7th annual workshop on railway noise reduction

UIC promotes silent railways. In a series of annual workshops UIC reports on progress, in particular on issues concerning retrofitting rolling stock with composite brake blocks. Both political issues (e.g. EU policy, noise differentiated track access charges, freight corridor effects) as well as technical questions (e.g. progress in composite brake block homologation, first results from the EuropeTrain) will be addressed. This year’s workshop additionally enlarges the scope to include developments within individual railways and countries. A total of 14 railways/countries will report on progress.

UIC supports several noise projects, such as studies on bearable noise limits, noise annoyance correction factors and of follow-up costs of noise abatement. The workshop will include progress reports on this ongoing work.

Finally a panel discussion, including representatives of the EU, CER CER Community of the European Railways , UIC as well as the Corridor A (Rotterdam – Genova) will highlight the current issues and allow workshop attendees to participate in the European noise discussion.

The project programme foresees ample time for discussion and the coffee and lunch breaks will allow many opportunities for networking with colleagues from the railway sector as well as government and industry.

UIC invites you to attend this workshop. It is free of charge, however we request you to register online. Please register until Friday, October 28, 2011

Agenda

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The language of the workshop will be English.

Ms Blidberg

Mr. Blumensaadt-Jensen

Mr. de Vos

Mr. de Vos

Mr. de Vos

Mr. Dörsch

Mr. Elbers

Ms Mortensen

Infrabel

Mr. Örtli

Mr. Örtli - Welcome -

Mr. Poikolainen

Ms Ruiz Sierra

Mr. Simonsen

Mr. Chéron

Mr. Craven

Mr. Dinhobl

Mr. Gessner

Mr. Golimo-Simonsen

Mr. Groot

Mr. Hlavacek

Mr. Huebner2

Mr. Leermakers

Mr. Marshall

Mr. Örtli

Mr. Poisson

Mr. Rapacz

Mr. Ricciardi

Mr. Veitch

Mr. Wisniewski

Mr. Yntema

If you have further questions, please contact Jakob Oertli (jakob.oertli sbb.ch)