Fit for Freight Spring Days 2025

27 June 2025 at 11:00-12:30 CEST

ATLAS – Master location Management in Rail Freight

ATLAS is a master location Database provided by UIC that enables Railway undertakings to manage station codes related to their daily business operation and in transport documents.

ATLAS currently supports DIUM station codes Loading points, and the distance table contains the distance between the stations to the stations situated in the border of each country. From this master data Subsidiary Location Codes (type 42 DIUM, 37 sidings and 03 border points) can be uploaded to CRD. Subsidiary location is a reference data defined by Telematics Applications for Freight Service TSI (TAF TSI). Soon ATLAS will also support operational stations (SLC type 36 freight yard).

ATLAS access is available through an annual subscription. While initially designed for RUs managing and sharing their location codes, subscriptions are now open to all stakeholders interested in master location data.

In the upcoming Fit4Freight Spring session, we present the key features of the ATLAS tool and highlight its strategic value for the sector.

Registration

Programme

11:00 - 11:20 In which context is ATLAS working

• What is TAF TSI?
• What is the new location structure defined by TAF TSI?
• What are Primary Location Codes (PLCs) and Subsidiary Location Codes (SLCs)?
• What is the Central Reference Database (CRD)?
• What are the different types of SLCs?

11:20 – 11:30 Legacy codes vs TAF TSI codes in messages

• H30 example
• Orfeus example

11:30 – 11:40 Challenges in Implementing the TAF TSI Location Structure

• Current issues in the sector
• Concrete examples of implementation challenges

11:40 – 12:00 Presenting ATLAS

• What existed before ATLAS?
• Why did UIC develop ATLAS, and how does it address the sector’s challenges?
• How does ATLAS work, and what are its benefits?
• How can I become a user?

12:00 – 12:15 ATLAS Demo

12:15 – 12:30 Q&A + Closing

Expert speakers

Tom Thijs (Lineas); Parinaz Bazeghi (UIC)

17 July 2025 at 11:00-12:30 CEST

A Railway Advisory Group fit for the future!

The entry into force of the revised TEN-T regulation (EU) 2024/1679 assigned specific responsibilities to the Railway Undertaking Advisory Groups (RAGs) of the Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs) introduced by the RFC regulation (EU) 913/2010.

Due to this extension of responsibility, a clear ruling on powers and duties of Railway Undertakings (RUs) being part of a RAG as well as on the mandate of the speaker of the RAG is deemed necessary.

For this purpose, the community of RAG speakers, gathered within the scope of the UIC project Efficient Cross Corridor Organization (ECCO), has written an RU-to-RU Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), common to all RFCs, in order to regulate these aspects. It includes the input from RU’s from all over Europe and from RFC managements.

This Fit4Freight spring webinar will show you the ins and outs of the MoU, its’ status and its foreseen implementation.

Registration

Programme

11:00 - 11:25 Context: Changing Rail Freight Corridors

• A new regulatory landscape
• What does that mean for RUs and the RAG?
• Improved RAG governance: Why we need an MoU for the Railway Advisory Groups
• What we want to achieve

11:25 - 12:15 A new Memorandum of Understanding to govern the Railway Undertaking Advisory Group

• Benefits of an MoU between RUs
• Target group
• Description of responsibilities under amended RFC Regulation
• Description of responsibilities under new TEN-T Regulation
• Concrete topics addressed
• Involving RUs
• Organisation
• Decision making process and voting
• Defining the role of the Speaker
• Implementation

12:15 – 12:30 Q&A + Closing

Expert speakers

Paul Hodgson (CFL cargo S.A.), Sandra Kuhlmann (DB Cargo AG), Andrea M. Penso (DB Cargo AG), Damjan Rak (Rail Cargo Carrier Slovenija), Joost Overdijkink (UIC), Philip Van den bosch (UIC)