The region’s programme of work is based on a couple of core documents in the context of the EC Innovation programmes (Horizon 2020 and Shift²Rail and the forthcoming Horizon Europe from 2021). The UIC is managing a wide range of projects for technological and operational development that fit into all kinds of fields and which cover all the core technical domains that make up the rail system. The regional strategy and associated challenges The EMC is assisted by the European Management Committee Assistants (EMCA) in their duties. The EMC, elected by the RAE for a mandate of two years, drafts strategic decisions for RAE and considers all matters of interest to the European region. The European region is piloted by a management committee (EMC) composed of 17 members which has regular meetings. Region Europe elects a chairman and a vice-chairman for a 2-year mandate. The RAE is supported by the European Group of Assistants (EGoA), preparing its decisions and strategic plan of actions. It works according to the Terms of Reference adopted in 2019.Ĭomprised of members’ representatives the RAE is the decision-making body for the region, agreeing on strategic guidelines and trends, endorsing agreements with European entities and supporting the general European Working Programme for the upcoming year. The Regional Assembly Europe (RAE) is made up of 56 active member companies, 30 associate member companies and 32 affiliate member companies. The objective is to promote a competitive, sustainable and attractive railway transport system serving more than 500 million citizens across Europe. This term is how, generically, the railway undertakings and infrastructure managers are gathered together to form the ROC. In the context of the work that is being undertaken within the European region, we speak of the railway operating community (ROC). This has evolved over the years as a result of excellent cooperation between the railway operators to the point where there are many services that operate across the operating boundaries of member companies thereby forming a European rail network. In order to provide administrative support, and to stabilise and professionalise the joint work of the RFC Network, the position ‘RFC Network Assistant’ has been introduced, located at the RNE JO in Vienna since 2018.The UIC European region comprises 118-member companies from 39 countries (including Israel, Russia and Turkey) and amounting to some 350,000 kilometres of rail network. RNE also actively supports the activities of the RFC Network. Furthermore, RNE also offered the RFCs the opportunity to apply for Associate Membership in the organisation to further strengthen mutual cooperation. To increase the involvement of the RFCs in RNE, two significant steps were taken: Firstly, the High Level Group for RFCs (RFC HLG) was introduced and secondly, RFCs were invited to participate in the RNE General Assembly (GA). To achieve stronger harmonisation between the RFCs’ various implementation approaches, RNE provides a coordination platform for RFC organisations to jointly develop harmonised processes and tools, to the benefit of Applicants, as well as IMs and ABs that are part of several RFCs. Since traffic does not usually start and end on a RFC exclusively, efficient and harmonised interfaces to the existing processes and tools of individual IMs and ABs participating in RFCs are needed. promoting intermodality between rail and other transport modes by integrating terminals into the corridor management process. finding the right balance between freight and passenger traffic along the RFCs, giving adequate capacity for freight in line with market needs and ensuring that common punctuality targets for freight trains are met.strengthening co-operation between IMs on key aspects such as the allocation of paths, deployment of interoperable systems and infrastructure development.This Regulation required Member States to establish international market-oriented RFCs in order to meet three main challenges: 913/2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight became effective on 9 November 2010. By November 2015, all but one of the RNE Corridors had been replaced by Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs), with the last RNE Corridor being closed in August 2016. In late 2005 RNE adopted a corridor management approach in order to promote RNE objectives and generate benefits on the main corridors carrying international rail traffic. Since its establishment in 2004, it has been RNE’s aim to harmonise the international railway business core processes used by Infrastructure Managers (IMs) and Allocation Bodies (ABs).
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