CER and European Transport History 1988
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CER and European Transport History 1988 - 2012 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Year uCER/CCFE/GEB uCER/CCFE/GEB uCER/CCFE/GEB uCER becomes an independent grouping within Communauté des Chemins des Fers Européens / Community of European Railways / Gemeinschaft der Europäischen Bahnen Communauté des Chemins des Fers Européens / Community of European Railways / CER / CCFE / GEB changes name to Development UIC, with its own office in Brussels A first request to change the status of CCFE / CER / GEB to become a European grouping of economic interest is introduced in 1990 but is not Gemeinschaft der Europäischen Bahnen Community of European Railway and approved by the UIC A first request to change the status of CCFE / CER / GEB to become a European grouping of Infrastructure Companies of economic interest is introduced in 1990 but is not approved by the UIC CER uBob Reid uLeo Ploeger uEtienne Schouppe uHeinz Dürr uRob den Besten uLouis Gallois uGiancarlo Cimoli uKarel Vinck uAad Veenman uMauro Moretti British Rail, 1988 - 1990 NS, 1991 SNCB, 1992 - 1995 DB, 1996 - 1997 NS, 1998 - 1999 SNCF, 2000 - 2001 FS, 2002 - 2004 SNCB, 2004 - 2005 NS, 2005 - 2008 FS, since 2009 CER Chairmen uErik Van den Broele uTrevor Halvorsen uAnna Otavianelli uJohannes Ludewig uLibor Lochman Secretary General (1988 - 1995) Secretary General (1995 - 1998) Secretary General (1999 - 2001) Executive Director (2002 - 2011) Executive Director CER ( 2 0 12 - P r e s e n t ) Executive Directors CER Management u14 Members u15 Members u16 Members u17 Members u22 Members u24 Members u32 Members u25 Members u34 Members u40 Members u50 Members u54 Members u70 Members u 72 Members u 74 Members u 76 Members u 75 Members u 76 Members (12 EEC + Austria & Switzerland) (14 + 1) (15 + 2 - 1) (16 + 1) (17 + 5) (22 + 2) (24 + 9 - 1) (32 - 7) (25 + 10 - 1) (34 + 6) (40 + 10) (50 + 5 - 1) (54 + 16) & 2 Partners & 2 Partners & 2 Partners & 2 Partners & 2 Partners (70 - 1 + 3 & 2) (72 + 3 - 1 & 2) (74 + 4 - 2 & 2) (76 + 3 - 4 & 2) (75 + 2 - 1 & 2) Founding members: New member: New members: New member: New members: New members: New members: Nordic Infrastructure European Infrastructure New members: New members: New members: New members: New members: - SBB(Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, Switzerland) - DR (Deutsche Reichsbahn - Germany) - NSB (Norges Statsbaner - Norway) and - VR (VR-Yhtymä Oy - - BV (Banverket - - RFF (Réseau Ferré de - BLS (BLS Lötschbergbahn - Switzerland) Managers (NIM) meet Managers (EIM) become - LDZ (Latvijas Dzelzcelš - Latvia) - Connex (France) - ŽRS (Željeznice Republice Srpska - Bosnia - Eurostar UK (UK) - Baltijas Ekspresis (Latvia) New member: New members: - CFL (Société Natinale des Chemins de Fer - SJ (Statens Järnvägor - Sweden) join CER as Finland) Sweden) France - France) - ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies - UK) occasionally within CER independent organisation - CFR (Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate - - SLB (Salzburger Lokalbahn - Austria) Herzegovina) - HSH (Hekurudha Shqiptare - - BRC (Bulgaria) New members: New members: BDZ Holding membership of - Bulmarket (Bulgaria) - FEVE (Ferrocarriles Espanoles deVia Estrecha - Luxembourgeois, Luxembourg) observers (as formal negotiation processes to - RT (Railtrack - UK) - REFER (Rede - CD (Ceské Dráhy - Czech Republic) EIM comprises infrastructure Romania) - JZ (Zajednica Jugoslovenskih - ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias - Albania) - Servtrans Invest (Romania) - Advanced World Transport (Czech - Fachverband der Schienenbahnen (Austria) CER is restructured to two Spain) - CH (Hellenic Railway Organisation, Greece) become a member of EC have started). - RHK Ferroviára National, - EVR (Eesti Raudtee - Estonia) companies of: - Railion (Denmark) Zeleznica - Serbia/Montenegro) Spain) - RFYROM (Makedonski Železnici - - CTL Rail (Poland) Republic) - Westbahn (Austria) separate companies: BDZ Restructuring of the rail sector - BTS (JSC Baltijas Transita Serviss – Latvia) - CIE (Córas Iompair Éireann, Ireland) (Ratahallintokeskus - Portugal) - Eurotunnel (France / UK), MÀV (Magyar Államvasutak - - Finland (RHK - - Railion (Netherlands) - ASTOC (Sveriges Branschföreningen - Thalys International (Belgium) Macedonia) - Wiener Lokalbahnen (Austria) - MRCE Dispolok (Germany) - Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (Germany) Cargo and BDZ Passenger means that TRAINOSE joins CER - CP (Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, Portugal) DR (Deutsche Reichsbahn Germany) joins DB Finland) Hungary) Ratahallintokeskus) - BDZ (Balgarski daržavni železnitsi - Tågoperatörerna - Sweden) - ŽFBH (Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine - - Rail Polska (Poland) - HRA (Hungary) - Montecargo (Montenegro) Transport. Restructuring