ILCAD news
26 June 2023
Launch conference for the 15th edition of ILCAD takes place
On 15 June 2023, the launch conference for the 15th edition of ILCAD was held at the Royal Castle of Warsaw, Poland. It was officially opened by prominent speakers, with UIC President, Krzysztof Mamiński, President (...)
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21 June 2023
Successful TreSPAD Launch Conference held on 14 June 2023
On 14 June 2023, Katarzyna Kucharek, CEO of the PKP Group Foundation, Poland, and Vice-Chair of the UIC Global Level Crossing Network (GLCN) officially kicked off the international launch conference of the 2nd (...)
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12 June 2023
15th edition of International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD), 15 June 2023
Rail travel remains the safest land-based transport mode, due in large part to the rigorous focus on safe infrastructure and procedures. Quite properly, rail passengers can expect to safely reach their destination. (...)
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31 May 2023
2 weeks to TRESPAD and ILCAD 2023 in Warsaw, Poland
On 14 and 15 June 2023 we expect prominent speakers and experts in level crossing safety, trespass and suicide prevention from 15 countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, France, England, Italy, (...)
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25 May 2023
20 days to ILCAD 2023
Our video, bringing together some CCTV footage, shows the misuse of some level crossings in various countries. ILCAD 2023 targets this year “Drivers of agricultural and industrial vehicles” using level (...)
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15 May 2023
Less than one month to register to ILCAD and TreSPAD launch Conferences 14 & 15 June 2023, Warsaw
UIC has the pleasure to invite you to the 2nd edition of TreSPAD on 14 June and the 15th edition of ILCAD on 15 June followed by a technical visit on 16 June 2023 at the kind invitation of PKP and PKP Group (...)
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23 March 2023
FTIA welcomes the UIC Global Level Crossing Network to Helsinki
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) https://vayla.fi/en/ welcomed the UIC Global Level Crossing Network (GLCN) to Helsinki on 16-17 March 2023, which comprised of a technical visit and a hybrid (...)
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3 March 2023
6th TreSP Network meeting hosted by Infrabel
More than 40 people participated in the 6th TreSP Network meeting which was hosted in Belgium in a hybrid format by Infrabel on 1 March 2023, with Dr. Ann Mills, Deputy Director of System Safety & Health at (...)
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8 February 2023
The Education and Innovation to Improve Safety at Level Crossings Conference held in Zagreb
On 2 February 2023, the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences of the University of Zagreb hosted a conference on “Education and innovation to improve safety at level crossings” within the scientific research (...)
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19 January 2023
Save the Date - Call for papers
The International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness around level crossing safety. Since 2009 the campaign has been spearheaded by the International Union of (...)
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24 November 2022
Hybrid annual UIC Safety Platform Plenary meeting
Ali Chegini, Director of Systems and Health at RSSB and Chair of the UIC Safety Platform welcomed all of the members taking part online or in person at UIC HQ in Paris. Participants and, in particular, new members (...)
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6 October 2022
The 4th Multinational Hybrid Meeting of the UIC Trespass and Suicide Prevention Network (TreSP-Network) meets in London.
30 participants from the EU, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan were welcomed to the RSSB building in London by Dr. Ann Mills, who opened the session, greeting those there in-person and online. Dr. (...)
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6 October 2022
The Korean Transportation Safety Authority (KTSA) visits UIC
The visit took place on 3 October 2022 with Frédéric Hénon (UIC Head of Operations and Safety), Virginie Papillault (Manager for UIC Safety Culture and Organisational Factors), and Isabelle Fonverne (Senior Advisor (...)
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3 October 2022
The 8th edition of the ProKolej Conference on Level Crossing Safety took place on 12 September 2022 in Warsaw, Poland
How can railway crossings be made safer? It will never be possible to stop roads and railways intersecting and therefore there will always be places such as level crossings, which pose a risk to safety. There are (...)
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30 June 2022
Around 45 countries on board to celebrate the 14th edition of the global ILCAD campaign on 9 June 2022
On 9 June 2022, 160 delegates shared best practices on level crossing safety at the UIC international conference to launch the 14th edition of ILCAD hosted by AAR/FRA/OLI at the Cable Center, Denver (CO, USA). (...)
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17 June 2022
On 9 June 2022, four keynote speakers welcomed the 160 delegates and officially opened the international (...)
François Davenne, Director General of the International Union of Railways (UIC), opened proceedings, saying: “International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness of (...)
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17 June 2022
Immensely successful ILCAD events in Denver (Colorado), USA, from 8 to 10 June 2022
The three days of events, running from 8 to 10 June in Denver (Colorado), USA, were hosted by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (...)
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2 June 2022
One week to ILCAD, International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) campaign and launch conference 9 June 2022
International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness of level crossing safety. Since 2009 the campaign has been spearheaded by UIC, the worldwide railway organisation, (...)
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31 May 2022
The UIC, the International Road Federation (IRF) and Operation Lifesaver Estonia (OLE) renew their commitment to (...)
Within the framework of the “Second UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030”, the International Union of Railways (UIC) and the International Road Federation (IRF), worldwide associations for rail and road, (...)
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24 May 2022
2 weeks to ILCAD, International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) campaign and launch conference 9 June 2022
International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness of level crossing safety. Since 2009 the campaign has been spearheaded by UIC, the worldwide railway organisation, (...)
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10 May 2022
One month until the 14th International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) launch conference on 9 June 2022, (...)
International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness for level crossing safety. Since 2009, the campaign has been spearheaded by the International Union of Railways (...)
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1 April 2022
Global Level Crossing Network (GLCN) hybrid meeting hosted by Irish Rail in Dublin on 24 March 2022
A hybrid meeting of the Global Level Crossing Network (GLCN) was held in Dublin on 24 March, hosted by Irish Rail. The Chair of the GLCN, Allan Spence of Network Rail, officially opened the meeting and welcomed 48 (...)
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22 March 2022
REMINDER: 78 days to go the 14th International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) 9 June 2022, Denver (USA)
Register as soon as possible here https://ilcad.org/ilcad/register International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness for level crossing safety. Since 2009, the (...)
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9 February 2022
REMINDER: 119 days to go the 14th International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) 9 June 2022, Denver (USA)
International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness for level crossing safety. Since 2009, the campaign has been spearheaded by the International Union of Railways (...)
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20 January 2022
Kick-off of Operation Lifesaver’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration
Operation Lifesaver, the non-profit rail safety education and awareness organisation dedicated to reducing collisions, fatalities and injuries at level crossings and preventing trespassing on or near rail tracks, (...)
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15 December 2021
Partnership between the International Union of Railways, the International Road Federation and Operation Lifesaver (...)
Within the framework of the second UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, the International Union of Railways (UIC) and the International Road Federation (IRF), two worldwide road and rail associations, (...)
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8 December 2021
14th International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) 9 June 2022, Denver (USA)
International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness for level crossing safety. Since 2009, the campaign has been spearheaded by the International Union of Railways (...)
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23 November 2021
Safety Platform plenary meeting held on 16 November 2021
The UIC Safety Platform plenary meeting was held on 16 November. UIC Director General François Davenne opened the meeting, highlighting that safety is a fundamental value of the railways and is of high priority (...)
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7 July 2021
ILCAD 2021 Campaign
An online conference to launch the 13th edition of the International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) was held on 10 June 2021. You can read the conference summary in English at https://bit.ly/3gE4aLb and (...)
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