Railway Noise Management 24 April 2017 Jean-Pierre Loubinoux Director General

UIC Global Membership 1921 Intergovernmental (diplomatic) conference in Portorose, Italy 1922 Intergovernmental conference in Genoa, Italy October 1922 Constitutive Assembly of UIC (Paris):  UIC Statutes adopted by 51 Railway administrations from 29 countries (Europe, Asia) 2015 240 Member railways on 5 continents 2

Wheel roughness is a major source of noise Brake block applied to the wheel surface 10 dB difference between rough and smooth wheels

Rail freight noise – conclusions Noise is now established on the global transport agenda UIC and our members continue to develop noise solutions There is an important European dimension to the rail fright noise solution External funding is important and should cover full life cycle costs Operational restrictions can have disproportionate impacts, speed restrictions must be avoided Some flexibility can help European level solutions

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