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March 29, 2021 | Passenger

Tickets, please: Fare collection meets digitalisation

The adoption of new digital technologies has transformed the way we pay for travel. Oliver Cuenca reports on how ticketing has changed in recent decades, and where it could go next.

March 15, 2021 | Policy

EU provides €3m to reduce transport’s impact on biodiversity

The Bison project aims to tackle the integration of biodiversity in the development of infrastructure.

January 19, 2021 | Policy

Preparing rail’s vision for the ‘New Normal’

THE importance of coming together to share ideas and best practice has never been so apparent as during the early days and weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus spread around the world in March and April, the International Union of Railways’ (UIC) newly created Covid-19 taskforce sought to connect railways so they could help each other to respond.

November 20, 2020 | News

UIC annual report: safety continues to improve

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) says that safety standards continue to improve in its annual report on railway safety, released on November 19, which covers 31 national railway networks plus Eurotunnel.

November 15, 2020 | Technology

UIC to roll out new pan-European tariff distribution platform

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) has announced it will introduce a new Open Sales and Distribution Model (OSDM) platform supplied by Hit Rail to replace the existing Price and Fare Information Storage (PRIFIS) international tariffs distribution tool.

November 6, 2020 | Telecoms

FRMCS project takes key step forward

THE European Union-funded 5GRail project to validate specifications for the Future Railways Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) as well as develop and test prototypes for the successor to GSM-R was officially launched on November 1.

June 3, 2020 | Policy

UIC, UITP and Unife: place public transport at the centre of post Covid-19 world

THE International Union of Railways (UIC), the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), and the European Rail Industry Association (Unife) have issued a joint statement urging European decision makers to place public transport at the centre of the new world that will emerge in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

May 4, 2020 | Policy

Coronavirus and the rail industry: UIC coordinates global response

The International Union of Railways (UIC) is coordinating a bi-weekly meeting of railways and rail operators from around the world to discuss combating the continuing spread of Covid-19 and ultimately the industry’s recovery from mass shutdowns.

April 29, 2020 | Infrastructure

UIC level crossing safety project releases results

A European project to improve level crossing safety has released a tool box of solutions to improve the management and design of level crossings.

April 9, 2020 | Policy

UIC/UITP call for rapid deployment of exception measures to maintain public transport

FOUR associations are calling on governments to take exceptional measures to maintain public transport services for essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure their survival.

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