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4. Outlook
4.1 External railway system interfaces
The analogies between land transport (moving people and goods) and telecommunications networks (transporting data) bring to mind another concept common to these two fields: that of the network backbone, which carries the bulk of traffic over long distances using faster technologies.
Because of its characteristics, rail transport (particularly freight transport) can be the backbone of land transport in Europe and beyond (Eurasia). To reinforce its backbone role, rail transport needs to master two types of interface:
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Bibliography
Bibliography
Websites
International Organization for Rail Transport (OTIF): http://otif.org/fr/ and https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM:tr0051OTIF:
International Union of Railways (UIC) :...
Regulations
Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 11, 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union.
Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 11, 2016 on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004.
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