Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Feb 2026 | Kristian Schmidt Director | Exchange of views on the implementation of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol and on the potential benefits of variable-gauge freight rolling stock in the EU and Ukraine | — |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Kristian Schmidt Director | Exchange of views on the implementation of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol and on the potential benefits of variable-gauge freight rolling stock in the EU and Ukraine | SRC |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Kristian Schmidt Director | Exchange of views on status and future developments of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol. | — |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Kristian Schmidt Director | Exchange of views on status and future developments of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The Rail Working Group (RWG) is a not-for-profit rail industry association, based in Switzerland. It was established at the request of UNIDROIT (the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law) to represent the position of the rail industry relating to adoption and implementation of the 2007 Luxembourg Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters relating to railway rolling stock (the Luxembourg Rail Protocol). Our key task is to ensure that the Luxembourg Rail Protocol is brought into force in as many countries as possible as quickly as possible but ensuring that the operation of the Protocol does not lose touch with the commercial realities of the rail industry.
EU Legislative Interests
Ratification of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol in all EU Member States 'Action plan to boost long distance and cross-border passenger rail' 'Putting Rail at the Forefront of Smart and Sustainable Mobility'
Communication Activities
We publish brief news items related to our activities, EU or otherwise, here: https://www.railworkinggroup.org/category/news/archive/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
Several organizations with their own membership lists are themselves members of the RWG. The list of active members can be found here: https://www.railworkinggroup.org/about-us/members/