The House of Rail Presentation at RFG conference - 5th June 2007 -

1. The House of RailPresentation at RFG conference - 5th June 2007 - © ERFA / UIP – Monika Heiming / Wolf Gehrmann – Brussels (B)

2. Contents 1. Introduction I ERFA-ERFCP-F&L-UIP sign MoU on 14th November 06 2. Joint Action Plan 3. UIP/HoR Congress 3. Conclusions

3. Contents 1. Introduction II The Leitmotiv of the House of Rail 2. Joint Action Plan • An efficient freight transport system requires • better quality • higher efficiency • unhindered movement of rolling stock 3. UIP/HoR Congress 3. Conclusions Issues for « 2007: Year of Rail Freight » Develop practice oriented workable proposals to « Relaunch Rail Freight »

4. Contents 1. Introduction Joint Action Plan • Legal performance • Genuine Competition • Operational performance • Improvement of Service Quality • Competitive Charges • Recognition of Wagon Keeper • Support of Single Wagon Traffic • Set-up of rail freight network • Technical performance • Interoperability • Investment performance • Funding into TEN-T corridors • Mode performance • Levelling of competition conditions between transport modes 2. Joint Action Plan I 3. UIP/HoR Congress 3. Conclusions

5. Contents 1. Introduction Joint Action Plan – Expectations of the HoR Members 2. Joint Action Plan II European Rail Freight Association 3. UIP/HoR Congress European Rail Freight Customers Platform 3. Conclusions Freight & Logistic Leaders International Union of Private Wagon Owners

6. Contents 1. Introduction Outlook – UIP / HoR Congress I 2. Joint Action Plan 3. UIP/HoR Congress I 3. Conclusions

7. Contents 1. Introduction Outlook – UIP/HoR Congress II 2. Joint Action Plan Morning Session: REARRANGING THE ACTORS Welcome by the UIP President and presentation of the Congress 1st Panel: Building up the Technical Framework Moderated by E. Le Du, Journalist at Les Echos 3. UIP/HoR Congress II 3. Conclusions 2nd Panel: Recognising the Wagon Keeper as key actor Moderated by E. Krummheuer, Journalist at Handelsblatt

8. Contents 1. Introduction Outlook – UIP/HoR Congress III Afternoon Session: Introduction by P.Costa (Chairman,Transport Committee EP) COMPLETING THE INTERNAL RAIL FREIGHT MARKET 3rd Panel: Finding new Patterns for Rail Freight Moderated by E. Le Du, Journalist at Les Echos 2. Joint Action Plan 3. UIP/HoR Congress III 3. Conclusions 4th Panel: Meeting the Market Needs Moderated by B. Helmke, Editor in Chief DVZ Conclusions by the UIP President

9. Contents 1. Introduction Conclusions 2. Joint Action Plan • The House of Rail is… • a new form of cooperation of private market actors • which think that they have to take their destiny in their own hands • and to develop practice oriented short and medium term solutions • based on many years working under free market conditions • in order tomake Rail Freight a success story ! 3. UIP/HoR Congress 3. Conclusions

10. Contents 1. Contacts Contacts ERFA Ms Monika Heiming Secretary General M.: +32 4 7688 9646 monika.heiming@erfa.be ERFCP Mr Marc Falchi Secretary General M.: +33 6 84 67 04 93 falchi@erfcp.org Freight and Logistics Leaders Mr Franco Castagnetti M.: +39 2 89423765 franco.castagnetti@newopera.org UIP Mr Wolf Germann Secretary General T.: +32 2 672 8847 info@uiprail.org HoR information is also posted on www.rfg.org.uk