Noah‘s Train

The longest mobile artwork for climate protection

Noah’s Train, the ambassador of the Rail Freight Forward coalition, is the longest mobile artwork and is inspired by the oldest history of environmental protection, Noah’s Ark.

A TRAIN TO DRAW ATTENTION

Noah's Train draws attention to the coalition’s goal of shifting 30% of freight to rail by 2030 - because rail freight is the only possibility to combine economic growth with climate goals!

Advantages of rail freight

Noah's Train left on 14 of December, 2018 in Katowice, Poland. Via Vienna, Berlin and Paris it travelled to Brussels, Rome, Leipzig, Munich, Luxembourg, Riga and finally to Madrid. Its next stop will be the COP25 in Madrid.

In each city, two containers of the train were beautifully designed by local streetart-artists, in order to finally transform the train into the longest mobile artwork to protect the climate.

After the campaign, the designed containers will be put to operational use on rail - for the most climate friendly way to transport goods and merchandise.

NOAH'S TRAIN STOPS

Route Noah's Train

 

Latest Stops

Citizens in Europe favour combined transport over bigger and heavier trucks

Survey finds that citizens favour combined transport over bigger and heavier trucks

The findings of a recent survey reveal that the majority of European citizens consulted are unaware of the serious impact of introducing ‘gigaliners’ or ‘mega trucks’ on the road network.
The Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies (CER), alongside fellow associations ERFA, UIRR, UIP and UNIFE, echo the findings of a recent survey, that deals with the impact of…
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Gigaliner on EU streets

The Weights & Dimensions EU Directive of Road Vehicles jeopardizes the greening of transport

It will result in more trucks, more CO2 & energy use, less safety and all this at the expense of the EU taxpayer.
While it is intended to green transport by allowing more weight & space for batteries, it actually endangers the Green Deal objectives for Europe because it optimizes only road transport while…
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Shunting station

RFF response to the new DB Netz commercial conditions (cancellation fees) for timetable 2024

Implementation of Rolling Planning and Moderation of Cancellation Fees Needed for Sustainable Rail Freight Sector
The Rail Freight Forward (RFF) coalition expresses serious concerns over the newly approved cancellation fees set by DB Netz for 2024, which will negatively impact Railway Undertakings (RUs)…
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Clemens Först hands over RFF chairmanship to Sigrid Nikutta.

RFF Chairmanship handed over to DB Cargo

After holding the post for five years, Clemens Först, CEO of ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, has handed over the chairmanship of Rail Freight Forward to Sigrid Nikutta, CEO of DB Cargo.
The Rail Freight Forward Initiative has set itself the goal of increasing the rail freight transport share in the modal split to 30% by 2030. Since its inception in 2018, the Rail Cargo Group (RCG)…
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UIC and RNE sign a Memorandum of Understanding

UIC and RNE sign a Memorandum of Understanding

RailNetEurope (RNE) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) will collaborate more closely to contribute to a more efficient, competitive, digital and sustainable European rail system.
On October 25, Paul Mazataud, President of RNE (Rail Net Europe), and François Davenne, Director General of UIC (International Union of Railways), signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the UIC…
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CER UIC High-Level Freight meeting in Vienna

LANDMARK MEETING OF THE RAIL FREIGHT FORWARD COALITION

VIENNA MEETING LEADS TO DECLARATION BY EUROPEAN RAIL FREIGHT CEOS
On October 13, the CEOs of the European Rail Freight companies met for the CER UIC High-Level Freight meeting in Vienna. The participants comitted to help Europe reach energy efficiency in the…
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European Railway Innovation Summit - Feb 21st

European Railway Innovation Summit - Feb 21st

Multimodality and Digital Automatic Coupling
On February 21, a European Railway Innovation Summit was held at the headquarters of the SNCF group, as part of the French Presidency of the European Council. The entire sector was present at this…
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train with logs

RAIL FREIGHT FORWARD - THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY

THIS IS US…
RAIL FREIGHT FORWARD (RFF) is the EUROPEAN COALITION of RAIL FREIGHT undertakings, industry partners and federations. Formed in 2018 during COP24 and brought to life by NOAH’s TRAIN, the longest…
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tracks

Rail sector agrees on a common vision on Digital Capacity Management

Europe’s major Infrastructure Managers and Railway Undertakings endorsed a Joint Vision for the Sector on Digital Capacity Management.
Europe’s major Infrastructure Managers and Railway Undertakings endorsed a Joint Vision for the Sector on Digital Capacity Management. RailNetEurope, Forum Train Europe, the Rail Freight Forward…
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Connecting Europe Express

