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Dec 2025—Oct 2026

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Railway traffic trends among UIC member companies in 20251. Summary Railway passenger volumes continued to grow in 2025, with an overall increase of about 4.5% compared with 2024. Growth was…

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UIC’s Regional Assembly Europe reviews work undertaken in the first half of 2026 on strategic priorities for the European railway sectorThe 42nd Regional Assembly Europe (RAE) was held in Paris and online on the afternoon of 2 July 2026, back-to-back with the UIC statutory…Statutory Meeting · Regional Assembly

Read more →8 Jul 2026

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UIC Africa Rolling Stock Taskforce: Maintenance and optimising freight performanceOn 18 June 2026, a UIC Africa Rolling Stock Taskforce webinar was organised as a part of the UIC Africa Region’s annual programme. In his…Task Force

Read more →24 Jun 2026

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Interoperability, digitalisation and future development – the ATTI General Assembly 2026On 11 June 2026, the General Assembly of the Agreement on Freight Train Transfer Inspections (ATTI) Special Group was held online, bringing…Wagon utilisation

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Highlights from the Eurostat Rail Statistics Expert Group MeetingOn 8 June 2026, several topics of interest to rail data providers were discussed during the Eurostat Expert Group on Rail Transport…Data

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UIC at the ITF Summit: advancing rail’s role in climate finance and resilient transport systemsThe 2026 International Transport Forum Summit provided UIC with a golden opportunity to engage with policymakers, financial institutions,…Innovation · Carbon credits

Read more →13 May 2026

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Save the date: Investment and Financing Solutions for Africa’s Railway Future ForumAs African countries advance efforts to expand and modernise their railway networks, unlocking finance at scale remains a central…Border Crossing

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Save the date: SEESARI – UIC high-level conference & regional daysDriving the future of rail: Connectivity, sustainability and digital transformation South-East Europe Strategic Alliance for Rail…Innovation · Cooperation

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Strengthening the feed supply chain: UIC and GMP+ International join forces Safe and hygienic transport is the backbone of the global feed industry. As UIC freight members move significant volumes of feed across the…Supply

Read more →6 May 2026

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UIC hosts the Wagon Damage Settlement Group (the Lucerne Group)On 22 and 23 April 2026, UIC had the privilege of hosting an in-person meeting of the Wagon Damage Settlement Group. Founded in Lucerne in…Claims

Read more →27 Apr 2026

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UIC Freight Forum Spring Session: Presentation of the 2026 - 2028 roadmapOn 14 April 2026, the UIC Freight Forum Spring Session, coordinated by Joost Overdijkink, UIC Freight Senior Advisor, opened with a clear…Forum

Read more →17 Apr 2026

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UIC Africa Freight webinar “Rail freight: What is the situation and what does the future hold?”On 9 April 2026, over 200 participants joined the UIC Africa Freight webinar entitled “Rail freight: What is the situation and what does…Digitalisation

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Successful joint meeting of the UIC Security Platform New Technologies Working Group and BEHOLDER EU-projectOn 18 March 2026, the UIC Security Platform’s New Technologies Working Group (NTWG) and the BEHOLDER EU project met for a joint in-person…IMPRESS project · Dangerous goods

Read more →25 Mar 2026

3rd Edition of IRS 90940 introducing the SFERA protocol - available nowMajor upgrade! UIC is delighted to announce that the third edition of the International Railway Solution IRS 90940 has been published under…IRS

Read more →25 Mar 2026

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Moving towards real DAC operations: Where do we stand and what's next?The Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) is set to transform European rail freight, acting as a major catalystfor digitalisation and automation.…Digitalisation · Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC)

Read more →27 Feb 2026

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Interactive webinar organised on the 2026 revision of the General Contract for the Use of Wagons (GCU)On 2 February 2026, the International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP), the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA), and UIC jointly hosted an…Wagon utilisation · Regulations

Read more →5 Feb 2026

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Algeria inaugurates the new Béchar–Tindouf–Gara Djebilet railway lineAlgeria has inaugurated the 950-km-long Béchar–Tindouf–Gara Djebilet railway line, a major strategic project intended to open up the mining…

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GCU 2026 update: Interactive webinarThe International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP), the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) and the International Union of Railways (UIC)…Wagon utilisation · Maintenance

Read more →27 Jan 2026

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Publication of IRS 40436 – Alignment of GCU provisions with the EU regulatory frameworkUIC has recently published IRS 40436: “ Technical Transfer Inspection – TTI-25 ”, in English, French and German. This IRS conveys part of…IRS

Read more →16 Jan 2026

UIC Asia-Pacific Web Series: Spotlight on freight activities and the drive for international interoperabilityFollowing a successful series of regional web meetings, the UIC Asia-Pacific region recently hosted a session dedicated to the work,…

Read more →8 Dec 2025