of ERTMS (ETCS), with input to the 3GPP standardisation work for more than 130,000 km of tracks covered in railways. In addition, a considerable amount Europe and 210,000 km around the world. of work is being done to obtain relevant frequencies for the railways to use FRMCS As the railway telecoms industry officially during the co-existence with GSM-R and announced that GSM-R equipment was after this migration period. expected to become obsolete by 2030, UIC began a series of initial studies with This FRMCS Programme was recently the objective of defining a system to completed with the creation of a new global replace GSM-R. These studies concluded project, “FRMCS Migration Scenarios” that a new, dedicated telecoms system (FMS), focusing on operational conditions was necessary for the railway industry. It for smooth migration from GSM-R to became increasingly obvious that this new FRMCS, particularly in Europe. The first key system, known as the Future Radio Mobile part of this global project is the Telecoms Communication System (FRMCS), would On-Board Architecture (TOBA) initiative. not only have to replace GSM-R, but would UIC will work with the railway companies also serve as the telecoms layer for many to define and develop specifications for future services and applications relating new, common telecoms elements to be to train digitalisation and modernisation, implemented in the driver’s cab within the such as automated and autonomous trains framework of this initiative. (ATO), use of connected objects (IoT) in The key objective of the FRMCS vehicles, smart maintenance, train control programme is to deliver functional monitoring systems, introduction of Artificial requirements specifications (FRS) and Intelligence, etc. system requirements specifications (SRS) A tailored programme was therefore put in by the end of 2021 for inclusion in the place by UIC in order to define and develop next CCS TSI (Technical Specifications for specifications for FRMCS and standardise Interoperability). Deployment of FRMCS it in 3GPP, the worldwide standardisation in Europe may begin as early as 2025, entity for mobile communications. following the successful conclusion of several pilot phases.

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FIRST UIC GLOBAL FRMCS CONFERENCE (PARIS, MAY 2019) © UIC / Juliette Jem

39 f ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE for the so-called FRMCS V1 that The first initiative is about facilitating should be commercially procured a European Railways Observatory, HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 for implementation by Railways; which the railway CISOs (Chief Telecom & Signalling f Frequency activities have clarified Information and Security Officers) the objective for FRMCS frequency and other invitees can join to GSM-R ranges (900 and 1900 MHz) and ­exchange on best practices regard- EIRENE specifications have been determined relevant radio co- ing cybersecurity issues and to maintained, in preparation for 2022 existence conditions; coordinate actions to be taken at revision process of TSIs. The process is European level: ER-ISAC (European done through Implementation reports f The FRMCS Functional Requirements Railway Information Sharing and (asking for a change) and further Specification concept has been Analysis Centre); change requests (which propose internally reviewed to be forwarded f A second initiative is to set up changes in UIC EIRENE and MORANE for sector external review; a technical platform to work on specifications, which are part of the f The high-level principles for the pragmatic solutions to prevent CCS (Command Control and Signalling) FRMCS System Requirement cybersecurity breaches in order to TSI. Specification have been defined; constantly improve the answers to f UIC also continues to ensure the The Telecom On-Board Architecture attacks. This will be materialised operational maintenance of European (TOBA) scenarios for ETCS by the UIC Cybersecurity Solutions GSM-R roaming through two interworking with both GSM-R and Platform Project. interconnection hubs, one in Frankfurt FRMCS have been released, allowing and one in Zurich, to which all European the European Railway Agency to Signalling decide on the best scenario in Europe GSM-R networks are connected in a The main noteworthy achievements in layered way, thus bringing a European f The FRMCS V1 delivery three-steps 2019 are as follows: GSM-R roaming consistency which is plan has been agreed with ERIG f The publication of the “Signalling vital to ensure interoperability, as well as (European Radio Implementors relays” Technical Report, an essential many other efficiencies for the Railways Group) and furthermore presented reference document for signalling operating GSM-R. in the FRMCS Global Conference, networks; with the main objective to deliver f FRMCS FRMCS V1 in Q1 2025. Installation of the UIC Track Circuit The FRMCS programme (FRMCS Shunting Booster in Finland, for an and FMS projects) and activities Cybersecurity improved detection of trains; have strengthened, with tangible and Railway telecom networks migration to f Finalisation of the SFERA C-DAS important results: IP technologies and introduction of 5G (Connected Driver Assistance f Use Cases derived from the User via FRMCS brings the railway system System) General Standard, and pres- Requirements Specification, written face-to-face with one of its major new entation to the European Railway specifically for 3GPP, have been challenges, cybersecurity. Agency for consideration in general finalised and submitted for 5G 2nd European CCS evolution. and 3rd editions, the last one being UIC has worked in 2018-19 on two the target technology and release initiatives that will materialise in 2020:

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Energy Management PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 The digital substation control project has delivered Telecom & Signalling IRS Under Development: its conclusions. The main objective of DCSS (digital f Publication of FRMCS User f IRS 70020: Overhead controlled substations) was to unify the behaviour Requirements Specification Contact RAIL (Deliverable of the different stakeholders (providers, consumers). V4.0 OCR Project) The final purpose is to upgrade the Electrical Railway f Publication of Functional f IRS 70010: Energy System System towards the Railway Smart Grid FRMCS Use Cases V1.0 Architecture Framework The work on electromagnetic interference between f Publication of FRMCS f IRS 80870: Technical different types of traction systems (AC and DC) is Functional Requirements guidelines for use of coming to an end. The latest version of the simulation Specification First Draft grooved contact wires tool will be proposed this summer. This method will be f f IRS 70782: Digital control easy to use by members when designing an OCL. Publication of FRMCS Migration to ETCS substation user interface We continue working with IEC. Our next project should Scenarios TOBA 7515 V1.0 (Deliverable DCS) be on the use of hydrogen in traction. f Publication of Use of Rolling stock The work on techniques for energy storage in Signalling Relays Technical Our IRS programme consists substations continues. The aim is to reduce energy Report of: consumption. Energy Management f IRS 40410: Composition We propose a method to provide data support for IRS publication: and calculation of the infrastructure managers to understand the quality f IRS 70799 Characteristics weight and braking of status of OCL, establish maintenance strategy, and of AC overhead contact passenger trains optimise maintenance resources. This work is done systems for high speed lines f IRS 40440: Public-address with CARS. worked at speeds of over systems in coaches 200 km/h Rolling Stock f IRS 40453: Procedures for f IRS 70799-1 - air brake tests effected with In combined transport a lot of work was achieved. Characteristics of DC a traction unit Revision of the documents dealing with the codification overhead contact systems f IRS 50592: Intermodal of wagons, containers and swap bodies to take into for lines operated at speeds Transport Units (other than account the constraints liked with the gauges of the of over 160 km/h and up to semi-trailers) for vertical tracks all over Europe is on-going, taking into account 250 km/h transhipment and suitable the new technologies, the new dimensions and f IRS 60608 - Conditions to for carriage on wagons - constraints due to road vehicles. The conclusions of be complied with for the Minimum requirements the JNS project on the accident in Denmark have been pantographs of tractive f 60608: Conditions to be taken into account. We have had discussions with the units used in international complied with for the Russian specialists of OSJD about gauges. services pantographs of tractive f IRS 70782 - Digital control units used in international substation user interface services (Deliverable DCS Project)

41 PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 The CACTUS project is a comparative study The UIC rolling stock team is involved in two of all documents and standards dealing Shift2Rail open projects: Rolling stock (2) with combined transport. It is being done f LOCATE (with FGC, Universities, f 60623-1: Certification with UIRR. Conclusions will be proposed to Companies specialised in vibration procedures for diesel ERA. analysis). engines of motive power Work on braking performance and train The aim is to propose a predictive units compositions has been undertaken with a maintenance system for the bogies f 60623-2: Certification tests group of technical and operational experts of old locomotives using vibration for diesel engines of motive with Xrail within DGMOVE programmes on mechanics (having a digital twin of power units how to produce longer and heavier trains the system) taking into account the f 60624: Exhaust emission across Europe. The discussions between operating constraints (management of tests for diesel traction technical and operation experts on braking the fleet, organisation of the work in the engines, taking into account and consist are on-going, taking into workshops). LOCATE continues in 2020. the level V of the NRMM account the needs of the companies. There are discussions with stakeholders requirements. of the FR8RAIL S2R project to avoid any Two online test programmes have been Train, Track & Interaction duplication of work. organised in 2018 and 2019 with NSIs, f First TTI IRS, numbered RUs and UIC braking specialists to find f CARBODIN (with providers and univer- 70729 on PMD (Prevention operational measures to reduce the level sities). This project has two goals: and Mitigation of of risk as a consequence of the inadequate - Identify and improve methods for Derailment) published in performance of wagons fitted with manufacturing and maintaining light- October 2019 composite brake blocks in harsh winter er bodies and door leaves for lighter, Track & Structures conditions in Scandinavia. The results are more energy-efficient rolling stock; - Improve the ergonomics of the f Publication of Technical presented to the ERA. driver’s cab using new technologies Report – LTR (Lateral track A new electropneumatic braking system has and increasing the security level. resistance) been specified with the European experts f Publication of Technical and those of cars to replace the main brake The work of the UIC technical experts on Report - Category of Lines pipe by an electric command. the new train network continues, taking (Leaflet 700) into account for every train function (doors, The ESFA project designed a low-cost 25t traction, HVAC, etc.) the needs of: Asset Management & axle, with a higher security level axle for f Train drivers, train crew, station crew; Operation freight wagons. The same work will be done f Maintenance (e.g. data for predictive f Guideline “Outsourcing on wheels in the future. Infrastructure Work: Issues maintenance); from an Asset Management f Exchangeability of devices on the perspective” train (by defining logical and physical interfaces).

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This work will be used by the project on AI for predictive f Pantograph/catenary mechanical interaction, and its maintenance to be launched. derived operational aspects, with a White Paper still in development; B126 RP 52 “Inadequate braking performance in trains with combined transport (CT) wagons” f Remote measuring/monitoring on interactions in interfaces, with the PMD (Prevention and Mitigation of Train Track Interaction Derailment against vertical forces). The Three-Year Programme sector is still working in this area Activities in these and other interface contexts, such as for interfaces of different technical subsystems, following the acoustic (noise and vibration), were the subject of the key technical areas that have been identified in this regard: published and approved work of the sector during the year: f Railway (track/vehicle dynamics) and derived operational f Conclusion of the White Paper on Acoustics, that was and safety issues, including track quality assessment, ride finally published in April 2020; quality and prevention of derailment, now present in the f Approval of new edition of IRS 60661 (former 70001) on HARMO-TRACK and Y/Q projects; Dynamic integration tests and trial operation before reve- f Aerodynamics, including cross-wind assessment and nue operation in collaboration with the Intercity and High- crossing trains in mixed traffic, and their derived operational Speed Committee. aspects, which started in the UIC project SAFIRST;

43 Track & Structures KEY EVENTS IN 2019 Activities are progressing with the - 70723, providing guidelines and f 1st UIC FRMCS Global Conference sector according to the Three-Year recommendations for technical UIC organised the UIC Global Programme devised to update and aspects of vegetation control FRMCS Conference in May 2019, renew maintenance and operation and tree risk management, in col- with a complex agenda dealing with principles of the Infrastructure laboration with the HERBIE and GSM-R State of the Art & Evolution, subsystem and recommendations of use TRISTRAM projects managed by FRMCS – enabling Digitalisation, for the subsystem-related assets. For the Sustainable Development unit; FRMCS Railways Initiatives, FRMCS some of these, their development has - 70779-10, which updates the Standardisation State of the Art been within specific UIC opt-in projects. knowledge on tunnel asset and Plans, Industry Engagement, management and maintenance New track technology and components and FRMCS Migration. A specific principles. and their interfaces have been moment to be mentioned was the covered by the DEMOSLEEPER and f Asset Management and Operation: celebration of 20 years of UIC ERIG STABLETRACK projects, while the - On-going project about Lasting activity. reflections on degradation phenomena Infrastructure Benchmark Database The event welcomed more than 200 to prepare use cases were in the MILA - On-going project UPM - Unified participants and 10 supplier stands, project. Track form decision-making was Procurement Methods and featured key speakers. - On-going project about Smart the main point of the DESMAN initiative. f UIC Global Asset Management Asset Management Plan guidelines Advanced inspection and monitoring Conference which will be published in 2020 procedures were further developed in f 3rd UIC Workshop on Masonry Arch the EoLE (Exceptional and Over-Loads Bridges on Existing Infrastructures), BRD (Broken Rail Detection) and Drone4Rail projects.

