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8 December 2023
IRG-Rail – PLENARY ASSEMBLY HELD IN BERLIN FROM 28 TO 29 NOVEMBER 2023
IRG-Rail’s Plenary Assembly met for its autumn session in Berlin, chaired by Dr. Annegret Groebel and Prof. Dr. Karsten Otte from Bundesnetzagentur, Germany’s Regulatory Authority for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway. Bundesnetzagentur welcomed the representatives of 23 Regulatory Bodies on site and six connected remotely.
Source: IRG-Rail
30 November 2023
OTIF – Anniversary of the CIM and CIV Uniform Rules
The 5th session of the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation of OTIF (Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail) opened on 7 November 2023 in Bern with a special event related to the 130th anniversary of CIM and 95th anniversary of CIV Uniform rules.
Source: OTIF
29 November 2023
International Conference on Cybersecurity in Railways
Third ERA-ENISA Conference on Cybersecurity in Railways that took place on 8 - 9 November 2023 in Athens was the continuation of the close collaboration between the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) on cybersecurity in the railway domain.
Source: ERA
21 November 2023
USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND BATTERY ELECTRIC TRAINS
European Union Agency for Railways organized, from 10 to 12 October 2023, an IPA study visit on the topic of using alternative fuels (hydrogen trains) and battery-electric trains. The study visit was held in the Federal Republic of Germany, in the cities of Bremen, Braunschweig and Dusseldorf. This study visit brought together a large number of representatives of National Safety Authorities (NSAs), including the representatives of the Directorate for Railways.
9 October 2023
Transport Community’s Technical Committee on Railways Gathers for its 17th Meeting
The Technical Committee on Railways of the Transport Community successfully concluded its 17th meeting held in Zagreb, Croatia, on 5 to 6 October 2023. The meeting brought together a diverse group of representatives from South East European Parties, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Union Agency for Railways, and private sector stakeholders, marking a milestone in shaping the future of rail transportation in the region.
22 August 2023
European Rail Safety Days 2023
Representatives of the Directorate for Railways participated in the European Rail Safety Days 2023 conference, held from 20 to 22 September 2023 in Tallinn, which was organized by the EU Agency for Railways (ERA).
PRESENTATION OF A STUDY OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAILWAY NETWORK OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
22 August 2023
On 9 August 2023 in Belgrade, China Railway International Co. Ltd organized a meeting in the spirit of Chinese-Serbian friendship and successful cooperation in the realization of a number of significant projects in the field of railway infrastructure. The meeting presented a Study of Planning and Development of the Railway Network of the Republic of Serbia designed by China Railway Design Group Co. Ltd at the initiative of Wang Tongjun, Deputy General Manager of China Railways.
COOPERATION WITH THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL SAFETY AUTHORITY FOR RAILWAYS
05. July 2023.
Representatives of the Directorate for Railways and the Hungarian National Safety Authority for Railways met on 21 June 2023 in the premises of the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure to discuss drafting an agreement on cooperation of national safety authorities of the two countries.
OTIF – COMMITTEE OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND WG TECH MEETING
04. July 2023.
The 15th Session of the Committee of Technical Experts (CTE) and the 49th Session of the Working Group TECH (WG TECH) were held from 13 to 15 June 2023, in the organization of the OTIF Secretariat.
IRG-RAIL PLENARY ASSEMBLY HELD IN BONN ON 23 AND 24 MAY 2023
31. мај 2023.
IRG-Rail’s Plenary Assembly met for its spring session in Bonn, chaired by Dr. Annegret Groebel and Prof. Dr. Karsten Otte from Bundesnetzagentur, Germany’s Regulatory Authority for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway. The President Klaus Müller gave a welcome speech addressing the representatives of 22 Regulatory Bodies on site and 8 connected remotely.
