Archive 2024
Paraguay ratifies the Luxembourg Rail Protocol
The Republic of Paraguay has today formally deposited its instrument of accession to the Luxembourg Rail Protocol. The ratification will become effective as of 1st March 2025. Paraguay has already adopted the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft thereto.
UN approves modifications to Model Rules on marking
At its meeting on 14th November, the UN Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on Rail Transport approved the proposed changes to the Model Rules on Permanent Marking of Railway Rolling Stock to create a longer transition period for the and marking process in relation to used equipment.
UNIDROIT has just published the third edition of the Official Commentary on the Luxembourg Rail Protocol by Professor Sir Roy Goode CBE; KC
UNIDROIT has just published the third edition of the Official Commentary on the Luxembourg Rail Protocol by Professor Sir Roy Goode CBE; KC. This is a major upgrade on the second edition taking into account, for the first time, the entry into force of the Protocol and the various legal instrument surrounding its implementation, including […]
Urgent need for investment in Sicily’s rail infrastructure
Directly from Sicily, our chairman Howard Rosen CBE addresses the urgent need for investment in Sicily’s rail infrastructure, from the high-speed line to the essential connection across the Strait of Messina. How could the Luxembourg Rail Protocol help? To see the video click here.
Luxembourg Rail Protocol included in new UK Draft Rail Reform Bill
The UK government’s long-awaited Draft Rail Reform Bill, published last week, includes a clause authorising the government to proceed with ratification of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol, subject to appropriate consultation.
The Luxembourg Rail Protocol enters into force
At a ceremony today during a special intergovernmental meeting at the Universal Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland, the Luxembourg Rail Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment formally entered into force.
12th final session of the Preparatory Commission for the establishment of the International Registry for Railway Rolling Stock
Lunesterline Andriamahatahitry, Head of Administration and finance department, OTIF
Wolfgang Küpper, Secretary General, OTIF
Professor Ignacio Tirado, Secretary General, UNIDROIT
Professor Anna Veneziano, Deputy-Secretary-General, UNIDROIT
Stadler joins the Rail Working Group
Stadler joins the Rail Working Group
Stadler has now become a member of the Rail Working Group (RWG). Founded by Ernst Stadler in Zurich in 1942, Stadler is now a leading global provider of mobility solutions in rail vehicle construction, service and signalling, headquartered in Bussnang, Switzerland.
