The 2022 European Railway Award’s Rail Champion prize was presented today to Manfred Weber, Chairman of the European Parliament’s EPP Group, for his legislative support of rail travel among youth. Additionally, Bane NOR’s ERTMS programme was recognised as this year’s Rail Trailblazer project for revolutionising the Norwegian rail network and providing a vision for digital railways in a Single European Rail Area. The awards were bestowed during an online ceremony that celebrated 2021’s ...

CER and UNIFE are delighted to announce the programme for the 15th edition of the European Railway Award ceremony taking place online on 8 February 2022 at 17:00 (register here): PROGRAMME WELCOME Alberto Mazzola, CER Executive DirectorPhilippe Citroën, UNIFE Director General YEAR OF RAIL HIGHLIGHTS - The Connecting Europe Express Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport RAIL CHAMPION AWARD 2022 Manfred Weber, Leader of the European People’s Party in the European Pa ...

In 2022, the European Railway Award will be two awards: a more technical “Rail Trailblazer” Award, selected by our jury and revealed on the day of the Award ceremony; and a political “Rail Champion” Award, which CER & UNIFE jointly bestow as an honorary recognition. For our Rail Champion Award 2022, we have decided to pay tribute to Manfred Weber, Leader of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament, for his inspiring dedication to the promotion of rail among youth. Th ...

For our 15th award ceremony, following the fruitful European Year of Rail 2021, we have another very special edition in store for you, including the following highlights: - A brand new Rail Champion Award & Rail Trailblazer Award - Special recognition for three major milestones in the European Year of Rail - A high-level roundtable 'Keeping rail a priority after the Year of Rail' with European Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean, Member ...

CER & UNIFE are delighted to announce the 15th edition of the European Railway Award! The ceremony will once again take place online on 8 February 2022 starting at 17:00 o'clock. Featuring prominent speakers from across the rail sector and the European Union institutions, this online event will look back at the 2021 European Year of Rail and discuss how to carry that momentum forward into 2022 and beyond while recognising the outstanding contributions of the rail sector’s champ ...