However, this year, the progress of published and approved documents was focused on activities directly overviewed by the Track Experts Group (TEG) and the Panel of Structural Experts (PoSE), which comprised: f Approval of three IRS, that will be published in 2020: - 70719, updating the design and construction principles for earth- works and track bed layers in rail- way lines;

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TTI SECTOR NEW AERODYNAMICS-FOCUSED PROJECTS After two successful editions of the “UIC After the UIC project on ‘Masonry Arch Masonry Arch Bridges” Workshop in 2018 Bridges’ and the publication of the IRS Two more projects were (Madrid and Bristol), UIC held the third and 70778-3 “Recommendations for the approved in 2019 as part of the final edition on 17 and 18 October hosted by inspection, assessment and maintenance of TTI Sector and have already started in 2020, both based the University of Pécs (Hungary). masonry arch bridges”, and the publication on the previously published of a complete set of videos from the There are still over 200,000 masonry White Paper on Aerodynamics. Masonry Arch Bridges workshop in Bristol, The first one is the “Crossing arch bridges and culverts in the European renowned bridge experts and scientific Effects Between Trains” railways network, representing almost 50% researchers presented the main outcomes (CROSS-T) initiative that of the total bridge stock in Europe with will cover the assessment of of the project. an incalculable asset value. Most of these gaps for aerodynamic-related bridges are over 100 years old and would The event was considered of great interest phenomena, and the related be considered to have reached the end of to railway and road infrastructure owners, mitigation measures and operational rules in mixed their theoretical service lives if compared to asset managers, bridge engineers and traffic lines, between high- current design codes. contractors responsible for the inspection, speed trainsets and freight assessment and maintenance of masonry train compositions, which is Masonry arch bridges have, however, arch bridges in the transport network. still required with regard to stood the test of time and proved to be TSIs and EN standards. highly sustainable long-lasting structures, The final fruits of these projects and events The second one is the not only with high aesthetic value, but have been the publication of the Catalogue “Aerodynamic noise” (AERO with considerable resilience and capacity of Damages in Masonry Arch Bridges NOISE) activity which reserve. Appropriate management of in January, and the activities will now concerns the need for a better masonry arches is key to maintaining them conclude with two Guides for execution control of the aerodynamic in a safe and serviceable condition, where and control of repairs, the first volume noise sources in a high-speed IMs and bridge engineers have to find ways comprising a “Cleaning Manual” and the trainset during operation, that may originate from a variety to preserve these beautiful bridges in a second containing recommendations for of zones in the train including: manner that will allow them to continue to “Maintenance and replacement of existing pantograph, pantograph serve their function, without altering their masonry” recess, inter-coach gaps, front appearance or architectural integrity. of train, connection cables, low-level turbulences, etc., which mark the pass-by noise generated, and on the upper parts of the train those which KEY WORDS have a major influence on the FRMCS, GSM-R, RTM, PROOF OF CONCEPT, BRAKING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, effectiveness of mitigation measures such as noise RAIL SYSTEM, OPERATIONS, SAFETY, SECURITY, ASSET MANAGEMENT, TRACK, barriers (and especially lower INFRASTRUCTURE, INTERACTION, DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, ROLLING STOCK ones). Dedicated technology could be designed for this TO LEARN MORE uic.org/rail-system purpose.

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PASSENGERS ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE PASSENGERS HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019

f Approval of the Global Passenger rail accounts worldwide UIC’s passenger activity is inspired by the Passenger Forum terms of for 50% of rail activity, 8% of global involvement of its members in the Global reference and organising passenger transport and less than 2% Passenger Forum, led by Manel Villalante i the first GPF plenary during of greenhouse gas emissions from Llauradó (Renfe). The forum is subdivided which the strategic vision for passenger transport and is believed to be into five dedicated Sectors and a special passenger activities was set the backbone of future mobility. group: f Commercialisation of Parallel to promoting competition in the rail f Passenger Services Group, MERITS database (Multiple sector, new technologies and new patterns f Intercity & High-Speed Committee, East-West Railways Integrated Timetable of mobility and customer behaviour are f Commuter & Regional Train Services, beginning to emerge. By investing in Storage) to railway f Station Managers Global Group, innovation and research with the aim of undertakings and third offering personalised, barrier-free travel, f Tourism Opportunities for Railways, parties railway undertakings are shifting the service f RIC/A Agreements Special Group on the f Establishment of the “new paradigm towards a customer-centric exchange and use of passenger cars and Tariff Model” working group approach. self-propelled units in international rail responsible for providing a traffic. business specification for In this context, the UIC Passenger depart- a new tariff data exchange ment acts as a catalyst for transformation The UIC Global Passenger forum also tool of the railway business. It supports railway participates in cross-sectoral work and joint f Launch of the three-year undertakings in all aspects of passenger activities with many other UIC forums and joint research programme transport by providing technical solutions regions. under the umbrella of the (IRSs) and facilitating knowledge exchange Alliance of Universities International rail ticket distribution and networking platforms responding to for High-Speed Rail. The the Global Passenger Forum’s strategic One of the traditional activities of European Alliance’s aim is to establish ­vision by focusing on the following areas: railways is international ticket distribution a global academic network f Multimodality, that allows customers to benefit from a “one- of universities, institutes of stop shop” service when purchasing tickets technology, polytechnics, f Mobility as a service, for international journeys. UIC provides engineering, architecture f Sustainability, standardised technical and commercial and business schools with f Multiregional projects, solutions for all processes involved in proven and substantial involvement in the f Digitalisation, international ticket distribution (timetables, development of high-speed fares, agreements on IT standards, etc.) f Cooperation with universities. railways in a smooth and cost-effective way, while addressing railway companies’ regulatory f Publication of the Quality and business requirements. Assessment for Railway Stations tool by the Station Managers Global Group

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Marketed to third parties since March yet allow barrier-free access to all trains, 2019, MERITS (Multiple East-West appropriate assistance must be provided to Railways Integrated Timetable Storage) bridge the gap. is a centralised database owned by UIC, In the context of multimodality, the PSG containing the integrated and periodically is working with IATA addressing the updated timetable data (timetables, distribution of combined Air+Rail journeys services and facilities, coaches and seats, via the airline sales channels. Similarly, stations, tariffs, etc.) of the majority it is working with UITP on an integrated of European and some non-European ticketing framework between railways and countries (Russia, Turkey, Belarus). It is public transport. designed to facilitate international railway distribution by giving businesses rapid High-Speed Rail access to the data necessary for more High-speed rail is not merely a technical efficient operation, journey planning and subject; rather, it encompasses a complex booking. reality involving various technical aspects In January 2019, the PSG launched the such as infrastructure, rolling stock, energy nTM (new Tariff Model) project which aims and operations and cross-sectoral issues to provide a B2B solution that enables such as financial, commercial, socio- through-ticketing (the distribution of one economic, managerial and training aspects. or more tickets in a single transportation The high-speed rail system combines these contract) based on timetables and on the various elements using highly sophisticated new UIC “harmonised tariffs terms and technology. conditions” standard. nTM is to be integrated The Intercity & High-Speed Committee with the FSM (Full-Service Model) and coordinates UIC members’ high-speed rail new messaging protocols to form a activities. It contributes to the development single specification taking into account all of high-speed rail systems around the distribution stakeholders (carriers, ticket world through benchmark, standardisation, allocators, 3rd party travel providers, etc.), recommendations, training, operational further promoting rail interoperability. studies and reports, and promotes the In addition, the PSG is committed to business through its flagship World providing services for persons with Congress on High-Speed Rail event. reduced mobility (PRM). This is becoming ICHSC is primarily a forum in which each increasingly important in ageing societies member can share their experience and and is a focus of particular attention both benefit from the experience of others in in European legislation and by railway working groups and workshops. undertakings. In a modern context, barrier- free travel is a key factor in seamless mobility. Where technical conditions do not

49 Commuter and regional rail The Station Managers Global Group (SMGG) aims to advise on best practice for Commuter and regional rail, comprising train stations, focusing on a broad range more than 80% of total railway passengers, of issues such as governance, funding, serves as a backbone for local public digitalisation, intermodality, urban planning transport. The Commuter and Regional and regional development, etc. The group Train Services (CRTS) working group is mostly aims to rethink stations of the future a platform for knowledge and expertise through the Long-Term Development for exchange between UIC members. CRTS Railway Stations (LTDRS) framework. works to develop and disseminate practical solutions and examines the interface Tourism for rail between legal requirements and practical Tourist trains are attractive products with management issues. It shows members’ much to offer for the implementation of key existing forms of financing between public concepts such as sustainable development, authorities, private investors, client bodies diversification and management of tourist and railway undertakings. flows. Tourist train projects are typically Stations implemented in isolation, so there are opportunities to be developed in terms Stations represent a key element in of networking and identifying synergies. passenger transport: for customers UIC’s TopRail (Tourism opportunities for (passengers, commuters, passing-by) it is Railways) project raises awareness of the unique gateway to the rail system, for the potential offered by this market and railway operators it plays a big role in the contributes to the development of new and overall passenger experience. But apart existing rail tourism products and services. from their strategic value for railways, stations are an essential element in city RIC/A Agreements Special Group development, especially in the context The RIC/A Special Group and the of new urban transformations and the Secretariat at the UIC manage the RIC emergence of personal mobility and MaaS. and RIA agreements. These agreements The UIC’s objective is to provide expertise deal with the use of vehicles and self- to members, offering solutions tailored to propelled units in international traffic, they specific locations and taking into account describe the functioning of the system intermodality, commercial and social and the responsibilities of the actors (RU considerations, all within the context of and keepers) involved in the exchange of sustainable development. vehicles. They are updated regularly to be in line with the rail and legislative environment by coming into effect annually in January.

