Railway unions
This is the list of some railway unions.
The European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Custom Services represents the interests of 22 national organisations of European freight related service providers. CLECAT promotes the activity and defends the interests of its members in connection with a large number of institutional and non-institutional counterparts in the intent of securing a uniform and seamless environment, where cargo can move freely and securely for the benefit of the whole international trade
The International Rail Transport Committee is an organisation of 200 railway undertakings which provide international transport of passengers and/or freight. It is an association under Swiss law with its headquarters in Bern and its task is to provide all necessary juridical documents and instruments for international traffic at railroad level. The CIT helps railways implement international rail transport law, standardises the contractual relationships between the various players (customers, carriers, infrastructure managers, wagon keepers, customs authorities) and represents the interests of carriers by rail vis-à-vis legislators and authorities. In addition, it provides regular briefings for its members and provides members with training courses and legal advice.
The International Union of Railways promotes cooperation between railways at world level and carries out activities to develop international transport by rail.
The Union of the European Railway Industries represents nearly 100 leading European companies responsible for the design, manufacture, maintenance and refurbishment of guided land transport systems, subsystems and related equipments.
The Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) was set up on 1 May 1985. The Organisation’s basis under international law is the Convention of 9 May 1980 (COTIF). The predecessor of OTIF was the Central Office for International Carriage by Rail, which was set up in 1893.
The European Rail Freight Association is the association of new operators to the rail freight market across Europe, mostly private and independent companies. The aim of ERFA is to remove material or legal hinderances and obstacles that prevent carriers from rapidly establishing international rail freight services, using all the rail infrastructure regardless of who manages them, and to encourage all developments likely to enable all rail companies to flourish in the rail freight market irrespective of their size or age.
The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, known more usually as the IRSE, is an international organisation, active throughout the world. It is the professional institution for all those engaged in, or interested in, railway signalling and telecommunications and allied disciplines.
RailNetEurope (RNE) is an association set up by a majority of European Rail Infrastructure Managers and Allocation Bodies to enable fast and easy access to European rail, as well as to increase the quality and efficiency of international rail traffic. Together, the current 37 members of RailNetEurope are harmonising conditions and procedures in the field of international rail infrastructure management for the benefit of the entire rail industry.
The International Union of Private Wagons International Union of Private Wagons The International Union of Private Wagons encompasses 16 European associations from 16 European countries. The associations and the UIP represent owners, loaders, users and other parties interested in about 180.000 private rail freight wagons running in Europe.
The International Union of combined Road-Rail transport companies counts 19 members (18 active and 1 associated) in 14 different countries. The active members are all private operators and the majority of their capital is detained by road hauliers, shippers or their associations.
Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) brings together 73 railway undertakings and infrastructure companies from the European Union, the accession countries (Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey) as well as from the Western Balkan countries, Norway, and Switzerland.
This informations are from Rail Market Regulatory Agency webpage.