More EU budget for transport

Thursday, 21 September 2017

On the occasion of the European Commission and the Estonian Presidency of the Council's Connecting Europe Conference in Tallinn on 21 and 22 September 2017, a coalition of thirty European transport organisations launched their campaign for a strong Connecting Europe Facility for the next... Read More

Post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework - Views of the rail sector

Thursday, 21 September 2017

In the context of the budgetary discussions for the post-2020 period, we – the European associations representing the rail sector – would like to explain in this joint paper why it is important for the European Union to continue investing in rail projects, particularly considering the benefits... Read More

JNS urgent procedure “Broken wheels” – JNS recommendation

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Due to an increasing number of reports on incidents (broken rims/webs of some wheel types) concerning freight wagons, a JNS urgent procedure “Broken wheels” was kicked off.

Recommendations for the RINF stabilisation and development

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

The Group of Representative Bodies (GRB) is a grouping of railway associations in Europe with the role of supporting, in a transverse way, the rail sector’s input to the European Railway Agency (ERA) work programme and its effect on safety and interoperability.... Read More

Public Service Rail Transport in the European Union: an Overview

Thursday, 13 July 2017

Radio spectrum for rail

Friday, 9 June 2017

Dedicated railway communications networks are used throughout Europe contributing to the transportation, security and safety of about 9 billion passengers in Europe every year. This CER Fact Sheet illustrates why rail needs its own frequency bands to safely transport passengers and goods across... Read More

With spectrum, boosting a single European Digital Railway Area

Thursday, 18 May 2017

Current harmonised spectrum is an essential asset for railways today and harmonised spectrum will also be needed for tomorrow to ensure safe and uninterrupted train operation.

Common Occurrence Reporting (COR) - Safety Management Data

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

With this Position Paper the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) summarises in writing its oral intervention at the ERA workshop on the COR Safety Management Data System in Lille on 22 and 23 February 2017, supported by EIM and UIC.

GRB Position on the Transition Regime

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

With this position paper the rail sector associations draw attention to the very critical point regarding the transitional provisions for vehicle authorisation as well as for safety certification.

Reducing rail freight noise

Thursday, 4 May 2017

Rail freight noise is the last remaining environmental challenge for the European rail sector.