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KEY EVENTS IN 2019 PUBLICATIONS IN 2019

f “Operating high-speed f IRS 90918-1 revision: lines: in search of efficient Electronic reservation of solutions” interactive seats/berths and electronic workshop in Paris, Jan. 2019 production of travel documents - Exchange of f Three Innovation workshops messages on Digitalisation, Blockchain and Artificial f IRS 90918-8: Layout for Intelligence in Paris in electronically issued rail Feb., Apr. and Nov. 2019, passenger tickets respectively f IRS 90918-9: Digital f Training Sessions on High- Security Elements for Rail Speed Rail Systems level I Passenger Ticketing in Paris, Apr. 2019 and Level f IRS 60673: Implementation II in Madrid, Nov. 2019 of a High-Speed Railway, f 2nd TopRail Forum in Naples, Design Phase May 2019 f IRS 60675: Implementation f 4th training on Commuter of a High-Speed Railway, and Regional Train Services Operation Phase in Barcelona, Jun. 2019 f IRS 60662: Railway f 1st Global Passenger Forum Application - High Speed - plenary in Toledo, July 2019 Maintenance of High-Speed Lines f UIC-KORAIL Training Session 2019 on Railway f IRS 10180: Classification of Public Service Obligation in Rail Passenger Stations Seoul, Sept. 2019 f “Railway Stations - f 5th UIC CIT claims Boosting the City” UIC conference in Vienna, Sept. nextstation handbook (2019 2019 Edition) f Technical, operational f Guidelines on Increasing KEY WORDS and economic aspects of Rail Attractiveness for HIGH-SPEED, INNOVATION, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, Hyperloop technology Tourism DISTRIBUTION, TICKETING, STATIONS, development conference in f High-Speed Rail atlas MULTIMODALITY, MOBILITY AS A SERVICE, Krakow, Sept. 2019 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, f Passenger activities at the f 7th UIC nextstation UIC 2019 RAIL TOURISM, ACCESSIBILITY, COMMUTING conference in Tehran, Nov. 2019 TO LEARN MORE uic.org/passenger

51 AN OVERVIEW ON TICKETING UIC and FSM (Full Service Model), The ETCD will become an important the European initiative including foundation for passenger travel The UIC passenger sector has a large Railways and Distributors, dedicated based on the increasing adoption of and active community of experts who to improving the B2B distribution of e-tickets. have experience and knowledge of Rail Mobility services, recently signed UIC developed and manages a international system architectures a Technical Agreement to develop a unique database which includes the currently operated by the railways: unique and integrated specification Public Keys for the barcodes of the Technical expertise in data exchange (IRS 90918-10) within a dedicated UIC tickets in European Scale (Public Key and competence in system change- working group to ensure coherence Management Website: PKMW). Rail management taking into account between FSM and nTM specifications companies can store their Public Keys necessary market evolutions. (named OSDM: Open Sales and that are used by ATMs, Controllers, UIC Passenger Services Group Distribution Model). Smartphone applications in order that oversees the whole international UIC is beginning to develop and all companies can read and validate the ticketing scheme in a harmonised manage a new service for the e-tickets issued by other companies. and operational implemented mode. railway undertakings for control of Thus, the entire sector is aligned and UIC’s International Railway Solutions Non-Reservation Tickets: Electronic works in a coordinated manner to are the outcomes of its technical and Ticket Control Database (ETCD). improve and develop standards. commercial working groups composed The ETCD service provides a central As demonstrated in the figure below, of the experts of European Railways, implementation of the ticket control all these systems are aligned using and accurately reflect the Railway and specification, allowing UIC members the same data exchange definitions customer expectations with regard to: to exchange information with a central allowing smooth system evolution h Planned Timetable with the MERITS system, involving less complexity and and limiting disruptions linked to database which retrieves and inte- lower implementation costs on their innovations for the benefits of rails grates all European timetable and side. customers. location data twice a week h Timetable-based tariffs including reservation or not within the new Tariff Model, nTM 90918-10 h Data exchange for Railway commu- nity Reservation Systems with the IRS 90918-1 h Ticket Layout for all possible sup- ports from secured paper, A4 and mobile screen, IRS 90918-8 h Ticket security with barcode encryp- tion specifications using Public Key platform exchange, IRS 90918-9 h The online Control data base that al- lows interoperability between Ticket Control Organisations with the aim of optimising after-sales operations and limiting fraud, IRS 90918-4

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Research and innovation form a In 2019, UIC participated in the WCRR The IRRB also met in plenary form twice, core business of UIC, supporting the held in Tokyo, with UIC Chairman in Budapest and in Tokyo, to share efforts of our members to address Gianluigi Castelli speaking at the insights and news of new technical today’s operational questions as well opening ceremony, UIC Director General developments around the world and to as their future needs, developing François Davenne making the keynote share progress with UIC workstreams better railway solutions in pursuit speech at the Plenary on R&D for future such as standardisation. of enhanced mobility, increased railways, and UIC Head of Research At European level, UIC holds vice- sustainability, technical performance Martin Brennan giving a paper on the chairmanship of the European Rail and new business opportunities. 12 capabilities. Research Advisory Council (ERRAC), Research at UIC ranges from gathering The next event, with “Transforming our which is the recognised interlocutor on information and documenting best railways – Research with an impact” the research needs of the railway sector practice to developing new knowledge, as (provisionally) its guiding theme, with the European Commission and technical solutions and applications will take place from June 6-10, 2022 in leads its Secretariat. and demonstrating their feasibility. It Birmingham, UK. The focus in 2019 was on the immediate is conducted via internal UIC projects Working with the hosts, the University actions towards the development and or engagement in external projects of Birmingham, RSSB and Network Rail, implementation of ERRAC’s new Rail such as those funded by the European UIC is helping the initial shaping and 2050 Vision. Commission’s Framework Programmes development of this 2019 event, to build for Research (also open to non-EU The railway operating community, led on the success of the one in Tokyo. based UIC members). by UIC, made a strong input to defining In addition, UIC’S International Rail the research and innovation priorities Within the current FP - Horizon Research Board (IRRB) provides a for the next decade (to 2030) in pursuit 2020 - most EU-funded rail research global platform for collaboration on of this vision. is managed by the Shift2Rail Joint rail research and innovation for all its Undertaking, with UIC participating as a members. direct project partner or by supporting UIC members in that role. 2019 saw the completion and dissemination of the flagship output, At global level, UIC is very active as a the revised version of the ‘Global Vision founding member in contributing to for Railway Development (GVRD II) the organisation of the WCRR (World originally published in 2015 to bring Congress on Rail Research) every two/ this document up to date with new three years, gathering the global rail technical developments and set the key research and innovation community challenges for the research activity over around a theme to debate and exchange the following years. on the latest developments in the sector and beyond.

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The RICG (Research and Innovation Coordination ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 Group) is UIC’s second working body focusing on HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 f research, supporting predominantly European UIC Global Vision for Railway f Development II members. It is tasked with coordinating research The process to update the Global Vision for efforts and preparing common positions on European f Rail 2030 Priorities Railway Development research and innovation strategy and priorities for EU (ERRAC) was completed, and the funding. document published. It advocates the vision of the railway operating f UIC was a major contributor community in ERRAC to the European Commission. to ERRAC’s work in its The RICG also helps to facilitate member participation formal groups, steering in EU-funded research projects, either through UIC committees and plenary services or directly. meetings, including providing the secretariat, During 2019 it concentrated on coordinating the and in the three main views of the railway operating community in the subgroups on strategy development of the sector position on the future Shift2 development, coordination, Rail replacement, inputting via ERRAC and responding and communications. to European Commission requests for professional UIC provided significant views. input on behalf of the ROC for the development RICG organised a dedicated sector workshop on this of ERRAC’s Rail 2050 key topic for a wide range of stakeholders, the outputs Vision, reflecting the 12 of which became the basis for the development of the Capabilities and the RTSE. formal sector position. f UIC participated in 15 EU At the end of 2019, with the expiry of his mandate, funded projects, including Bo Olsson of Trafikverket handed over chairmanship of 10 under Shift2Rail. RICG to Riccardo Santoro of FSI.

KEY WORDS RESEARCH, HORIZON EUROPE, SHIFT2RAIL, WCRR, WORLD CONGRESS ON RAIL RESEARCH, ERRAC, EUROPEAN RAIL RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL, RICG, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION COORDINATION GROUP, INNOVATION AWARDS, GVRD, GLOBAL VISION FOR RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT, IRRB, INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY RESEARCH BOARD

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SAFETY Safety is becoming increasingly complex ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE SAFETY and requires a systematic approach. It is an HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 important part of a railway undertaking’s The UIC guidelines on When considering the concept of safety, corporate social responsibility activities. “Towards a positive railway it is important to distinguish between two RUs must transport people and property safety culture” were completed key aspects. The first of these concerns while, at the same time, ensuring that their and published in September technical safety and relates closely to transport services do not have a negative 2019 after several years of the concept of technical reliability. The overall impact on stakeholders and on the work and collaboration with second concerns safety management. natural environment. several UIC members. The This two-pronged approach is at the core purpose of the work was to of UIC’s safety activities. Safety activities at UIC are structured as identify practical factors and follows: good practice in implementing Applying this approach, safety is brought The UIC Safety Platform, currently chaired the safety management system about as a result of organisational activities. by Rolf Härdi (Deutsche Bahn AG), is an which contributes to a healthy These socio-technical activities can be advisory body open to all UIC members safety culture. The report categorised as follows: with the core objective of putting in proposes: f technical: rolling stock, infrastructure, place recommendations and actions to f A detailed description etc. help manage safety risk by eliminating or of a model of strong f organisational: toolkits, regulations, pro- controlling the causes of accidents and safety culture comprising cedures, schedules, etc. incidents, reducing their frequency and 9 points, ranging from staff commitment and f operations staff, subcontractors, man- controlling the severity of safety events by involvement in issues agement, etc. implementing protective measures. of safety to change Railway system safety is dependent not The UIC Safety Platform Steering Group management; is a restricted group composed of Safety only on these internal elements, but also on f For each stage Directors (or equivalent) from member all interfaces with society. of management, companies of UIC and the Safety Platform. recommendations aiming System safety is maintained by the reliability, to make all those involved effectiveness and resilience of the system. UIC’s Safety Unit and Safety Platform are active in exchanging knowledge and in safety management However, safety management alone is not expertise and seeking out innovative a standard-bearer for reinforcing a culture of enough to keep a network safe. There are management solutions in order to respond safety; other aspects that can have a negative as effectively as possible to stakeholders’ impact on safety and must be given due needs and to the expectations of transport f Indicators to measure the consideration. These include changing companies’ direct and indirect customers. progress achieved and the environmental conditions (flooding, silting, weaknesses to be remedied. land subsidence, population displacement, The platform’s activities include work on etc.) and evolving security threats (attacks, regulatory issues, performance indicators, sabotage, etc.). With this in mind, the Safety social and human aspects, risk management unit works closely with UIC’s Security and in the workplace, management tools and Sustainability units. monitoring of interfaces with road transport.

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Safety Platform working groups: KEY EVENTS IN 2019 f System Safety Management Group (SSMG); f UIC Workshop on Rail – under the patronage f Human Factors Working Group (HFWG); Suicide and Trespass of the UIC Africa Region f Occupational Health and Safety Group (OHSG); Prevention & the European Presidency; Level Crossing Forum f Safety Performance/Safety Database Group (SPG); f The annual UIMC World (ELCF) meeting: 25 and 26 f International Rail Safety Network (IRSN); Congress held from 16-18 March 2019 in collaboration October 2019 in Rome; f European Level Crossing Forum (ELCF). with the Security Division of UIC; f Participation in an The UIC Safety unit is also involved in activities within emergency simulation all of the UIC regions, organised in close coordination f 11th edition of the exercise, Libreville, Gabon, International Level Crossing with the UIC Safety Platform: December 2018 and Awareness Day (ILCAD) f Global level crossing activities; January 2019; worldwide campaign on 6 f Safety database; June, 2019: 40 countries f Annual Session “Training f Human factors and safety. participated. ILCAD Launch on Safety and Track Conference hosted by Maintenance” in Rabat, at Safety Finally, the Safety unit works closely with the ProRail in Amersfoort, the ONCF Centre of Railway International Union of Railways Medical Services Netherlands on the same Training, from 19 – 29 special group (UIMC). day: 180 guests from 25 November 2019 organised countries, 43 speeches from by UIC and ONCF – under 17 countries. Visit ILCAD the patronage of the UIC YouTube channel: Africa Region Presidency. youtu.be/cVZVaulrYNk; PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 f 7th edition of the training on Railway Safety from 10 – 21 f UIC guidelines on “Towards June 2019 at the Training a positive railway safety Centre of the National culture” Office of Railways of Morocco (ONCF) in Rabat f UIC public Safety Report organised by UIC and ONCF 2019

