Local Organisations in Europe

We are railway enthusiasts who have made it our mission to preserve the memory of the Mecklenburg Southern Railway for over 30 years.

Today, the members of the association represent almost 92% of the rail freight market in the Czech Republic. The aim of the association is to develop rail freight transport in the Czech Republic.

The Rail Delivery Group brings together the companies that run Britain’s railway (passenger and freight) into a single team with one goal - to deliver a better railway for you and your community.

We offer promotion of scientific research and development in the field of logistics in Hamburg. As an FGL member, you are invited to free events, and will exchange ideas with experts from practice.

The SGKV has been working as a non-profit member association for over 80 years to bring together relevant players from the industry. The SGKV forms a neutral communication and knowledge platform.

SCONRAIL is the Swiss conformity assessment body with an international scope for EC tests, ECM certifications, risk assessments and inspections in the railway sector.

The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) is the body that promotes and preserves the proper functioning of all markets in the interest of consumers and companies.

We are the integrated transport authority responsible for meeting Mayor Sadiq Khan's strategy and commitments on transport in London.

Rail & Logistik Center Wustermark GmbH & Co. KG took over the facilities and operational management of the Wustermark marshalling yard from DB Netz AG with effect from 01.07.2008. The aim of RLC Wustermark is to create an independent hub and service point for logistics chains and networks

We are DIE GÜTERBAHNEN. We count almost 100 private, regional and international companies associated with rail freight transport as our members.

The CRR is committed to advancing railway safety, ensuring fair access to the Iarnród Éireann infrastructure, and monitoring the sustainability of rail transport in Ireland.

As the Italian FS Group, we have been actively participating in the progress of the country for over 100 years, looking after the mobility of young people, families and workers, of a society that is changing and evolving at a dizzying pace, that is speeding up, whilst at the same time trying to keep in touch through ever faster and more efficient systems. Our core business has always been the safe, comfortable and efficient transport of millions of people. For this reason, our main strategic objective is to guarantee the best quality of service in terms of national territorial capillarity, punctuality, safety and comfort, always putting the passenger at the heart of all decision-making processes.

We are a multidisciplinary and versatile structure, consisting of operative divisions specialised in the various sectors of competence, able to offer global services in many industrial sectors.

The ACF is the national railway safety authority in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Its radius of action encompasses 3 main sectors: interoperability of rail system, rail safety; train path allocation.

ILR ensures and supervises, in the interests of the consumer, the proper functioning of markets on the basis of effective and sustainable competition, while guaranteeing universal service.

Lorry-Rail is responsible for developing, promoting and operating the new rail-road link service between Luxembourg and Perpignan.

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) ensures fair competition between businesses, and protects consumer interests.

The Netherlands Association for Forwarding and Logistics (FENEX) has the objective of strengthening the national and international position of the organised Dutch forwarding agents.

The Railway directorate shall, on behalf of the state, have a comprehensive responsibility for the management and coordintaion of the railway sector.

An administrative agency responsible for public interests in relation to safety issues on the railway. Oversees railway operators and handles applications for authorisation to engage in railway.

Rail Vehicles Institute „TABOR” is the only research institute in Poland that comprehensively realizing the works related to the development, tests and certification of rail vehicles.

The direct goal of the Southern Railway Cluster project is to build an effective cluster initiative to create favorable conditions for the development of enterprises operating in the railway industry.

AMT's mission is to define and implement the general framework of regulatory and supervisory policies applicable to the sectors and activities of infrastructure and land, river and maritime transport.

The Portuguese Railway Platform Association is a joint initiative gathering the players in the domestic rail system divided up into huge public and private companies, SME, non-corporate bodies etc.

The Freight Forwarders Association of Portugal (APAT) is the national association for PT-registered and licensed companies engaged in international freight forwarding activity.

The Railway Reform Authority is a Romanian state organisation tasked with improving the efficiency of the public rail transport network.

The Association of Railways Operators of Slovakia (AROS) brings together companies operating in the area of domestic and international rail freight transport in the Slovak Republic.

Our goal is to defend and represent the common interests of members against state and non-state domestic and foreign organizations, railway companies, security authorities and supervisory.

Mafex, the Spanish Railway Association, is the association that represents the Spanish railway industry, currently bringing together 94 companies that account for 82% of rail exports in our country.

The BAV is the supervisory authority responsible for public transport in Switzerland (railways, cableways, ships, trams and buses). Large areas of freight transport also fall within the BAV’s remit.

We enable industry to prosper. Through collaboration and innovation, and our relationships with end users, our agile and entrepreneurial experts will offer the supply chain full service solutions.

Established in 1993, the Rail Forum is a national industry body with strong regional connections. An inclusive, not for profit organisation, our member companies are drawn from all parts of the UK.

ORR protects the interests of rail and road users in UK. We are improving the safety, value, and performance of railways and roads, today and in the future.

RIA is the trade association for the UK-based suppliers to the railway industry. We have been established for over 140 years, with over 300 member companies representing supply chain.

We are the association for the UK’s professional consultancies and engineering companies operating in the social and economic infrastructure sectors.

The OUESTRAIL association aims to promote the development of rail in Western Switzerland.

The VSLF is a professional association and represents the interests of the locomotive drivers and candidates. By joining, you support us to achieve our goals.

We ensure non-discriminatory access to the rail network and to the intermodal freight terminals, and contribute to making Switzerland's railway system competitive.

Our association is there to keep your interests on track. We give a voice to the loading industry, working to ensure a viable freight rail system that keeps your goods – and competition – moving.

ARTP is the trade association for training, development and competence management suppliers to the Railway Industry. Our aim is to be the association that represents the interests of those companies.

Private entity, formed by professionals. Our mission is to promote better knowledge and professionalization of the different aspects and problems of the transportation system.

The Association of Friends of the Madrid Railroad (AAFM) is a group that since 1946 brings together people with a common interest: the railroad and promote its heritage.

The purpose of the Association is to support and defend the interests of its associates and the railway sector in general, promoting and participating in all those sectoral debates.

The Association of Austrian Private Freight Car Customers, or VPI for short, represents the interests of 40 member companies. We represent the interests of independent wagon keepers.

Rail Freight Group (RFG) is the representative body for rail freight in the UK. Our aim is to increase the volume of goods moved by rail.

The State Agency for Railway Safety is one more piece within this system, in which it comes to exercise the role of authority responsible for railway safety.

The Railway Cluster in Västerås is a cluster cooperation between railway technology companies located in Västerås and Västmanland County.

SWISSRAIL Industry Association is the local and global association of the Swiss railway industry and the Swiss railway engineering companies. It incorporates more than one hundred members.

The vision of Train Alliance is for maximum utilisation of rolling stock and for rail traffic to function efficiently so that freight and people can be transported safely and on time.

ASLEF is Britain's trade union for train drivers. Its 21,000+ members are employed in the train operating companies, the freight companies, London Underground and Light Rapid Transport.