PROSPER

Procedures for Rolling Stock Procurement with Environmental Requirements phase II

Enhancing the environmental performance of new rolling stock is one of the ways in which the railways can be made more competitive compared to other modes of transport.

In this respect UIC initiated the PROSPER II project (Procedures for Rolling Stock Procurement with Environmental Requirements phase II), which was finalised in July 2005.

The main outcome of the project is the UIC leaflet “Environmental Specifications for new Rolling Stock”, which will contribute to harmonisation of the environmental procurement framework in the rail sector at European, and in the long-term global level. By doing so the process of procurement will become more efficient, enabling railways to procure new rolling stock with a sound environmental performance more cost effectively.

The PROSPER project was carried out in close cooperation by railway operators and manufacturers and employed a feedback process which was open to the whole railway industry.

The UIC leaflet “Environmental Specifications for New Rolling Stock” is expected to be published in spring 2006 and can then be purchased from the UIC at www.uic.asso.fr

Further results of the PROSPER project can be downloaded from this website.