KEY WORDS SAFETY MANAGEMENT, TECHNIQUES, HUMAN FACTORS, ORGANISATIONAL AND HUMAN FACTORS, SAFETY CULTURE, LEVEL CROSSING SAFETY, INNOVATION

TO LEARN MORE uic.org/safety; www.ilcad.org

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SECURITY ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE SECURITY HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019

f developing recommendations in rela- f The “Rail Security Hub”, a Ever-conscious of the potential impact of tion to technologies, human factors and new communications tool security measures on the attractiveness of organisation; for members, was designed rail transport, UIC works with its members and developed in 2018 and f developing solutions from across the to develop responses to key security has been launched in 2019 rail sector vis-à-vis and in partnership issues as part of its services to support at RailSecurityHub.org. It passengers, freight and rail system with European and other international allows rail security experts activities. institutions; to find, access and share f running research projects in areas of solutions and information Alongside national, European and interest to UIC security experts or rep- on railway security issues international public authorities, the railway resenting the rail sector in research via a secure, user-friendly, sector has a specific and complementary role projects. comprehensive and to play in the security field. The challenge interactive online platform. is to ensure greater cohesiveness in an The UIC Security Platform is currently f The “network of quick environment involving an increasing number chaired by Marc Beaulieu, VIA Rail Canada, responders” has addressed of stakeholders in the context of market and vice-chaired by Piotr Kurcz, PKP S.A. 22 questions in total liberalisation and evolving business practices. The platform’s activities and priorities including nine questions in are defined at its annual congress, and its The UIC Security Platform serves its 2019. The topics of the nine steering committee meets every quarter members in this context by: questions were the following: and involves the UIC regions, various UIC f raising awareness in the railway sector - CBRN (Chemical, departments, and professional and political Biological, Radiological of the increasingly important issue of partners, such as UITP, RAILPOL, CER, EIM, and Nuclear) incidents security; etc. The platform has three permanent - GDPR (General Data f developing networks of experts; working groups (Technology, Human Protection Regulation) Factors, Strategy) and has created two f sharing experience among UIC mem- - Active shooter / armed bers to identify suitable solutions and ad hoc working groups at UIC’s request in aggressor procedure adapt them to each specific situation; order to focus specifically on Sabotage, - Feeling of security Intrusion and Attacks (SIA) and on Border f ensuring consistency between different - Obstacles on tracks security policies to further the develop- Crossings in International Railway corridors - Unauthorised access to ment of international traffic; (BIRC), respectively. train driver cabs - Incidents where people KEY WORDS were deliberately pushed TERRORISM, CBRNE, CYBERSECURITY, DAILY CRIME, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, in front of trains BORDER SECURITY, CRISIS MANAGEMENT, SECURITY POLICY, SECURITY - Unauthorised entry onto TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY TRAINING, SECURITY AWARENESS, FEELING OF SECURITY, tracks, on bridges or into COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES tunnel areas - Use or misuse of scotch TO LEARN MORE uic.org/security blocks

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15TH UIC WORLD SECURITY CONGRESS KEY EVENTS IN 2019 Recommendations issued by UIC Border Crossings in (PRAGUE, NOVEMBER 2019) th f 15 UIC World Security International Railway Corridors Congress on the topic Working Group: “Security and Safety of Stations” was held from f Security of railway border 20–22 November 2019 in crossings within the East- Prague, Czech Republic West railway corridor f 5th UIC Security Week held f Security Brochure: Railway from 18–20 June 2019 at security activities at UIC UIC and focused on the management of attacks ONGOING EU RESEARCH and roles of the various PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE partners (state authorities, EUROPEAN COMMISSION: emergency services) in the f PROACTIVE project on context of a terrorist attack increasing practitioner on railway premises effectiveness in managing f Crisis Management Seminar large and diverse groups held from 14–16 May 2019 in of people in a CBRNe Libreville, Gabon environment (led by f UIC Workshop on rail UIC Security division), suicides and trespass May 2019 to April 2022 prevention held on 25 proactive-h2020.eu March 2019 at the UIC HQ f SHERPA project on a shared in Paris and coherent European railway protection approach PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 (led by UIC Security division), November 2018 to Recommendations issued by October 2020 UIC Human Factors Working sherpa-rail-project.eu Group: f SAFER-LC project on f Guidelines for managing safety and security at suspicious items in railway level crossings (led by UIC premises for Passengers Security division), and visitors May 2017 to April 2020 f Guidelines for managing www.safer-lc.eu suspicious items in railway premises for Railway Staff © Máša agency s.r.o / Michal Kral © Máša agency s.r.o

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Sustainable development is promotion of rail transport will once The UIC Sustainability unit has considered one of the main global again give citizens the possibility developed cooperative links with challenges facing the world today and of enjoying more public space with various stakeholders dealing with the is an important aspect of transport better air and soil quality with a issues described above. development. UIC and its members greater level of safety; These collective efforts must be work continuously to demonstrate f Frugality in terms of life cycle: the reinforced and must become more how rail can be part of the solution lifetime of railways can be up to widespread, for example by improving to the challenge of sustainable 50 years, minimising the need to data sharing to better assess rail development. reinvest regularly in non-renewable performance and communicate the resources. benefits it can offer as a sustainable Railway has a central role to play transport mode. in decarbonising transport Climate change is not the only issue faced by the railway sector. The railway While representing 8% of global The unit’s activities are governed by sector indeed plays an important passenger and freight transport activity the UIC Energy, Environment and societal role in relation with the (in passenger km/tonne km), railway Sustainability Platform, a meeting ecosystem and biodiversity, both in represents 2% of the transport sector gathering together members twice urban and rural areas. emissions and is therefore a particularly a year and currently chaired by Willy efficient and sustainable mode of By 2050, railway infrastructure should Bontinck (SNCB). The unit also works transport. be an integral part of the natural with a Core Group to provide strategic landscape and therefore should direction as well as a number of working The rail networks benefit from a decisive become a “green network” connecting groups, and is involved in several key advantage linked to frugality, which is biotopes, enabling species migration projects. a cardinal virtue for tackling climate and providing diverse habitats for many change issues: different species. Consequently, UIC is f Frugality in energy consumption: working on other key issues, such as whether in terms of energy per cap- the promotion of the sustainable use ita or globally, railways and public of resources (ballast, concrete, steel, transport are extremely efficient: water etc.), the reduction of external passenger rail transport requires costs by means of careful monitoring th less than 1/10 of the energy needed and controlling methods of noise and to move an individual by car or by vibration, sustainable land use, and of aeroplane; airborne particulate matter, in order f Frugality in public space: whether in to help the railways to contribute to urban or rural areas, the occupation the achievement of the United Nations of public space is minimal, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Railway Climate Declaration 2019

Energy efficiency and CO2 emissions UIC’s Energy and CO2 related The European Commission Experts Network activities in 2019 included: decided to strengthen its targets for 2030 and to work The UIC Energy and CO Experts Network f publication of “The future of rail” in part- 2 under the European Green provides strategy, guidance and leadership nership with the International Energy Deal to become the world’s for the activities of UIC and the rail sector in Agency (IEA); first carbon neutral continent f the global rail and energy workshop, general with regard to projects and issues before 2050. relating to energy efficiency and renewable organised with the IEA highlighting the As introduced at the General energy in the railway sector. It consults and publication of the report; Assembly which took place on advises on energy efficiency-related UIC f the Environmental Strategy Reporting 25 June 2019, UIC proposes to projects led by other platforms and working System (ESRS) collection campaign go one step further and launch groups and provides expert positions on for 2017 and 2018 data from railway a communication campaign current issues at the request of UIC (e.g. operators; by revising the sector’s pending legislation, media inquiries, etc.). f SFERA (IRS 90940) project on stand- commitments. This is made The UIC Energy and CO Experts Network 2 ardisation of driving advisory systems, through an extension to the deals with all aspects of energy efficiency IRS 90940 development; 2015 pledge proposing that and CO emissions. railway companies commit to: 2 f revision of Leaflet 930 for traction en- The Network met three times in 2019, ergy settlement and data exchange, de- f Reducing their specific sharing experiences and solutions, agreeing velopment of the IRS 90930; energy consumption and CO emission, and through on topics to be addressed in projects and 2 f organisation of two workshops on best this contribute to the UIC in Energy Efficiency and best practice practices in energy efficiency and de- “Low Carbon Rail Transport workshops. The Network also defined carbonisation of railways; Challenge”, presented in new targets in the framework of the UIC- f contribution to the “Sustainable Mobility 2014 at the United Nations CER Environment Strategy Reporting 4 All” (SuM4All) World Bank report; Climate Summit, and to the System (ESRS) aimed at monitoring Rail Climate Responsibility f contribution to the project “Optimisation European railways’ progress in reducing Pledge, signed in 2015; their emissions. Working closely with CER, of energy usage aspects of rail inno- f Carbon Neutrality by 2050; Network members discussed the European vation” (OPEUS, funded under the context including the European Green Deal European Research and Innovation f Contributing to United and transition to LED lamps under the framework programme Horizon 2020); Nations Sustainable new lighting regulation. Decarbonisation f maintenance and improvement of the Development Goals (SDGs). of railways from the point of view of “EcoPassenger” online eco-tool; See: uic.org/sustainable- both infrastructure managers and railway f participation in the EcoTransIT World development/energy-and-co2- undertakings is always the background to Initiative. emissions/railway-climate- the discussion. responsibility-pledge

69 Noise and Vibration Expert Network Sustainable Land Use Expert Network The UIC Noise Network promotes effective management Transport is an important factor in the degradation of natural of railway noise and vibration in the context of sustainable ecosystems and biodiversity; therefore, the environmental development. The group constitutes a centre of excellence; performance of railways is equally important as its it supports transfer of knowledge, coordinates events contribution to climate protection. The Sustainable Land Use and activities, leads research projects and facilitates (SLU) Network provides strategy, guidance and leadership communication with key stakeholders. It works in close for UIC members with respect to the following issues: cooperation with other railway organisations, the EU f Vegetation management, Commission and national authorities. The network organises f Biodiversity, successful noise and vibration workshops every other year. f Soil quality. The UIC Noise Network is concerned with all aspects of railway noise, e.g. rolling noise, stationary noise, and noise The SLU Network is aimed at providing a mechanism from shunting yards. It provides a technical lead on transport facilitating the exchange of knowledge within the railway noise and vibration policy in particular. community as well as with external parties in the domain of sustainable land use and promoting the importance of these Activities in 2019 included: issues in the railway sector. f providing a technical consultation to support the noise Activities in 2019 conducted in relation to vegetation and vibration management efforts of project participants; management: f organising a workshop on Railway Noise & Vibrations held f publication of the UIC Guidelines for Integrated Vegetation in March 2019; Management and the State of the Art and Integrated f providing a platform via publishing of a video to explain Assessment of Weed Control and Management of Railways the objectives and outcomes of the Noise and Vibration as a final deliverable of the “HERBIE” project; Network, launched at a workshop held in March 2019: f launch of the “Transition strategy on vegetation man- youtu.be/sCjCaMrDapc; agement” (TRISTRAM) project to progress from a single f completing comprehensive questionnaires for noise barri- method-based concept to an integrated, flexible, multi-­ er and ground-borne vibrations to enhance the knowledge method-based approach for vegetation management; exchange between members; f preparation of a project web page for the TRISTRAM f preparation of a flyer to summarise the state-of-the-art of project and publishing of online questionnaires to identify railway noise in Europe published in 2016 and to announce alternative methods for vegetation management. the preparation of a new state-of-the-art for railway noise Activities in 2019 regarding biodiversity: in Europe which will be published in Autumn 2020 and f preparation of an opt-in project aimed at identifying the will be disseminated at the noise workshop in March 2021. ecological effects of the railways on wildlife and habitats amongst SLU members; f preparation of an abstract for the 2020 conference of IENE (Infrastructure and Ecology Network Europe) to announce the rEvERsE (Ecological Effects of Railways on Wildlife) project at an international level to key contribu- tors to Green Infrastructure development.

