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

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

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

5. 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

6. Thank you for your kind attention6