Useful links
Railway/railroad associations /organisations:
Europe
American continent
- AAR: Association of American Railroads (U.S.A.)
- RAC: Railway Association of Canada (Canada)
- ALAF: Asociación Latinoamericana de Ferrocarriles (Argentina)
- AMF: Associacion Mexicana de los ferrocarriles (Mexico)
others:
- FRA: Federal Railroad Administration (U.S.A.)
- UTN-BA: Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, Facultad Regional de Buenos Aires
- IAF: Instituto Argentino de Ferrocarriles
Australia
European commission / ERA
a) ERA: European Railway Agency
b) EC: European Commission
- Specific to level crossing safety: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/topics/infrastructure/level_crossing/index_en.htm
- Railway safety:
http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/transport/rail_transport/index_en.htm - Road safety:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/specialist/policy/index_en.htm
UNECE
- UNECE
- UNECE decade of actions for road safety 2011-2020
- http://www.unece.org/trans/roadsafe/2nd_grs_week/ilcad.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_nnquRymLI
- UNECE decade of actions for road safety 2011-2020: https://bit.ly/3eWJ5ed
- UNECE final report on level crossing safety (English version)
- UNECE final report on level crossing safety (French version)
- UNECE final report on level crossing safety (Russian version)
Not for profit Organisations or Foundations dedicated to railway safety
- Operation lifesaver inc. (USA in English)
- Operation Lifesaver inc. (USA in Spanish)
- Operation Lifesaver (Canada in English)
- Operation Gareautrain (Canada en français)
- Operation Lifesaver Argentina
- Operation Lifesaver Estonia
- Tracksafe Australia
- Tracksafe New Zeland
Not for profit companies to support the railway industry
- RSSB (UK): builds industry-wide consensus and facilitates the resolution of difficult cross-industry issues. We provide knowledge, analysis, a substantial level of technical expertise, powerful information and risk management tools. This delivers a unique mix to the rail industry across a whole range of subject areas.
- RISSB (Australia):
The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) is wholly owned by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) and is responsible for the development and management of the rail industry standards, rules, codes of practice and guidelines, all of which have national application.
Websites or portals dedicated to road safety