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.

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.

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 Fachverband der Schienenbahnen (Professional Association of Railways) is the Austria-wide representation of interests for all railways and urban local transport companies.

The Swedish Transport Agency is working to achieve good accessibility, high quality, secure and environmentally aware rail, air, sea and road transport.

To sharpen competitive and performance edges, the sector needs cohesion. That is the strategy of the Association of the railway industries (AIF) Hauts-de-France.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

Association for the research, maintenance, care, mediation, documentation and representation of the railway history and the railway system with a focus on train transport in Thuringia.

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

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

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 aim of LOG-IT Club e.V. is to bundle the competencies in and around the logistics industry in North Rhine-Westphalia and to support the industry in the upcoming structural change.

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

The VPI represents the interests of private owners of freight wagons in Germany. We ensure good technical, legal and operational framework conditions in rail freight transport.

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.

Get on board! With us you can "experience" the railroad. We restore and maintain historic railway vehicles and the infrastructure necessary for operation on our yard at the Nürnberg Nordostbahnhof.

The network for engineers working in the field of rail traffic in Germany for over 70 years.

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

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 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.

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

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.

i-TRANS is the competitiveness cluster for transport, mobility and logistics. The mission of the cluster is to develop, through collaborative innovation, the competitiveness of companies.

With over 100 members from business and science, Rail.S is one of the largest rail technology clusters in Germany. Our mission is to strengthen the rail industry, in particular the medium companies.

VDB speaks for the German rail industry. It combines the interests of its more than 200 member companies, organises and moderates a consensus, gets involved with specific concerns.

Business and technology funding for companies, investors and scientific institutions in Berlin - this is what Berlin Partner for Business and Technology GmbH offers.

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

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.

FORWARD Belgium has represented freight forwarders, customs agents and logistics service providers for more than 100 years and is the single point of contact for everything related to logistics.

AFFI, the French Railway Association of Engineers and Executives is the French association which brings together engineers and executives in activity or in retirement, representing all railway sector.

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.

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

The French Rail Association (AFRA) was created in March 2009 to promote access for all new entrants to the French rail market, in order to actively participate in the development of the sector in FR.

The transport and services union has around 134,000 members. The railway department in the vida union represents the interests of all employees of the Austrian railway and cable car companies.

The railway and transport union (EVG) is the strong professional interest group that collectively and reliably ensures fair wages as well as good and safe working conditions for the entire workforce.

The Union of German Locomotive Drivers (GDL) is over 150 years old and is the oldest German union. It was founded in 1867. The GDL organizes all direct personnel in railway.

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 promote pre-competitive exchange and support innovation projects - across Bavaria with the Railway Technology Cluster and the Bavarian Logistics Initiative, and in the Nuremberg.

Our Team is specialized to assist you in testing and validation of your vehicles, components or software. We carry out the validation of vehicle and its safety functions locally on your vehicle.

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.

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.