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Emissions Expert Network Sustainable Mobility Expert Network ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 The UIC Emissions Expert Network is The UIC Sustainable Mobility Expert responsible for sharing best practice, Network provides strategy, guidance and Advocacy reporting and identifying upcoming issues leadership for UIC members on sustainable f Mr. François Davenne, and future requirements. It works on a development in the railway sector. This Director General of UIC, variety of topics, including: expert network is particularly focused on participated in the High- f airborne particulate matter, door-to-door solutions and works closely Level Political Forum in with other UIC departments, such as the f air quality requirements. New York, at the United Passenger department, to provide the best Nations Headquarters in The network began to work on its “Clean Air possible insights for members. September 2019. Trains” project in 2018. As there is currently In 2019, the sustainable door-to-door f The UIC Sustainable no legislation regulating public exposure to solutions project team launched a Development team and the indoor concentrations of air pollutants, preliminary study on the topic in close Mr. François Davenne, this project is aimed at developing a Director General of UIC, collaboration with the consultant team from methodology for railway environments to participated actively the Sustainable Development Foundation compare measured concentrations with in the COP 25 United based in Rome and this report was shared limit values in outdoor air, such as values of Nations Climate Change with Members and presented during the particulate matter and nitrogen oxide. Conference organised in Station Manager Group in Moscow in March Madrid, Spain, under the 2019. UIC is now collecting best practices Chilean Presidency, and in from its Members and following up with this the Marrakesh Partnership fruitful project until 2021. Global Climate Agenda. f COP 25 – Madrid, December 2019: UIC contributed to COP 25 events along with other key stakeholders from the transport sector, including UITP, ITF and SLOCAT. f Kick-off of the UIC Sustainable Directors meeting in October 2019: gathering Members’ sustainability directors to work on promoting advocacy for railways at the highest level, including United Nations.

71 In addition to the work of the expert networks, UIC’s ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE Sustainable Development Unit was involved in several other HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 initiatives in 2019. Energy efficiency and best These included: practice workshops: f the Ecoscoring project which kicked off in early 2019 as f Workshop “The Role of a consequence of the need for greater promotion of the Infrastructure Managers in positive impact of the rail sector in order to attract “green” traction energy transition” funding. held in Rotterdam (kindly As a deliverable for 2019, the tool specifications describ- hosted by ProRail) ing the possible features of the Ecoscoring tool were pre- f Workshop “The End of sented at the UIC GA of 11 December 2019; Fossil Fuels” held in Zürich f the “REUSE” opt-in project which kicked off in January (kindly hosted by SBB) 2019, is aimed at building a body of knowledge for mem- Workshop on Railway Noise & bers on the sustainable use of resources and aspects of Vibration circular economy. f 12th UIC Workshop on Based on the assumption that “our best deposits of raw Railway Noise & Vibrations materials are in our waste”, members of the project con- held in March 2019 sortium have met online and in person on several occa- sions during 2019 to discuss the subject. The report de- PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 scribing the survey’s results will be made available at the f The Future of Rail report end of 2020. f HERBIE report f Noise Flyer

KEY WORDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT,

CO2 EMISSIONS, ECOSCORING, INTERMODALITY, SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY, NOISE, VIBRATION SUSTAINABLE LAND USE, VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, BIODIVERSITY, SOIL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY

TO LEARN MORE uic.org/sustainable-development

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EXPERTISE DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING The platform organises dedicated events, The Talent digital platform has been EXPERTISE workshops and training sessions. A World revamped and is constantly being DEVELOPMENT - Congress on Rail Training is organised updated in order to create a solid and every two years. Some online modules sustainable foundation for international TALENT have already been designed and are now cooperation and sharing among railway available on the Talent website: talents. The purpose of the platform is to: Railway companies are facing f RAM (Railway Asset Management), f guide and connect within and be- challenges relating to personnel designed in cooperation with yond the railway industry; competencies and skills, prompting Sapienza University and Oxand; f help railway personnel and compa- them to rethink their learning and f ERTMS basic course, developed in nies to learn, impart knowledge and development strategies. A flexible, collaboration with members of the develop; well trained, motivated workforce is EU Network of Rail Training Centres. f promote innovation and careers in key for a competitive and innovative the railway sector. sector. Talent Visit the Talent platform: The core missions of the UIC Talent The Talent project is concerned with www.railtalent.org & Expertise Development Platform, the need of the rail sector to more currently chaired by Esther Marconi effectively attract and retain the best TrainRail (Ferrovie dello Stato), are to: talent in the labour market. In 2019 Rail UniNet evolved into f promote excellence in training With regard to the numerous HR TrainRail (international board for rail through an exchange and best prac- challenges facing the railway industry universities & training centres) with a tice model; (demographic challenge and skills view to implementing a more powerful f identify new challenges and solu- shortage, corporate knowledge, cooperative tool for stakeholders tions for learning and development attractiveness, gender diversity, etc.), worldwide with an interest in rail and training technologies; UIC believes that it has an important education and training. The new entity f participate in talent attraction and role to play at international level by — a cooperative network of training retention initiatives; initiating active dialogue and gathering organisations and industry partners — support across the rail sector to attract f share knowledge and resources. is open to both UIC members and non- talented personnel seeking to develop a members. The kick-off meeting resulted An open meeting for members takes career in the railways. in the following priority actions: place twice a year to determine the At the core of the project is the f Setting up an expert group to start activities of the platform; it is held at development of a powerful international development of quality criteria for a different training facility on each network of high-profile railway talents training courses – potentially evolv- occasion. The platform consists of a core aimed at preparing a new generation ing into UIC IRS; group to provide strategic direction, as of talents working on domestic and well as various working groups dealing f Supporting the UIC Talent project international challenges, leveraging with topical issues. with attractiveness measures, which a deep understanding of business would target schools as well as uni- approaches, language and intercultural versities & young professionals; skills.

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f Enhancement of the regional activities, Permanent Observatory on Future ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE namely through the appointment, in work and training HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 addition to the Chair from Russia (RUT), The idea of setting up a permanent f of two vice chairs in Morocco (IFF) and Hundreds of railway Observatory results from the 2019 project employees, students at China (SWJTU); dedicated to “the future of work & training”. rail universities and other f Continuing efforts in mapping education The main scope of the research was to stakeholders completed & training centres and offers worldwide. describe future Railway Work scenarios, UIC training sessions either make forecasts of impact on jobs and at UIC HQ, at regional level VERA project or online (RAM and ERTMS match the best Learning & Development training modules) The key objective of the Virtual European Technologies. The methodology was Rail Academy (VERA) study, initiated in mainly by interviews with Line and HR f The 5th UIC World Congress 2018, was to identify potential areas of Managers and by collecting comparable on Rail Training (WCRT) cooperation in order to respond to major data. The Project group agreed to focus the held for the first time outside of Europe, in Africa, future challenges facing the railway sector analysis on four selected sectors of Railway was a successful event with in the field of human resources. Activities (Traffic Control, Infrastructure an attendance of some Maintenance, Driving, Train Management), At operational level, the study supports UIC 250 participants from and CER in their ongoing efforts to intensify looking at the future technological trends in 30 different countries pooling of knowledge and resources. these activities and their impact on Jobs/ The study aims to identify specific areas Tasks and Training now, in 5 years and in 10 KEY EVENTS IN 2019 of cooperation and initiatives that may years. f th serve as a basis for a Virtual European 5 UIC World Congress The Group will therefore investigate in 2020 on Rail Training (WCRT) Rail Academy. It is anticipated that the the different possibilities for setting up a in Rabat, Morocco, 9-11 final recommendations, which will be permanent Observatory. October 2019 released in the first quarter of 2020, will be The main aim of the Observatory is to implemented from the second semester of PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 2020 onwards. describe future scenarios with a view to: f Emerging technologies in the Railway f Update of Talent & Industry, Expertise Development brochure f Impact on jobs, f Impact on Training and Learning Technologies.

KEY WORDS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, COMPETENCIES, ACADEMIA, TRANSMISSION, TALENT

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UIC’S REGIONAL ACTIVITIES

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UIC’s activities in Africa are characterised by the need to expand training as part of a transformative approach to the development and strengthening of the African Railway Transport System. New digital tools offer the potential for leapfrogging and present new opportunities for Africa. In addition, UIC’s partnership with NEPAD – the development agency of the African Union - provides new prospects for the African railways of the future.

The UIC Africa region is chaired by Mohamed Khlie (ONCF), and the UIC representative office is located in Rabat.

KEY ACTIVITIES The UIC Africa region aims to: f develop professionalism in the railway sector in Africa by promoting joint training, particularly on safety, security and track maintenance; f define and design standards and technical specifications for African railway networks to ensure real connectivity and interoperability; f develop the sectorial policy and integrated continental master plan for infrastructure in Africa and update the 2063 vision to take account of digital issues; f support implementation of an African digital backbone by deploying fibre optic cable on the rail network; f design and operate an African digital platform to provide facilities for all African rail stakeholders to share and ex- change on digital rail initiatives; f support ongoing digital transformation with a view to scalable implementation.

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KEY EVENTS IN 2019 f 1st Digital Rail Africa f Rail Track Maintenance Summit, 25-27 February Training Session 19-29 2019, Cape Town, South November 2019, Rabat Africa f African Regional Assembly f Participation in the second 9 December 2019, UIC Paris ordinary session of the f Conference of the Group African Union specialised of Transport Ministers for technical committee on the Western Mediterranean transport, transcontinental (GTMO) 5+5, 18 December & interregional 2019, Barcelona infrastructure, energy and tourism STC-TTIET, 14-18 OTHER RAIL ACTIVITIES IN April 2019, Cairo, Egypt 2019 f Railway Crisis Management Seminar, 14-16 May 2019, f Revitalisation of the African Libreville, Gabon Union of Railways f 7th edition of the Railway f Trans-Maghreb Study in Safety Training, 10 - 21 June collaboration with CETMO 2019, Rabat PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 f 5th UIC World Congress on Rail Training 2019 – Rabat, f Post-evaluation of the rail 9-11 October 2019 training cycles at UIC Africa regarding Safety and Track f Round Table / One-Year Maintenance Anniversary High Speed Line Al Boraq 27-28 November 2019, Rabat

KEY WORDS UIC, AFRICA, RAIL, DIGITALISATION, VISION 2040, TRAINING, SCALABILITY, SAFETY, SECURITY

TO LEARN MORE uic.org/africa

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The UIC Asia-Pacific region operates The UIC Asia-Pacific Region is chaired by Lu at both regional and sub-regional Dongfu from CR (China) and vice-chaired levels, taking account of the diverse by Sauat Mynbayev of KTZ (Kazakhstan). range of challenges in the region as a The Asia-Pacific Management Committee whole and representing UIC’s position comprises seven members who are part in international organisations and of the UIC Executive Board and provide intergovernmental agencies, national guidelines and direction on the work priorities authorities and governments. defined and implemented by the Asia- Vision 2050 was officially validated by Pacific Regional Assembly (43 members, UIC Asia-Pacific members in 2016 and was 30% of UIC total representation). Its daily launched as a framework for all common work is coordinated by the UIC Asia- and strategic projects and activities in the Pacific Coordination Group and its three region. The aim of Vision 2050 is to align regional representatives, supported by an UIC’s priorities with those of its members in officer representing the Chairman who was one of the biggest and most diverse regions unfortunately missing in 2019. The annual in the world. programme of studies, conferences and training sessions is validated by the members Based on UIC’s core competencies of through the opt-in process and aligns with neutrality, representation and technical the long-term strategic vision for 2050, competence, the strategic areas of activity the Chairman’s strategy guidelines and the in the Asia-Pacific region are cooperation medium-term (three-year) action plan. This and partnership, data quality improvement, programme is funded by the special fund incubation for railway investment, best for common strategic actions on the one practice sharing and technology transfer, hand, and by individual contributions for technical advice and peer review and skills multilateral collaboration on the other. improvement. These areas of cooperation are harnessed to achieve the high-priority Activities in the region are spearheaded by objectives for the region: cost reduction project leaders chosen from among mem- and efficiency improvement, harmonisation bers of the Assembly, including research and standardisation, regional integration, institutes, universities or expertise devel- research and innovation, quality and opment centres. International organisations customers, environmental sustainability, (intergovernmental and financial institu- urban development, safety, security, tions) have been involved in the definition expertise development and training. and monitoring of the work programme since 2017, with the aim of having a com- plete overview and full synchronisation of the priorities in the region.

