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PROSPER Enhancing the environmental performance of new rolling stock is one of the ways in which the railways can be made more competitive compared to the other modes of transport. In this context UIC has set up the PROSPER project (Procedures for Rolling Stock Procurement with Environmental Requirements). The outcome of the first phase of the project is an "Environmental Guideline for the Procurement of new Rolling Stock" that assists railways to integrate environmental considerations in the procurement. The objectives of the now ongoing second phase of PROSPER are:
Until summer 2005 PROSPER will create an agreed business standard in
the rail sector for handling environmental aspects when procuring new
rolling stock. In this respect it is the intention of PROSPER to combine
and integrate existing knowledge into one very functional product:
a UIC Leaflet — serving
as a guideline for implementing environmental requirements into the
procurement process. |
