useful links
european sites
Železnice Slovenskej republiky
Slovak infrastructure manager.
www.zsr.sk
Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF)
Manager of the Spanish infrastructure.
www.adif.es
AZP
Slovenian infrastructure manager.
www.dz-rs.si
Banedanmark
Swedish infrastructure manager.
www.banverket.se/sv.aspx
Banestyrelsen
Danish infrastructure manager.
www.bane.dk
BLS Lötschbergbahn
Swiss infrastructure manager.
www.bls.ch
CER
Community of European Railways.
www.cer.be
Ceské dráhy,a.s.
Manager of the Czech infrastructure.
www.cd.cz
Chemins de Fer Fédéraux Suisses (CFF)
Swiss infrastructure manager.
www.sbb.ch/fr
Romanian National Railway Company (CFR)
Manager of the Romanian infrastructure.
www.cfr.ro
Deutsche Bahn NETZAG (DB NETZ AG)
German infrastructure manager (German only).
www.db.de
EIM
European Rail Infrastructure Managers : Grouping of infrastructure managers aimed at developing the European rail network.
www.eimrail.org
ERTMS
European Rail Traffic Management System : A new control system allowing interoperability for the whole European rail network.
www.ertms.com
Europa
The European Union on line.
http://europa.eu
Europarl
The European Parliament on line.
www.europarl.europa.eu
Eurotunnel
Company which manages the Channel Tunnel and operates its own trains (Le Shuttle) between France and Britain.
www.eurotunnel.com
Györ-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Rt
Manager of the Austrian and Hungarian infrastructure.
www.gysev.hu
European Transport History
Documentation on all EU measures concerning transport from the creation of a common European transport policy in 1957 to the second White Paper (French only).
www.senat.fr
Infrabel
Belgian infrastructure manager.
www.infrabel.be
National institute for preventive archaeological research (INRAP)
www.inrap.fr/archeologie-preventive
Jernbaneverket
Norwegian infrastructure manager.
www.jernbaneverket.no
NetWork Rail
British infrastructure manager.
www.networkrail.co.uk
Ose Hellenic Railways
Greek infrastructure manager.
www.osenet.gr
Österreichische Bundesbähnen (ÖBB)
Austrian infrastructure manager.
http://www.oebb.at
OTIF
Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail.
www.otif.org
Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.S. (PKP)
Polish infrastructure manager.
www.plk-sa.pl
ProRail
Netherlands infrastructure manager (Dutch only).
www.prorail.nl
Railnet Europe
Cooperation structure gathering the infrastructures managers of 16 European countries.
www.railneteurope.com
Ratahallintokeskus (RHK)
Finnish infrastructure manager.
www.rhk.fi
Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (RENFE)
Spanish infrastructure manager (Spanish only).
www.renfe.es
Rede Ferroviara Nacional (REFER)
Portuguese infrastructure manager.
www.refer.pt
Rete Ferroviara Italiana (RFI)
Italian infrastructure manager.
www.ferroviedellostato.it
SŽHolding Slovenske železnice d.o.o.
Slovenian infrastructure manager.
www.slo-zeleznice.si
Scandlines Deutschland GmbH
German infrastructure manager.
www.new.scandlines.de
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges (SNCB)
Belgian National Railways
Manager of the Belgian infrastructure.
www.b-rail.be
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL)
Luxembourg infrastructure manager (French only).
www.cfl.lu/CFLInternet/Espaces/01EspaceVoyageurs
Transports de Martigny et Région (TMR)
Swiss infrastructure manager.
www.tmrsa.ch
Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC/IUR)
International Union of Railways : international association of train operators and infrastructure managers, with headquarters in Paris.
www.uic.asso.fr
Union Internationale des sociétésde transport combiné Rail-Route (UIRR)
International Union of combined Road-Rail Transport Companies
www.uirr.com
Vasúti Pályakapacitás-elosztó Kft (VPE)
Hungarian infrastructure manager.
www.vpe.hu
project sites
The Nîmes and Montpellier bypass
www.rff-cnm.org
Lyon town railway bypass (French only)
www.rff-cfal.info
Bretagne – Pays de la Loire HSL (French only)
www.lgv-bpl.net
East European HSL
www.lgv-est.com
Provence-Alps-Riviera HSL (French Only)
www.lgvpaca.fr
Rhin-Rhône HSL Eastern Branch (French Only)
www.lgvrhinrhone.com
South Europe Atlantic HSL (French only)
www.lgvsudeuropeatlantique.org
Lyon-Turin rail link
www.lyon-turin.info
Lyon Turin Ferroviaire
www.ltf-sas.com
Extension of Paris tramway Line T2 (French only)
www.t2aparis.fr
RFF in Languedoc-Roussillon (French Only)
www.rff-languedocroussillon.fr
Southern Alpine Corridor (French only)
www.sillonalpinsud.fr
Elimination of the “rail bottleneck” in Bordeaux (French Only)
www.bouchonferbordeaux.com
specialised sites
Annuaire ferroviaire français
Listing of French consultants, associations, institutions, urban operators : everything needed to understand the rail network.
www.groupeactis.com
Association internationale des journalistes ferroviaires (AIJF)
Association of international railway journalists.
http://aijf.free.fr/
Association pour l’histoire des chemins de fer en France (AHICF)
Association studying history of French railways. (French only)
www.trains-fr.org/ahicf
Avenir Rail
Structure for consultation and dialogue whose objective is to promote and develop debate in the area of railway transport. Its management board consists of the chairmen of the main companies and partners concerned. RFF, as founder of the association, is represented on the board by Mr. Duport.
http://avenir-rail.org
France’s Public Establishment for Rail Safety (EPSF)
www.securite-ferroviaire.fr
Fédération des industries ferroviaires (FIF)
Federation of around 50 French railway companies.
www.fif.asso.fr
FNAUT
Federation created in 1978 of 150 French transport users’ associations. (French only)
www.fnaut.asso.fr
GART
Association of elected members from 220 authorities organising transport (conurbations, départements and regions) with the objective of improving transport services and developing public transport in France. (French only)
www.gart.org
History of transport in Europe
Everything on EU measures on transport from the creation of a common EU transport policy in 1957 up to the second White Paper. (French only)
www.senat.fr
Légifrance
The main points of French law : presentation of the essentials of law concerning transport. (French only)
www.legifrance.gouv.fr
French ministry of the environment
Reports, publications, laws, decrees, news, useful addresses : everything you need to know about the environment. (French only)
www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
French ministry of transport
Reports, publications, laws, decrees, news, useful addresses : everything you need to know about transport. (French only)
www.transports.equipement.gouv.fr
National cycle paths and greenways mission (in French only)
www.tourisme.gouv.fr/fr/z2/territo/rural/veloroutes/accueil.jsp
Rail France
Links to 2441 sites in order to know everything about French railways (sites on history, associations, railway enthusiasts, technical data, tourist railways, etc.) (French only)
www.rail-france.org
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF)
French National Railways’ website
www.sncf.com
Train-Rail.com
Interactive encyclopaedia of railways. (French only)
www.train-rail.com
Transport, Development, Intermodality, Environment (TDIE)
The TDIE association’s website (in French only). The TDIE represents everyone in France who is actively involved transport of any kind (professionals, national and regional politicians, experts and university academics).
www.tdie.eu
Viacombi
The combined transport portal
www.viacombi.fr
