Public Service Rail Transport in the European Union: an Overview

Thursday, 13 July 2017

Radio spectrum for rail

Friday, 9 June 2017

Dedicated railway communications networks are used throughout Europe contributing to the transportation, security and safety of about 9 billion passengers in Europe every year. This CER Fact Sheet illustrates why rail needs its own frequency bands to safely transport passengers and goods across... Read More

With spectrum, boosting a single European Digital Railway Area

Thursday, 18 May 2017

Current harmonised spectrum is an essential asset for railways today and harmonised spectrum will also be needed for tomorrow to ensure safe and uninterrupted train operation.

Common Occurrence Reporting (COR) - Safety Management Data

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

With this Position Paper the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) summarises in writing its oral intervention at the ERA workshop on the COR Safety Management Data System in Lille on 22 and 23 February 2017, supported by EIM and UIC.

GRB Position on the Transition Regime

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

With this position paper the rail sector associations draw attention to the very critical point regarding the transitional provisions for vehicle authorisation as well as for safety certification.

Reducing rail freight noise

Thursday, 4 May 2017

Rail freight noise is the last remaining environmental challenge for the European rail sector.

European Data Economy

Wednesday, 26 April 2017

With this paper, CER would like to contribute to the main objectives of the Commission’s Communication on ‘Building a European Data Economy’ (COM(2017) 9 final) in addition to responding to the launched public consultation on this issue.

Platform for Electro-mobility​ Joint Statement on Road Tolling

Thursday, 20 April 2017

In this joint statement, 21 members of the European Platform for Electro-mobility, including CER, call on policymakers to encourage road tolling across the EU as a smart taxation system to promote sustainable transport.

GRB Position on the EC Expert Group on the Technical Pillar of the 4th Railway Package Topics

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

The Group of Representative Bodies (GRB) acknowledges the steps taken to prepare a sound and timely implementation of the 4th Railway Package’s Technical Pillar.

European Electronic Communications Code (Recast)

Monday, 20 February 2017

Digitalisation is one of the top priorities for the rail sector. Connectivity is therefore seen as a foundation allowing the full realisation of the European Single Digital Market and the digitalisation of railways.