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KEY EVENTS IN 2019 PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 f UIC Asia-Pacific Railway f Contemporary Technical Innovations Forum, 21- Maintenance of Rails, 24 May 2019, Manila, May 2019 Philippines f Methods of Assessment f 27th Asia-Pacific Regional of Signalling Systems for Assembly, 23 May 2019, Cyber Security, May 2019 Manila, Philippines f Welding in Extreme f UIC Asia-Pacific Workshop Conditions, May 2019 on the INTERTRAN 2019 f Diagnostics of project “Measures for the Infrastructure Facilities effective development of with Equipment installed multimodal transport in on the Locomotive, the Asia-Pacific Region September 2019 aimed at increasing competitiveness”, 14-15 f Exploratory Study October 2019, Vladivostok, of New Rail-Type Russia Transportation Systems and Their Impact on f 28th Asia-Pacific Regional Sustainable Development, Assembly, 28 October 2019, Railway Technology and Tokyo, Japan Standards (NewTransys), f 1st annual meeting with UIC September 2019 institutional partners in f Integration of Reservation Asia-Pacific in March 2019 Systems in APRA Region, Training September 2019 f UIC Asia-Pacific Training f Reference Guide of Core Session 2019 on Railway Rail Job Profiles and Public Service Obligation, Professional Competences, 23-27 September 2019, September 2019 Seoul, Korea

KEY WORDS ASIA-PACIFIC, APRA, IRATCA, APNRTC, MTRM, DSRIBL, MASS-CS, INTERES, NEWTRANSYS, INTERTRAN

TO LEARN MORE uic.org/asia-pacific

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The European economy relies on ever more seamless, comfortable, affordable and integrated mobility options offering smooth interfaces with public transport. It is in the hands of the ROC (Railway Operating Community) to take the initiative and to establish the sustainable framework that the citizens of the 21st century expect and which will ensure the railways form the backbone of the transport mix.

The ROC in Europe draws together the talents of the train operators, infrastructure managers and service providers and pools resources and The work of the region is supported Both documents were based on knowledge in order to develop solutions by UIC personnel based not only at contributions from right across the for future mobility needs and current UIC headquarters in Paris but also in railway sector, including the RTSE, taking operational issues. The European Brussels. It is in this way that UIC is full account of end users’ expectations region of the UIC gathers together all more able to provide an effective liaison and outlining how new technologies 117 European member companies who with CER and EIM in Brussels. may be used to achieve the business meet twice a year within the context goals. The priorities are: of the Regional Assembly Europe to A new edition of the RTSE, “Railway f set the general objectives for regional Technical Strategy Europe 2019” Automation of the railway system development and to establish guidelines was drafted in 2018 and published in including automated train operation; for the technical work programme (see January 2019. The document delivers a f Integration of the railways in a door- below for more detail). comprehensive set of objectives. to-door mobility ecosystem; f Intelligent asset lifecycle manage- The Assembly is chaired by Francisco The European Rail Research Advisory ment - whole life asset approach; Cardoso dos Reis (IP, Portugal), Council (ERRAC) published its ‘Rail f Environmental sustainability and supported by three vice-chairs, Maris 2030 Research and Innovation Priorities’ carbon-free mobility; Kleinbergs of LDZ (Latvia), Mr. Matthä which specified the key delivery areas for f of ÖBB (Austria) and, until recently, rail sector research over the next decade, Transversal enablers (new materi- Luc Lallemand (Belgium), who has contributing towards the longer-term als and manufacturing techniques, moved on to take up new professional vision in ERRAC’s “Rail Vision 2050” security and cyber security, tele- challenges. published in 2018. communications, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, etc.).

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The effects of the vision were already being FOCUS ON STANDARDISATION ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE felt during 2019 in the work of Shift2Rail TO FACILITATE DEPLOYMENT OF HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 (S2R), the EU supported railway research programme, and both documents have RESEARCH AND INNOVATION f The up-to-date strategy become essential references in the sector OUTPUT for Europe – RTSE 2019 – kicked off the year in specification for the proposed successor to The UIC has been supporting the January S2R. development of railways through its The ERRAC strategy and the S2R comprehensive catalogue of Leaflets, f Shift2Rail continues to have programme both take account of the 12 almost since the UIC was created. Now, a huge impact on everyday Capabilities developed by UIC, which set with the transition to the IRS (International life in the region. The ROC has also kept pace with the out clearly what the technically-enabled Railway Solutions) documents, it is more JU’s thirst for new ideas railway of the future should be able to do. than ever the opportunity for the railways by identifying a number They are: to maximise their business opportunities of ‘Transforming Projects’ 1. Automated Train Operations, and make an important contribution to the that will be an underpinning 2. Mobility as a service, success of the Single European Railway contribution to the new JU 3. Logistics on demand, Area (SERA). from 2021 4. More value from data, Such an approach has the core objective f Continued commitment to 5. Optimum energy use, of providing a solid foundation for the harmonising the European 6. Service timed to the second, interoperability, integrity and efficiency railway system 7. Lower-cost railways, of the railway system as a whole, both in 8. Guaranteed asset health and availability, terms of technical infrastructure and as KEY EVENTS IN 2019 Intelligent trains, a market-driven, self-sustained business 9. f In line with the UIC ethos 10. Stations and ‘smart’ city mobility, environment. of ‘open, share & connect’, 11. Environmental and social sustainability, Two external bodies are active in it is necessary to offer as 12. Rapid and reliable R&D delivery. standardisation, one being JPCR (the Sector many of the 117 member companies as possible Amongst the visionary railways engaged Forum Rail of the European standardisation the opportunity to meet bodies CEN & CENELEC) and the other in S2R, the EUROC consortium of ten together, exchange and RaSCoP, a working platform created by the RUs and IMs (supported with a dedicated share. The Regional resource by the UIC) has been very active in European Commission. UIC’s Europe team Assembly has met twice in Shift2Rail and the members have been able is actively engaged in these. 2019 (June and December). to make quite a lot from not very much. These meetings offer the opportunity for all the European members to KEY WORDS come together and learn EUROPE, COOPERATION, COLLABORATION, UNITY, VISIONARY, BUSINESS FOCUSSED, from each other. EFFICIENCY, DEVELOPMENT, HARMONISATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, COMPETITIVENESS, ATTRACTIVENESS, SUSTAINABLE

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85 LATIN AMERICA

In Latin America, 60% of the countries have railways, UIC Latin America Regional Assembly (LARA) activity is railway infrastructure or the potential to be included chaired by Guilherme Quintella of Estação da Luz Participações in future railway corridors. The total route length of (Brazil). The UIC Latin America region has two members: all 18 railway networks in the Latin American region is f EDLP: Estação da Luz Participações ltda (Brazil); estimated at 88,000 km. Approximately 70% the network f ADIFSE: Administración de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias is in Argentina (31,902 km) and Brazil (29,012 km), and Sociedad del Estado (Argentina). Chile has the third largest network (6,742 km). In many countries, only part of the network is in operation or There are three MoUS signed with key stakeholders in the operable. Region: f ALAMYS (Latin American Association of Metros and On the other hand, Latin American population growth Subways) signed in 2012; presents an opportunity for the development of rail projects as a sustainable and affordable means of urban and intercity f ALAF (Latin American Railway Association) signed in 2019, transport. f ANPTrilhos (Associação Nacional de Transportadores de Passageiros sobre Trilhos) signed in 2019.

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Railways in Latin America should serve as an enabler KEY EVENTS IN 2019 efficient and economic for the development of sustainable transport across rail transport, promoting the continent. In this context, standardisation needs Two prospecting business trips and strengthening the were organised to the region to be implemented in advance to avoid a situation Latin American integration with two main objectives: to whereby the numerous projects that are currently in axes, counting among better understand the needs its associates almost all development are ultimately not interoperable. UIC is of the Latin American Railway railways in Latin America committed to supporting railways and stakeholders in Undertakings and to present and industries of the area providing a framework that guarantees interoperability. the UIC activity to the main stakeholders of the region. f ANPTrilhos (Associação Interoperability is one of the main priorities of the Nacional de region, which promotes standardised gauges and f The first trip took place in Transportadores de signalling systems and aims to develop mixed-use March 2019 to Brazil with Passageiros sobre Trilhos) rail corridors across the continent. For example, the three main activities: signed in 2019 : ANPTrilhos, Atlantic-Pacific corridor would stretch over 3,800 km - Presence at the NT Expo headquartered in the from Brazil to Peru through Bolivia. These aims have (21 Business on Rails) Federal Republic of Brazil, been made possible by a surge in infrastructure and - Signature of a MoU with was created with the aim of rolling stock renovation activity. However, financing ALAF (Latin American promoting the development is still a major obstacle to regeneration of rail sector Railway Association) and improvement of passenger rail transport, activity in Latin America. - Internal meeting with acting as a reference in the EDLP about the Vision Passenger rail activity is limited in the region. LARA defence of the rail transport and Strategy for the members are boosting urban, regional and intercity rail sector in Brazil and abroad, Region by investing in more network connections, enhancing with ethics, responsibility, the passenger rail experience and revising the tender f The second business trip transparency, commitment processes to prioritise passenger transport. took place in September and sustainability. 2019 to Chile, Uruguay, Presence at the NT Expo (21 UIC is raising awareness of the benefits of rail in Latin Paraguay and Argentina. Business on Rails) American countries and the region as a whole and In 2019 two memorandums of establishing cooperation between railway companies NT EXPO - Business on Rails understanding were signed is the main meeting point for in the region. It provides expertise on business models with: and interoperability frameworks in many areas, the metro rail sector in Latin f including signalling, rolling stock and infrastructure ALAF (Latin American America and brings together Railway Association) about 100 national and maintenance, safety, security and environment. signed in 2019: ALAF international brands and more was created with the than 5,000 professionals in one purpose of promoting safe, place during a three-day event.

