9 July 2007, by Marie
1st international congress on integral security in metropolitan railways (Madrid 6 - 8 June)
This congress, organised by Alamys (Latin-American Association of Underground Networks and Subways) and supported by RENFE and the Madrid metro, brought together almost 300 participants to discuss issues of security, anti-social behaviour and terrorism. UIC was invited to present its point of view on security policy in rail transport, above and beyond the local experiences described by various (...)
17 January 2007, by Marie
New UIC Security platform:
Setting up of the steering committee.
The Executive Board and the General Assembly of the UIC meeting on June 7th and 8th 2006 in Montreal approved the creation of the UIC security platform working together with passengers, freight and infrastructure railway companies.
This Platform is expected to improve the capacity of the UIC to take into account railway security issues and to build as efficiently as possible the work already done by UIC in this area at the (...)