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2. Railway interoperability in the European Union
2.1 Normative aspects
2.1.1 From the origins to the European directives
Already a few years after the establishment of the first railroad companies in the early 19th century, on March 31, 1841 George Stephenson wrote a letter to the President of the Board of Trade, the most significant passages of which are reproduced below:
"Perhaps I should be the last man to admit this (the whole railway system and locomotives were implemented through my efforts) but when I see so many young engineers,...
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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.
Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament...
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