The UIC Leaflets are professional documents, the application of which is either obligatory or recommended. They are the result of international cooperation between experts of the member railway networks of the UIC, more often than not in collaboration with other experts in the industry, standardisation organisms, etc. Their content makes them of global value and they are a reference for the entire railway community.
They aim at unifying or standardising the construction measures as well as the railway operating procedures with a view to facilitating international traffic. They also allow members to rationalise their operations and to lower their costs.
The UIC Leaflets are applied, according to their content, by railway undertakings, infrastructure managers, industry, public works undertakings, etc. The measures they contain are often integrated in national norms, European norms, global invitations to tender for railway equipment. They therefore contain the technical requirements which must be respected to facilitate the exchange of equipment between the networks, as well as cross-border transport.
For more information please visit the UIC website.