KEY WORDS BUSINESS MODELS, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, FREIGHT CORRIDORS, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, STAFF TRAINING, INTEROPERABILITY, MIXED TRAFFIC

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87 MIDDLE-EAST KEY EVENTS IN 2019 f 23rd RAME in Jordan, July 2019 The UIC Regional Assembly for the Middle-East (RAME) was UIC’s first Regional Assembly, f 7th UIC Next Station 2019, established in 2008. 11 – 12 November 2019, Tehran The Regional Assembly comprises representatives of f 24th RAME in France, all UIC members in the Middle-East region. It is chaired December 2019 by Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and is vice-chaired by the railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran (RAI), PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 and Jordan (ARC). It meets twice a year. The UIC Middle-East regional office is located in Tehran, at the f Innovative Ideas on Rail headquarters of Iranian Railways. Training, December 2019 f Road Map of the KEY ACTIVITIES Middle-East Railways, December 2019 RAME activities are defined and ratified in annual action plans and can range from technical and operational f A study on Border Crossing issues to commercial and business-oriented activities. Practices in Railway Activities relating to safety, security, infrastructure Transport in the Middle- maintenance, high-speed rail, etc. are developed at East, July 2019 technical seminars and workshops, with technical f Communications Directory support provided by UIC. UIC RAME 2019

The Middle-East regional office is tasked with f DVDs of held RAME consolidating the UIC RAME community, promoting meetings, included all cooperation among its members, and identifying new presentations areas of international cooperation. It also encourages f UIC RAME strategic and supports its members in order to promote document 2018-2020 involvement in UIC’s technical forums and platforms. (update)

The Middle-East “Vision 2025” document, drafted in KEY WORDS collaboration with RAME members, is the first UIC publication on future strategies for the railways in the MIDDLE-EAST, FREIGHT Middle-East, and constitutes a framework for further CORRIDORS, HIGH- work in the region. The overarching objective is to SPEED RAIL, TRAINING, promote a competitive and seamless rail transport INFORMATION system in the Middle-East to benefit the welfare of the population and to promote economic growth and TO LEARN MORE sustainable development. uic.org/middle-east; www.rameuic.com

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The UIC North America Regional Regulations were prepared in order to Assembly (NARA) started its work in support the future development of the 2016. It has six Members, namely the region. These regulations were presented Association of American Railroads and adopted during the UIC General (AAR), the national rail operator for Assembly of December 2019. intercity passenger service Amtrak, the The Region challenges are based on a Mexican Agency for the Regulation of common vision. The strategic document Rail Transport (ARTF), the California “Railway Vision for North America – A High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), the smart choice for the future; safe, efficient, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reliable”, published for the first time in 2018, and the Canadian national passenger rail will be updated in 2020. service VIA Rail Canada.

The Regional Assembly is chaired by KEY ACTIVITIES Canadian Railways (VIA Rail Canada). The NARA activities are otherwise defined and 4th North America Regional Assembly took ratified in an action plan. The UIC North place in Colorado Springs in March 2019. America region works with its members The need to harmonise standards in which and partners on a series of priorities, such UIC can bring constructive elements in as: different fields was particularly highlighted. The need to work on having a more global f the management of interfaces between approach, based on a more unified vision, rail and public transport; was also underlined. The objective is indeed f the development of a multimodal ap- to avoid duplications, and to work on the proach. End of 2018, UIC signed a same network. After clearly identifying this Memorandum of Understanding with need, some US representatives participated the American Public Transportation in the UIC Standardisation conference in Association (APTA). Paris, in September 2019. Other priorities were identified, such as: End of March 2019, Yves-Desjardins f Take advantage from the know-how of Siciliano, CEO of VIA Rail left the company. other industries (such as civil aviation, to In May 2019, Cynthia Garneau became the get closer to ICAO, and their standards); new CEO of VIA Rail and thus continued the f Further involve North American mem- mandate given to VIA Rail as Chair of the UIC bers in topics of common and global North America region. During the second interest (Safety/level crossings; digital; part of 2019, particular attention was given standardisation, environment, stations, to the consolidation of the governance. etc.).

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KEY EVENTS IN 2019 f “Vision for innovation” panel session organised within the 4th North America Regional Assembly, Colorado Springs. This event gave the opportunity to discuss and exchange best practices on the Rail Research & Development issue. Representatives from the Transportation Technology Center (TTCi), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and UIC participated in the exchanges. The audience was particularly interested by the presentation of the main telecom challenges (Future Railway Mobile Communication System FRMCS) and the Digital developments of the UIC Digital Platform, both presented by UIC. UIC projects attracting the attention of US members included the DIGIM (Digital impacts on railway business) programme. This presentation then made it possible to establish fruitful working relationships, with FRA and TTCi included in the work of DIGIM programme from that moment.

KEY WORDS COOPERATION, UNITY, VISION, CONSISTENCY, SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES

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UIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

94/ FINANCE 96/ INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS 98/ COMMUNICATIONS 99/ HUMAN RESOURCES 100/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 101/ UIC-P 102/ ETF 103/ L&T FINANCE

UIC’s Finance department ensures the UIC leaflets/IRSs to take account of reg- conformity of its accounts and finances ulatory or market changes; for its auditors and for the French tax f Taking into account the importance of authorities. relations with the OSJD (the organisa- The UIC accounts are validated by the tion for cooperation between railways), Budget and Audit Committee composed joint UIC/OSJD finance meetings are or- of six member-representatives. ganised twice a year to share experience; f Legal Group: the main objectives of the UIC reports on project management to group are to provide members with its members, enabling them to monitor legal analysis and advice and propose their investments, and to the European solutions on major legal issues for the Commission for projects funded by the sector (new MERITS business model, European Union. analysis of best practices relating to lib- UIC implemented its Quality Management eralisation of the market for passenger System (QMS) certified Quali’OP – services, impact of GDPR, compliance commitment for quality of service by policies, etc.). AFNOR in 2017. In 2019, UIC’s activities in this area focused on confirming this KEY ACTIVITIES: certification and continuing to improve f establishing the budget and the an- internal processes. nual accounts for UIC and its three The department monitors 170 projects subsidiaries; funded by the members, six regional f recovering of fees and project budgets, nine special groups as well as a contributions; portfolio of 20 projects funded externally by f running the Project Management Office the H2020 and the Shift2Rail Programme (PMO) with an efficient project control; from the European Commission. These external projects have a budget totalling f ensuring compliance with legal € 6.2 Million. framework and specific contractual constraints; The UIC Finance department manages the f ensuring consistency of UIC functioning interface with UIC members as follows: with statutes and internal regulations; f The UIC Finance Platform is composed f ensuring ongoing process improvement of five working groups (passenger and within improvements in productivity, freight accounting, financial exchange ­efficiency and quality. between the railways, taxation and debts clearance) responsible for updating

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ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE have been implemented, three HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 of them being approved by the General Assembly at the Project Database: end of the year, with the aim of The PMO implemented an gradually applying UIC’s quality upgrade of the UIC Projects commitments in all its working Database which now represents bodies. the single reference tool Thematic workshops were for project reporting to the organised in order to raise Members. It includes the status awareness among UIC staff, of the planned deliverables working groups met to answer and financial data relating to specific issues and regular project Revenues and Expenses, feedback was provided to the allowing complete information members’ representatives at on work in progress. statutory meetings. New Financial Control Tool: The AFNOR audit held in At UIC internal level, strong December confirmed for a efforts have also been invested second time the Quali’OP in the construction of a new tool certification, as well as the for financial control, targeting progress made since the a consolidated overview at previous year (AFNOR report each UIC Department level. is available to members on the This new tool will allow better UIC Extranet). control by Directors over their complete budget, including HQ PUBLICATIONS IN 2019 and projects activity. This tool will be completely operational f UIC Leaflet 301 at Q2 2020, and will also (Accountancy regulations enable regular reporting to for international passenger the technical Working Bodies, traffic) was updated and involving them more in the migrated into IRS 30301 in financial decision-making 2019 process. f UIC Leaflet 304 KEY WORDS Quality Management System: (Accountancy and ACCOUNTS, BUDGET, REPORTING, PROJECTS, 2019 was the second year of UIC allocation regulations CONFORMITY, QUALITY, CERTIFICATION, operation under the Quali’OP between carriers applicable to international freight) PROCEDURE, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, certification. The key objectives update and migration into SUPPORT, TRANSVERSAL of this year were to update and standardise rules for an effective IRS 30304 is in progress to be completed in 2020 TO LEARN MORE functioning of the association. uic.org/support-activities/finance Several Terms of Reference

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In its role as an international The department oversees agreements Head of Statistics. It prepares, develops association, UIC acts through its and memoranda of understanding, and and enforces all UIC statistics activities members who guide its actions, and develops and maintains UIC’s activities based on members’ proposals or on its within a network of partners who help in close collaboration with leading own initiative. it to promote and disseminate these international organisations: regional The Railway Statistics Group may decide actions. This is the raison d’être of this and international standardisation to create ad hoc working groups with a department, which is responsible for bodies, local authorities, governmental view to studying and resolving specific exploiting the members’ contributions and intergovernmental organisations, statistics-related issues. These groups to UIC, for overseeing the benefits financing institutions and international are convened for individual missions, and that UIC can bring to them in return, banks, civil society associations, railway their programme is defined by the SSC. for compliance with its statutory industry stakeholders and contractors rights and obligations and for and other transport sector players. The Statistics Group is currently chaired developing effective partnerships. UIC’s various partnerships help to by Roman Sterba of SŽDC. position the association as the key Finally, it oversees the Data, Statistics RAILISA application (progressive railway stakeholder on the international and Economic unit. This unit provides development since 2017) stage. UIC was designated by the cross-functional expertise and United Nations as a non-governmental RAILISA (RAIL Information System and knowledge for core and opt-in projects organisation in 1950 and was awarded Analysis) is an online tool which allows managed by UIC’s forums, platforms special consultative status in 2015. the user to visualise and download and other departments, or through calls data provided by railway companies The Railway Statistics Group for tenders, in the domain of e-business, worldwide. More than 80 variables is composed of UIC member common IT Coding and economic related to 11 topics are available for representatives responsible for studies. more than 100 railway companies: statistics. The group is committed to length of lines and tracks of the active participation and international KEY ACTIVITIES infrastructure network, passenger cooperation in relation to the provision The Institutional Relations department and freight traffic (e.g. passenger- and exchange of statistical information. is the main point of entry for the daily kilometres and tonne-kilometres), train Cooperation with the OSJD, Eurostat contact with UIC’s members which it movements, rolling stock, staff, financial and the International Transport Forum manages through a global and bilateral results, etc.). Some of these variables (OECD – ITF) is key to establishing relationship. It handles the recruitment have been documented since 1995, and consistent and complete datasets. of new members and directs them the database is updated on a regular towards departments according to their The Statistics Steering Committee basis. RAILISA allows two levels of areas of interest. (SSC) comprises some members of the accessibility: ‘UIC member’ and ‘public’. Railway Statistics Group, as well as its Please consult the RAILISA application chairman, and is supported by UIC’s here: uic-stats.uic.org

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ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019

f 204 members including f RAILISA application 11 new members in 2019 (progressive development since 2017) f 2 General Assemblies and their preparatory meetings f Management of RICS codes (codes for data f 6 new agreements added exchange between railway to the existing 54; updating undertakings) work has started on the oldest of these agreements PUBLICATIONS f Support for the Railway Systems Department for f Railway Synopsis 2018 managing new European f Management of RICS codes (codes for data International Railway projects focused on new Statistics 2018 exchange between railway undertakings) technologies (Rail Topo The number of codes currently exceeds 1,300 and Model and NeTIRail Web f Executive Summary for the financial year 2018 there is an upward annual trend. Application) f Global Footprint Study The 2018 peak corresponded to the month of October f Conclusion of the of that year, when 400 codes were created under the management of the GO4AR KEY EVENTS CGU, and which coincided with RICS codes being project (Governance of the IF for Rail and Intermodal allocated and managed free of charge. An increase in f 36th UIC Statistics plenary Mobility): the objective of requests for codes has, nevertheless, been observed meeting: 27 November, this project is to define a over time. 2019 sustainable governance In 2019, 151 codes were created, 94% of which were in structure for the f UIC Statistics Steering EU countries and the remainder in continental Europe interoperability framework Committee meetings: 15-16 May, 26 and 28 (Serbia, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra), although this (IF) with a view to creating the right conditions for the November, 2019 year does not necessarily give a representative picture introduction of seamless of railway agility by country. mobility services and to foster the development of multimodal travel services KEYWORDS TRANSPORT, RAILWAY, STATISTICS, RAILISA

