International Union of Railways
- International Union of Railways
The International Union of Railways – more generally known as the UIC, from its French name, Union Internationale des Chemins de fer – is an international rail transport industry body.
The railways of Europe had grown up as separate concerns. There were many border changes after the Great War and the Treaty of Versailles. Colonial railways were the responsibility of the mother country. Into this environment the UIC was born on October 20, 1922 [http://www.uic.asso.fr/tc/article.php3?id_article=64] , with the aim of standardising industry practices.
A parallel body is the International Union of Public Transport (UITP) which covers passenger railways, especially in cities.
See also
* UIC Franc
* UIC classification
* UIC Country Code
* GSM-R
* African Union of Railways
External links
* [http://www.uic.asso.fr/home/home_en.html UIC website (in English)]
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