Brainstorming session on Energy management in railways, Brussels, 9 September 2009
Organized by the Joint Programming Committee Rail: Presentations are now available
Information on the Railway Applications TCs
CEN/TC 256 and CENELEC/TC 9X are responsible for the development of European Standards respectively for all mechanical products/services and for electro technical applications related to the Rail Transport Industry of the European Union.
The enlargement of the EU in May 2004 has made the railway sector one of the most important Public Transportation systems in the world in terms of expansion size.
The industry comprises:
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Rail users
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Public and private rail transport operators (passenger and freight)
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Infrastructure owners
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Manufacturers and maintainers
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Service providers (e.g. consultants, financers, etc.)
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Public authorities (National and European)
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Leasing companies
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Regulatory bodies
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Trade associations
There are over 50 major manufacturers, infrastructure owners, and operators in the sector and actively working with CEN and CENELEC. The industry provides employment to over 150.000 people.
The EU aims to achieve free and unrestricted transfer of goods, services and passengers across national frontiers within Europe. To help achieve this, the EU has adopted two Directives concerning the Interoperability of the High-Speed and of the Conventional rail system. The implementation of these directives is aided by standards developed by CEN, CENELEC and ETSI.
Available for download:
CEN/TC 256 - Organigram
See also the associated pages (links at the bottom of this page) which will give you further information on the sector and European Union legislation.
The CEN Management Centre coordinates, in collaboration with the Joint Programming Committee Rail (together with CENELEC and ETSI) and four CEN Consultants:
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interaction with technical directives (such as Directive 96/48/EC Interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail networks or Directive 2001/16/EC Interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system), and ERA (European Railway Agency) in charge of drafting the Technical Specifications of Interoperability and standardization;
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development of the programme of work in support of the above mentioned directives but also for the support of the Public Procurement excluded sector directives;
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relation with international and European associations active in this sector;
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future possible standardization development (such as Mass Transit);
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interaction between Technical Committees with related work and the CEN or CENELEC Technical Boards;
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relations with other sectors.