On 3 April 2026, Henri Tsukahara, UIC Rolling Stock and Labelling Expert, participated in the 5th edition of the Africa Training Session on Rolling Stock Maintenance in Rabat, Morocco.

He introduced UIC’s role and presented key principles of railway rolling stock maintenance, with a strong focus on safety, reliability, availability, and lifecycle cost optimisation.

The training session focused on maintenance levels, planning cycles, preventive and predictive maintenance approaches, and the importance of feedback from operations. It also covered the European Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) regulatory framework and highlighted future trends such as digital diagnostics, the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, and data-driven maintenance in a context of increasing competition and outsourcing.

The UIC Africa training sessions are organised as part of a regular annual programme focusing on safety, infrastructure, and rolling stock.