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In 1995 the Finnish, German and Russian Ministries of Transport started a co-operative development programme in the field of transport telematics together with Russian Ministry of Railway Transport and the City of St. Petersburg. This programme aimed to f ...
InternationalThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, it has a glo ...
InternationalThe Ministry of Infrastructure was formed in October 2001 as the result of the transformation of the previous Ministry of Transport and Maritime Management. The main activity areas of the Ministry of Infrastructure cover issues related to road (motorways ...
PolandSince 1991, the State Committee for Scientific Research (KBN) has been acting as a ministerial-level institution in Poland, responsible for the development and realisation of R&D policy and for supporting the transition process in Poland. As such it w ...
PolandPoland's first road safety programme was developed in 1972. The Council of Ministers passed a resolution setting out the measures and resources for improving Poland's road safety. The objective was to "ensure safety and order on public road ...
PolandThe Institute of Transportation Engineers is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE facilitates the application of technology and scientific pr ...
InternationalThe seven North Sea Region Programme countries are Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the Flemish Region of Belgium, the UK and Norway. The region is connected by the North Sea, and the Programme area is made up of regions in the six Member States ...
InternationalThe Foresight method has been successfully applied by the majority of European Union countries. A key element of this method is to predict the possible directions of scientific development by creating a platform of discussion and cooperation between scien ...
PolandBONUS' vision is an economically and ecologically prosperous Baltic Sea region where resources and goods are used sustainably and where the long-term management of the region is based on sound knowledge derived from multi-disciplinary research. BONUS ...
InternationalThe project forms part of the national research programme financed by the Ministry of Research and Information, through the former State Committee for Scientific Research (KBN). The project's objective was the elaboration of the impact of high speed ...
PolandRolling noise Traffic noise is still considered as one of the most important sources of discomfort by neighbouring populations of urban and high-trafficked roads. Before the introduction of low noise pavements, acoustical reinforcements of building façade ...
InternationalIRTAD The International Road Traffic and Accident Database(IRTAD) is a data collection maintained by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Paris, covering safety data in countries ...
InternationalSTOCA The Baltic SeaRegion (BSR) includes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark,Sweden, Finland, Norway, north-western Russia and northern Germany. The BSR is an area of high economic growth. The region attracts foreign direct investments and it off ...
InternationalBearable Noise Limits Annoyance due to environmental noise is regarded as an important issue for which a European approach has been developed over the years. According to the European Commission about 10% of the population is exposed to railway noise lev ...
InternationalStandard of loading Rules Railway transport is one of the safest modes of transport. The safety has improvement over the last 60 years. Nevertheless, we can see some examples of what can happen if safe loading is not put in place. Within the existing re ...
InternationalUIC Diesel Action Plan The rail sector is a minor contributor to air pollution but railways are constantly working to reduce their air pollution. In Europe, the rail sector’s share of total Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions of transport is only 3% today, as ...
InternationalRetrofitting of wagon with K/LL blocks The EU supports railways, because they are the most sustainable means of transportation. This, however, requires the railways to reduce noise, their most important environmental issue. Noise concern in the EU has led ...
InternationalEnergy costs have risen dramatically in recent years and may continue to rise. Carbon emissions are matter of increasing concern, especially with regards to consequences of global warming. Even renewable energy is not cheap, nor without environmental cons ...
InternationalPROSPER Enhancing the environmental performance of new rolling stock is one of the ways in which the railways can be made more competitive compared to the other modes of transport. In this context UIC has set up the PROSPER project (Procedures for Rolling ...
InternationalY/Q limit ratio Study into the suitability of a Y/Q limit value of 0.8 for empty wagons. Final report B12/RP76 “Y/Q limit value: study into the suitability of a Y/Q limit value of 0.8 for empty wagons” had been elaborated. Having assessed the investigatio ...
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