Urban rail: Towards a better harmonised market
A joint briefing for UK Tram delegates prepared and presented by: Yves Amsler, Expert UITP EuroTeam, Advisor to UITP Secretary General, for Projects and Development. This was a A JOINT UITP-UNIFE INITIATIVE.
The full handout and slides is available in the Members area to this website.
The informative session addressed:
- Obstacles to Internal Market in Rail Mass Transit
- MARIE : “Mass transit Rail Initiative for Europe”
- ERRAC & EU R&D Projects
- DURD, “Draft Urban Rail Directive”
- URP, “Urban Rail Platform”
All Member States are expected to opt for exclusion when adapting their National law on interoperability from Directive 2008/57/EC as they already did (except partially for Portugal) for the Safety Directive 2004/49/EC (replaced by Directive 2008/118/EC).
Light Rail Vehicle Accessibility New Regulations
