ERA certifies first freight wagons for operations across Europe
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has issued the first vehicle authorisation for thirty freight wagons to be operated across Europe. The historic document was delivered three weeks after ERA becoming the European authorising...Read more
From today: one-stop shop ERA for authorisations and certificates
From 16 June 2019 onwards, the EU Agency for Railways (ERA) takes responsibility for vehicle authorisation, safety certification, and ERTMS trackside approval. This marks the beginning of a new era of single and simplified authorisation...Read more
Germany signs with ERA marking ‘new cooperation era’
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) have signed a cooperation agreement. The two authorities concluded how they will cooperate in issuing single safety certificates, vehicle and vehicle...Read more
Rail freight sector not ready for 4th Railway Package
When asked whether people were aware of the changes that will be introduced from June 2019 with the implementation of the 4th Railway Package, half of the respondents answered negatively. The survey was carried out...Read more
EU consultation on freight noise rule changes
The European Union Agency for Railway (ERA) is running a consultation on draft changes to technical rules governing noise from rail freight wagons. It is proposing a revision of the technical specifications for interoperability (TSIs) so...Read more
UIC leads cooperation on rail in Gulf states
The International Union of Railways has signed an agreement with the European Union’s rail agency and industry stakeholders to ‘deepen the cooperation’ on rail development across the Persian Gulf. A Memorandum of Understanding signed at...Read more
Live stream: EU Railways Agency conference on ERTMS
A live stream is currently available for a conference on ERTMS being staged today and tomorrow (Nov 15-16) by the EU Agency for Railways (ERA) in Valenciennes, France. The Control Command and Railway Communication Conference aims...Read more
EU technical workshop on rail freight telematics
The European Union Agency for Railways’ (ERA) 6th Regional TAF TSI workshop in September will provide important new information on the Technical Specification for Interoperability relating to the Telematics Applications for Freight subsystem. It is being...Read more
Amsterdam hosts penultimate Single European Railway Area conference
The European Union Agency for Railways’ (ERA) penultimate conference on the Single European Railway Area project has again shone a spotlight on the European Union’s 4th Railway Package, which aims to improve the competitiveness of...Read more
ERFA urges rail operators to ‘commit more’ to freight
Railway undertakings (RUs) must start prioritising projects which maintain momentum of the Rail Freight Corridors following last year’s Rotterdam agreement, says the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA). The call for more action came at their...Read more
Karel Vinck: ‘No reason’ freight trains should not be 700 metres
The European Railways Agency’s Karel Vinck says there is no reason why all freight trains should not be the 700 metre-long version as an effective roll-out of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) will...Read more
Rail freight CEOs ‘taking control’, says CER report
Freight rail policymakers must take ‘full responsibility’ for addressing the intermodal imbalances that still exist in the European rail market if industry professionals’ work is to be rewarded. That’s one of the key conclusions offered...Read more