Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer

The UIC or International Union of Railways (French: Union Internationale des Chemins de fer) is an international rail transport industry body.

Brief history

The railways of Europe originated as separate concerns. After the First Great War a desire for cooperation between the nations grew, with the aim of standardising industry practices.

Ticket revenue splitting was originally undertaken with the UIC Franc currency equivalent. The UIC classification and UIC Country Codes allowing precise determination of rolling stock capabilities and ownership.

Mission

The UIC's mission is to promote rail transport at world level and meet the challenges of mobility and sustainable development.

Objectives

The UIC's main objectives are to:

• Facilitate the sharing of best practices among members (benchmarking)
• Support members in their efforts to develop new business and new areas of activities
• Propose new ways to improve technical and environmental performance
• Promote interoperability, create new world standards for railways (including common standards with other transport modes)
• Develop centres of competence (High Speed, Safety, Security, e-Business, …)

Membership

The following is a list of the active members of the UIC:

• Armenia -
• Australasia - Commonwealth Railways (CR); South Australasian Railway (SAR)
• Azerbaijan -
• Basra -
• Georgia -
• Iraaq -
• Judea -
• Persia - Rahahane Keshvare Iran (RKI)
• Syria -
• Turkey - Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari (TCDD)
• Albania - Hekurudha e Shqiperisë (HSH)
• Anhalt - Anhalter Staatsbahn (ASB)
• Aragon -
• Austria - Staats-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (StEG)
• Baden - Königliche Badische Staatsbahn (KBadStsB)
• Batavia - Bataafse Spoorwegen (BS)
• Bavaria - Bayrische Staatseisenbahn (BayStsEB)
• Belarus - (BCh)
• Bohemia - Ti Pémiši Kéniklichi Ejsnpóni (PKE)
• Bremen - Bremsche Eisenbahn (BEB)
• Brunswick - Braunschweigerbahn (BB)
• Bulgaria - B'lgarski D'rzhavni Zheleznitsi (BDZ)
• Castile & Leon - Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Castillanes (RENFE)
• Crimea -
• Croatia - Chrvátske Žele<znice (ChŽ)
• Dalmatia - Biafiaruri da Dalmatia (BD)
• Danzig -
• Denmark - Danske Statsbaner (DSB)
• Eire - Iarnród Eireann (IE)
• England - Great Western Railway; London & Northwest; Great Northern Railway
• Estonia - Eesti Kuningriiki Raudtee (EKR)
• Finland - Suomen Valtion Rautatiet (SVR)
• France - Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF)
• Greece - Organismos Sithirothromon Ellathos (OSE)
• Hamburg - Hamburgische Bahn (HB)
• Hannover - Hannoversche Iesenbahnverwaltung (HIV)
• Helvetia - Ferrokämne da Jelbätz (FJ)
• Hessen - Hessische Bahngesellschaft (HBG)
• Hungary - Magyar Királyi Államvasútak (MÁV)
• Italy - Ferrovie Italiane (FI)
• Jervaine - Audraele Traenaerun (AT)
• Kemr - Central Railway; Great Western Railway
• Latvia - Latvijas Dzelzceļš (LDz)
• Lippe - Lippsche Bahn (LB)
• Luxembourg - Lëtzebuergesch Staatsäisenbunn (LSB)
• Louisianne - Chemins de Fer Louisiannais
• Lybaek -
• Mecklenburg - Mecklenburgsche Staatsbahn (MS)
• Moldova - Caile Ferate Moldoveana (CFM)
• Muntenia - Societatea Nationale de Cailor Ferate Munteniane (SNCFM)
• Nassland - Sëlësënii törkö Nasino (STN)
• North American League - Baltimore & Aquanishuonigy; Pennsylvaania RR; New Amsterdam Ontario & Western; Great Western & Gulf Railway
• Norway - Norges Statsbaner (NSB)
• Oldenburg -
• Oltenia - Caile Ferate Olteniane (CFO)
• Papal States -
• Portugal - Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (CP)
• Preymeren - Preymersche Ysenbaen (PY)
• Prussia - Königliche Preußische Eisenbahn-Verwaltung (KPEV)
• RTC - (in Veneda) Rucie Fierze Wenedzie i Litwanie (RFWiL); (in Lithuania) Lietuvos ir Venedos Geležinkeliai (LiVG)
• Rheinland-Pfalz - Rheinlandische Bahn (RLB)
• Russia - Rossiyskaya Zheleznaya Doroga (RZhD)
• Rygen -
• Saarland - Saarsche Bahn (SB)
• Sanjak - Sandžac^ke Željeznice (SŽ)
• Sapme -
• Saxony - Königlische Sächsische Staatseisenbahn (KSStEB)
• Scotland - Caledonian Railways (CR)
• Slesvig-Holstein -
• Serbia - Srpske Kraljevske Železnice (SKŽ)
• Skuodia -
• Slevania -
• South Africa - South African Railways (SAR)
• Sweden - Statens Järnvägar (SJ)
• Thuringia - Thüringsche Staatsbahn (TSB)
• Turkestan - Ellik Temir Yolları Örmägi (ETYÖ)
• Two Sicilies - Ferrovie dello Stato Duesiciliano (FSD)
• Ukraine - Ukrainska Zaliznytsa (UZ)
• Waldeck-Pyrmont - Fürstliche Waldeck-Pyrmontische Staatseisenbahn (FürstlWPStsEB)
• Westphalia - Westfalische Staatsbahn (WSB)
• Württemberg - Königliche Württembergische Staatsbahn (KWürttStsB)