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BAHNVERBAND e.V. (Railway Association)
BAHNVERBAND e.V.
PredecessorInterdisziplinaerer Forschungsverbund Bahntechnik e.V.
Formation28 August 1997 (27 years ago) (1997-08-28)
Registration no.VR 17676 B (Vereinsregister Berlin-Charlottenburg)
Legal statusNonprofit Organisation
PurposeFurther development of rail technology and transportation technology.
HeadquartersSecretariat-General,
Fregestr. 67,
12159 Berlin, Germany, Europe
Region
Worldwide
Official language
German, English, French, Spanish
President
Raphael Pfaff
General Director
Eckhard Schulz
Main organ
General Assembly
Websiterailway-association.info
Formerly called
bahnverband.info

The Railway Association (German: BAHNVERBAND e.V.).[1] is an international association with focus on the railway sector.

  • Rail vehicles (rolling stock)
  • Rail infrastructure
  • Rail services
  • Other railway topics[2]

History

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The association is a legal entity that was founded in 1997 by representatives of Technical University Berlin and some stakeholders of the railway industry in accordance with German association law. It is seated in Berlin (Germany).

The Association is lead by chairman of the board Prof. Raphael Pfaff[3] and Managing Director Eckhard Schulz[4]

Members

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Members of the association are mainly railway companies and research associations from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Activities

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BAHNVERBAND e.V. is the publisher of the railway journal "Proceedings in railway technology - Leitthemen der Bahntechnik" with ISSN 2941-8070[5]

The former publishing department "Interdisziplinärer Forschungsverbund Bahntechnik" had published 64 books concerning railway technology.[6]

Proceedings in railway technology
DisciplineRailway Technology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byEckhard Schulz
Publication details
Former name(s)
Leitthemen der Bahntechnik
History2023-present
Publisher
BAHNVERBAND e.V.
Indexing
ISSN2941-8070

BAHNVERBAND e.V. is co-organiser of the worldwide recognized "Symposium on Passive Safety of Rail Vehicles: Crashworthiness and Interior Design of Rail Vehicles".[7]

The Asssociation is co-organiser of some conference series in german language concerning railway technology:

  • DIGITAL-RAIL (Rail digitalisation; German: Bahn-Digitalisierung)
  • TSI (Technical Specifications for Interoperability; German: Bahntechnische Zulassung und Interoperabilität)
  • ETCS (European Train Control System)
  • RAIL-PRM (people with reduced mobility; German: Barrierefreie Mobilität)
  • RAIL-NOISE (German: Reduzierung von Schallemissionen)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Register of Rail Associations". bahnverbaende.info. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ^ "Arbeitskreise". www.bahnverband.info. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  3. ^ "Pfaff, Raphael, Prof. Dr. | FH Aachen". www.fh-aachen.de. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ^ "Schulz übernimmt Geschäftsführung beim Bahnverband | politik&kommunikation" (in German). 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  5. ^ Leitthemen der Bahntechnik: = Proceedings in railway technology. Berlin: Interdisziplinärer Forschungsverbund Bahntechnik. 2023.
  6. ^ "DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  7. ^ "Passive-Safety-Symposium.info – Symposium on Passive Safety of Rail Vehicles". passive-safety-symposium.info. Retrieved 2024-08-02.


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