of the Rail sector means that ’ - DB AG (Deutsche Bundesbahn - Germany) - BS (Banestyrelsen, - GySEV (Györ-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Részvénytarsasag - - Sweden (BV - Banverket) Bulgaria) Bosnia Herzegovina) - CER (Central-European-Railway - - TCDD (Turkey) - Trasse Schweiz (Switzerland) AWT (Czech Republic), Bratislavská Regionálna Kol’ajová Spolo ˇcnost (Slovakia), CTL Logistics CER Angel Trans International Limited ZICG (Željeznicka Infrastruktura Crne Gore AD - - DSB (Danske Statsbaner - Denmark) Denmark) Hungary / Austria) - Norway (JBV - - LG (Lietuvos Geležinkeli - Lithuania) and Having emerged after the - EWS (English, Welsh and Scottish Railway - UK) Hungary) - GFR (Romania) (Poland) and Sevtrans Invest (Romania) leave CER. joins CER as an associate member Montenegro) joins CER. - FS (Ferrovie dello Stato - Italy) - JBV (Jernbaneverket - - PKP (Polskie Kolege Panstwowe - Poland) Jernbaneverket) - HZ (Hrvatske Željeznice, Croatia) restructuring of the rail sector, NRIC - TX Logistik (Germany) WLC (Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo, Members - NS (NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen - Netherlands) Norway) - SŽ (Slovenske Želesnice - Slovenia) - Denmark - (BS - Independent companies emerge after (National Railway Infrastructure Romanian membership of CER is restructured to represent Eurotunnel leaves CER - Regio Trans Brasov (Romania) Austria) and Changes in the CER statutes - ÖBB (Österreichische Bundesbahnen - Austria) Banestyrelsen) restructuring: company - Bulgaria) and VPE (Vasúti three separate companies: CFR S.A. (Infrastructure), - BRKS (Slovak Republic). MAV-START (Hungary) leave CER means that GR becomes a partner - RENFE (Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles, British Railway Board (UK) is dissolved - Great Britain (RT - Railtrack) - ŽSSK (Železnicná spolocnost’ Slovensko Pályakapacitás-elosztó - Hungary) CFR Marfa (Freight) and CFR Calatori (Passengers). JZ Spain) - France (RFF - Réseau Ferré - Slovak Republic) join CER (Zajednica Jugoslovenskih Zeleznica - Serbia/Montenegro) Due to restructuring Macedonian Railways The Japanese railway company JR - SNCB/NMBS (Société Nationale des Chemins de de France) and - ŽSR (Železnice Slovenskej Republiky - is restructured to represent two different companies: ZS Infrastructure and Macedonian Railways East joins CER as a partner too Fer Belges / Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische - Portugal (REFER - Rede Slovak Republic) (Železnice Srbije - Serbia) and ZCG (Železnice Crna Gora - Transport (Macedonia), MAV Cargo Spoorwegen - Belgium) Ferroviára National) - SŽDC (Správa Železnicni Dopravní Montenegro). Further restructuring in the Slovak Republic (Hungary), CFL Cargo (Luxembourg), - SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français, Cesty, Czech Republic) leads to ZSSK Cargo (Železni ˇcná spolo ˇcnost’ Cargo) MÁV-START (Hungary) and SNCB/NMBS France) joining CER. The Georgian railway company GR joins CER operations (Belgium) join CER - British Railway Board (UK) SJ (Statens Järnvägor - Sweden) is dissolved as an associate member u CER-ETF agreement on a European u Railway Community Aspiration on u Improved cooperation of CER with EIM, u CER, Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways LG) and the Vilnius Gediminas Technical u European Charter for social u CER/UIC/CIT u CER/UIC/CIT Freight licence for train drivers u Common Understanding of Fighting Climate Change (leading to Joint u Commitment to supported by UIC Europe Rail associations u CER/UIC Sustainable University (VGTU) - The Vilnius Declaration - Sustainable mobility for a sustainable society and societal initiatives in Comittment to cut emissions in 2008) establish the CTG Coordination Technical train stations CER Rail Passenger Quality Charter 2003 u CER-ETF agreement on working CER, EIM, and UIC on the role cut specific CO2 Mobility Strategy for u EURELECTRIC and CER joint future-oriented vision for sustainable and competitive surface conditions for cross-border services u European Charter for social and societal Group, related to the ERA Work Programme transport for Europe CD, CFR SA, CP, DSB, NRIC, Service Charter of UIC Europe emissions of trains rail sector NSB and SŽ join the Charter initiatives in train stations u Network of representative Bodies established, Voluntary 2002 CFL, FS, PKP, SNCB/NMBS-Holding and SNCF by 30% by 2020 formalising the high-level cooperation and agree to work together to develop social communication between ten European sector policies regarding homeless people in stations associations and ERA Committments u First u First u D i r e c t i v e u D i r e c t i v e u D i r e c t i v e u First u First Railway u Noise Directive uMarco Polo I u Second Railway uTAF TSI u Third Railway Package uTechnical Package uCommon safety method u Opening of the uTransport White