Thursday 30 June 2016
Promoting Freight at UIC

UIC has developed a range of tools, leaflets, brochures and visions to promote freight

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New Brochure, June 2016: Freight at UIC
www.uic.org/IMG/pdf/brochure-fret2016-web.pdf

Report on Combined Transport
This periodic publication addresses issues such as growth forecasts for domestic and international combined transport, market structures, business models, market shares per traffic segment etc. It also attempts to quantify combined transport’s contribution to the overall economy.
www.shop-etf.com/en/2014-report-on-combined-transport-in-europe.html

Guide on codification and certification for unaccompanied combined transport (2013)
A unique reference for the sector on coding and certification of combined transport.
www.uic.org/combined-transport

Quality Manuals
A series of guides designed to help railways set up quality management systems in line with EU guidelines.

Track Access Charges for Freight trains
The first deliverable is focusing on 33 EU Infrastructure Managers. Their Network Statements have been analysed, compared to give a clear view on the charging system, the structures and on the variables used.
www.shop-etf.com/en/uic-study-of-european-railway-infrastructure-charges-for-freight.html

Requirements of Railway Undertakings for the Implementation of European Rail Freight Corridors
This document contains a list of 12 priority topics which need to be progressed on all corridors.
These topics are deeply analysed in terms of their importance for developing rail freight traffic and implementation proposals are identified for each of them.
www.uic.org/corridors

Heavy and / or long trains 2013
This is a study which offers support to rail freight operators who are seeking to increase their productivity and freight volumes, while saving on production costs.
Data for the study was gathered from company information, market knowledge, statistics and extensive interviews with freight operators.
The current edition focuses on:

Master plan 2015 for combined transport
Recommendations for the efficient use of infrastructure and international coordination.

  • Measures concerned:
  • Path-saving production systems
  • Enhanced process organisation of rail traction
  • Train and network capacity management systems
  • Application of best practices in terminal operation and management
  • Regular nationwide and international coordination of terminal development
    http://diomis.uic.org/spip.php?article11

ETF (Railway Technical Publications) is responsible for the sale of the UIC leaflets listed in the UIC Code. They also market technical and research reports and standardised drawings. In addition, they distribute the publications listed in the UIC catalogue, in particular terminology products (RailLexic) and railway transport Statistics.

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