97 COMMUNICATIONS

UIC’s communications activities have a f Relationships: aiming to unify, develop KEY ACTIVITIES direct connection with the Association’s and encourage cooperation and good re- UIC’s communications system principal objectives of highlighting the lationships. These objectives relate to the encompasses a wide range of benefits of rail transport globally and unifying role of the professional associa- activities and tools leveraging supporting members in their efforts to make tion and the activities undertaken in this the UIC website and specialist vein, not only for the benefit of UIC mem- rail transport more efficient and attractive sites, the weekly “UIC e-News” for customers and sustainable for society. bers, but also with regard to third parties bulletin, documents with and future potential members (promo- UIC communication objectives are threefold: strategic or technical content tion and public relations activities). (reports, flyers, etc.), press f : aiming to consolidate UIC’s Influencing releases, presence at high- position and accessing broader fields of ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2019 profile events, presence on expression where possible. These goals social media, etc. reflect UIC’s remit of representing the Among the subjects particularly highlighted The UIC Communications team railway sector and the association’s po- in 2019, UIC Communication accompanied also develops and supports tential for influence in key strategic areas. the change in governance (change of a large number of actions on Director General in June 2019), the telecom UIC is committed to improving its visibil- behalf of working bodies and subject (1st FRMCS conference in May 2019), ity and enhancing its reputation, as well technical departments at UIC as increasing recognition of its role by the necessary sustainable dimension of headquarters, or for specific international institutions, key finance or- Railways (campaign to motivate Railways events such as UIC world ganisations and all stakeholders involved to sign the UIC pledge in December 2019, congresses and conferences. in mobility at the very highest level; the UIC participation in COP25), the f Information: imparting information to advantages of rail freight (Noah’s train target groups. These objectives relate campaign throughout 2019), etc. to the provision of information and pro- UIC continuously develops and improves motion of UIC know-how (internal com- its communications tools in order to munication), as well as reinforcing the inform members and partners rapidly and association’s position as an unparalleled efficiently of the results and output from platform for international technical ex- international cooperation activities. pertise, particularly with regard to other Members are thus more actively involved in stakeholders and bodies involved in the the activities of the international association, transport sector and the integrated mo- regularly receiving brief news bulletins or bility chain (external communication); more detailed information on the work and projects led or monitored by UIC. KEY WORDS OUTREACH, ACTIVE LISTENING, OBSERVATION, ITERATION, TRANSVERSAL, SUPPORT

98 Communications / Human Resources

HUMAN RESOURCES

UIC has 132 employees - 67 women and 65 men - representing 24 different nationalities: ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE 66% French, 23.4% other European, 6.4% African and Middle-Eastern, 2.8% Asian. HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 Its staff includes 24 secondees from UIC member companies in ten different countries. f With regard to social The composition of the UIC workforce is a clear illustration of its multicultural ethos. relations, 2019 saw the negotiation and signature KEY ACTIVITIES of one collective agreement and the organisation Recruitment and turnover Talent and career management of staff representative management 28 employees took part in numerous elections for the Nine secondees joined UIC in 2019, six of training courses, with a total of 74 sessions establishment of the social whom were hired to replace departing completed (2.64 training sessions on and economic committee. secondees. Three new roles were created average per participating employee) and within the context of new projects. corresponding to 1,510 hours of training, i.e. Six UIC employees left the organisation one employee in full-time training during in 2019 due to retirement, completion of the year on an average of 100 employees. contract and resignation, and seven new In addition, 12 secondees benefited from employees were hired. Three of these were professional training actions, in French hired on fixed-term contracts for new language lessons or in group training projects or as temporary replacements for courses such as project manager, public employees on sick leave. speaking, etc.

Working organisation The HR department formalised in 2019 a remote working procedure with Trade Unions to allow one day per week working from home.

KEY WORDS RECRUITMENT, TALENT, CAREER, SUPPORT, TRANSVERSAL

99 KEY ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 The cloud-oriented strategy decided and TECHNOLOGY implemented since 2016 has been enhanced f During the second half of with the roll-out of two major services: 2019, UIC has developed UIC IT is a transverse support function OneDrive and SharePoint. the organisation of web- that aims to provide a high-quality service conferences using new The generalisation of these two devices to its users, whether internal (UIC Staff) digital technologies. has allowed UIC to develop even more the or external (Members). f Considering the new collaborative work approach with easy working modes and the A few figures to illustrate the scope of this access and sharing of documents and files Members’ demands, this service: among involved partners. trend is most probably to f some 30 servers, It has generated the development of be strengthened in the near f 95 web environments, among them 19 collaborative spaces, encouraging new future. applications, synergies among UIC teams: “Share – Open f The design of a new f 150 PCs and laptops; three 128 MySPL – Connect”. Extranet was launched in 2019 with an expected databases, This deployment has considerably implementation in mid- f three Oracle databases, reinforced and improved the integrity and 2020: updated and f over 100 websites, security of UIC IT. designed with latest f UIC.org: 120,000 visits per month, The development of SaaS is being pursued technologies to better meet users’ requirements and f extranet with some 5,000 users. with the same objective: to allow UIC to align its policy with the high-level quality needs. requested by its Members in terms of reliability, availability and security.

KEY WORDS TECHNOLOGIES, SUPPORT, TRANSVERSAL

100 Information Technology / UIC-P

UIC-P

UIC-P is one of the three subsidiaries of in the marketing of venues for conferences, UIC (with ETF and L&T) and its strategic meeting and events. field of activity is the management of UIC UIC-P hosts a range of events – ministerial facilities. and industry meetings, as well as private UIC-P provides a day-to-day service for the national and international companies, and successful operation of working spaces for also filming (Carlos, Welcome Aboard, My staff and meeting rooms for our members Way). and our clients, both internal and external. It has 16 rooms with natural daylight, There are eight members of staff in the accommodating between 10 and 300 UIC-P subsidiary. The logistics section is persons. The spaces are modulable, principally concerned with: functional, air-conditioned and equipped f Ensuring that UIC’s assets are compliant, with recently-updated technical equipment through a series of annual safety checks in all main rooms. Salle Friedrich List has an in various areas; LED HD image wall, a first in France for a screen of this size: 4.80 x 2.70 m. f Managing staff and facilities within UIC with qualified staff trained in fire safety UIC-P hosts around 200 meetings a year, (SSIAP); attended by between 20,000 and 30,000 f Ensuring compliance with current regu- participants. lations for high-rise buildings; UIC-P staff are available at all times to assist f Assisting certification bodies (Bureau UIC members and clients and are dedicated Véritas and others) with periodic checks to providing safe spaces for conducting a throughout the year; range of projects. f Maintaining all UIC work spaces, setting UIC-P is listed on several venue hire up and relocation of offices, managing platforms. contractors and service providers.

The technical team comprises qualified technicians in audio-visual and new technologies. They respond to requests from our clients, according to their needs and requirements. KEY WORDS The Espace Congrès is an ideally-located CONFERENCE FACILITIES, EVENTS, HIGH conference centre with a commercial QUALITY SERVICES manager and a client manager, specialising TO LEARN MORE uicp.fr

101 ETF RAILWAY TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

ETF (Editions Techniques Ferroviaires) Sales & distribution: ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE is a UIC subsidiary dedicated to the f Through the online shop: shop-etf.com HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 publication and distribution of UIC - For UIC members, f products. It serves as the interface Managing the UIC Code - For customers from all over the world, for IRSs and UIC Leaflets – between UIC, UIC Members and Rail- f Distribution of all UIC products: docu- classified by railway subject related Companies worldwide. It is the ments, databases, software, etc. areas keeper of UIC’s intellectual property. f Securing legal issues: ISBN, dépôt légal, f Supporting the UIC KEY ACTIVITIES f Copyright protection, departments in the standardisation of rail Editing & publishing documents: f Archiving, transport equipment f IRSs (International Railway Solutions), f Newsletter. f Part of the Standardisation f Technical reports & drawings, Unit f Technical railway reference documents, f Archiving and tracing of f Terminology products: RailLexic, railway UIC documents dictionary, f Statistics, f Proceedings.

KEY WORDS QUALITY, STANDARDISATION, HARMONISATION, ADDED-VALUE, BEST PRACTICES

TO LEARN MORE shop-etf.com

102 ETF Railway Technical Publications / L&T Technical Language Services

L&T TECHNICAL LANGUAGE SERVICES

UIC’s subsidiary for professional Its experienced and reliable interpreters ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE translation and interpreting solutions help to make these meetings a success so HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 provides high-quality language services that every participant can get the most f for UIC, its members, and the railway from them. 940,985 words translated for IRSs, technical reports industry as a whole. L&T offers liaison, simultaneous, consecutive and papers, press releases, and whispered interpretation, both for meeting documents, etc. KEY ACTIVITIES in-person and online meetings. Its main f 644 hours of proof-reading working languages are English, French and Interpretation etc. German, but interpretation can also be f 231 man-days of L&T has a qualified team of interpreters provided in other languages. with longstanding experience not only interpretation for the in rail transport, but also in other areas Translation UIC General Assembly, such as engineering and technology, conferences, technical L&T is also responsible for translating platforms, working groups economics, IT, finance, law, environment various UIC documents such as IRSs, and other meetings and telecommunications. reports, meeting documents and the like.

L&T provided interpretation for the following In 2019, the L&T team translated IRSs UIC events in 2019 as well as many others: (International Railway Solutions), technical f General Assembly, reports and catalogues for UIC to help f Security Week and Global Security readers all over the world to understand and Congress, apply UIC solutions, delivering translations f Energy Efficiency Days, not only to UIC members but also to the railway industry. f World Congress on Rail Training, f nextstation 2019 Congress, All L&T translators work into their native languages and cover a wide variety of f Group of Experts on Dangerous Goods subject areas. KEY WORDS Meeting. MULTILINGUALISM, Proofreading Its interpretation services guarantee clear COMMUNICATION, and accurate communication at multilingual L&T also offers proofreading for authors INTERPRETATION, meetings with experts from different drafting texts in a language other than TRANSLATION countries speaking different languages. their mother tongue. This service includes language and grammar checking. TO LEARN MORE langues-technique.fr

103 TERMINOLOGY UIC has a long history of building bridges between countries and languages across the ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE globe. Its RailLexic term bank is a unique lexicon, available online, for those who work HIGHLIGHTED IN 2019 at the international level. f Tests of online platforms and validation of TermWeb KEY ACTIVITIES 4 to manage RailLexic The UIC terminologist together with the Terminology takes the shape of glossaries f Support for the UIC Terminology Group update RailLexic prior to the drafting of IRSs and other Standardisation Unit in in up to 27 languages, working with top- documents, as well as dialogue on a producing an IRS guide and rank experts in a myriad of projects. These selection of subjects all year round. It template include particularly the International focuses on key, state-of-the-art topics f Collaboration with the IRS Railway Solutions (IRS). covered in real projects and suggested by working groups the railway stakeholders in the field. The Terminology Unit strives to develop f Presentations on how to concrete partnerships with the UIC Quality in written and oral communication make glossaries and on requires the use of the correct terms, members as well as universities. English technical writing tends to become the lingua franca in the which in turn rely on clear concepts with working groups, but diversity remains key to concise definitions. The ultimate goal is f Coordination of glossaries on bridges, earthworks, etc. meeting the challenge of globalisation. That therefore to standardise suitable, equivalent is why concepts should be defined both terms to facilitate communication while f Updating of terms related locally and internationally to save technical guaranteeing efficiency and safety. to ERTMS, catenaries, etc. meetings from lengthy discussions of the terms.

KEY WORDS RAILLEXIC, RAILWAY GLOSSARIES, CROSS-CHECK, ON YOUR TERMS, CORRECT, CLEAR & CONCISE

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