Connecting Europe Express

An initiative launched by the EU Commission to raise awareness of the advantages of rail - including rail freight transport.
2021 is the "European Year of Rail". As part of this, "Connecting Europe Express" is putting rail on the map. The train will travel through Europe and stop at numerous European destinations. An…
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Train Tracks

Implementation of Regulation 2020/1429

establishing measures for a sustainable rail market
The rail freight sector made tremendous efforts in 2020 to keep Europe’s economies connected, supporting both industry and society throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Rail freight undertakings have…
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MEDWAY_1

RFF welcomes new members in the EU Year of Rail

MEDWAY and LTG Cargo have joined the RFF coalition
The EU Year of Rail 2021 has officially been launched. What better way to celebrate than welcoming two new members to the RFF coalition? Portugal’s MEDWAY and Lithuania’s LTG Cargo may be based at…
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Digital Automatic Coupling

Green Cargo is testing digital automatic couplers for more efficient rail freight

In Luleå, north of Sweden, Green Cargo is testing different types of automatic couplers under winter conditions.
Automatic couplers have many advantages for the industry and enables; safer working conditions, more efficient shunting and increased volume by running longer and heavier trains. This streamlining is…
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Year of Rail

2021 – The European Year of Rail

because Rail is the future
Rail is the future – the European Commission recognises this and is paying special attention to it in 2021. As part of the Green Deal, rail transport is to be given a special boost this year in the…
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tracks

Track Access Charges reduction provides fast and unbureaucratic relief for railway undertakings

RUs welcome the possibility of reductions to and temporary waivers of track access charges
The railway undertakings belonging to the Rail Freight Forward (RFF) coalition welcome the possibility of reductions to and temporary waivers of track access charges (TAC) The railway industry is…
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Pixabay

European Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC)

key element for the “Green Deal” modal shift to rail
Memorandum of Understanding for the European Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) for rail freight signed The joined sector initiative lays the foundation for the automation and digitalization of…
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DB train

Simplifying cross-border traffic

The UIC project aims at harmonizing scattered European braking rules. Under the lead of the Xrail alliance and UIC, work is going ahead well despite restrictions related to the COVID-19 crisis.
In context of the Rail Freight Forward (RFF) initiative, the Xrail Alliance members (www.xrail.eu) CFL cargo, DB Cargo, Fret SNCF, Green Cargo, Lineas, Rail Cargo Group and SBB Cargo together with…
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CER #30by2030

A blueprint for greater focus on rail in the quest for green mobility

CER Press Release
European transport must be carbon-neutral at the latest by 2050, with clear mid-term milestones set for 2030 and 2040. This is the objective proposed by the Community of European Railway…
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Rail Cargo Group train

Rail sector joins forces

to contribute to sustainable and smart mobility in Europe
Transport accounts for a quarter of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, which are projected to grow further upon a post-pandemic return to business-as-usual. To achieve the EU Green Deal’s climate-…
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c_Yann Forget_Wikimedia Commons

Karima Delli joins forces with RFF

to help the sector through the crisis and beyond
Over the past two years, the Noah’s Train campaign has laid the foundation for higher visibility of the rail freight sector and has forged closer ties with key institutional players who can support…
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Rail Freight

RFF members stand by each other and keep freight moving

Coronavirus is putting us all to the test.
COVID-19 is making its presence felt in every aspect of life. Business has ground to a halt in many sectors but freight transport is keeping our countries and the European economy moving, all whilst…
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CER Timmermans

European rail CEOs set course for EU green mobility

The European Green Deal, published by the European Commission in December, recognises the role of rail in greening European transport. European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans…
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European Railway Award 2020

Member of RFF wins European Railway Award

Geert Pauwels, CEO of Lineas won the 2020 European Railway Award
Brussels, 19th February 2020 – Rail Freight Forward is proud to announce that Geert Pauwels, CEO of Lineas and one of RFF’s founding members, has won the 2020 European Railway Award. It is the first…
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(c) Concrete

UIC – ERFA - RFF

RU Handbook for International Contingency Management
In the context of the European Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs), Railway Undertakings (RUs) developed the RU Handbook for International Contingency Management. This Handbook outlines harmonized…
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Noahs Train Madrid

Rail Freight Forward coalition - from COP24 to COP25

RAIL FREIGHT COMPANIES FIGHTING FOR MORE FREIGHT ON RAILS
What started in December 2018 with five railway undertakings at COP24 in Katowice is turning into a strong European movement composed of 15 members. Rail Freight Forward’s campaign Noah’s Train has…
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COP 25

UN climate conference COP25 in Madrid

Reinforcing our message: 30 by 2030
The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 is taking place from 2 – 13 December 2019 in Madrid, Spain. It will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and will be held with …
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Anniversary Event

That was the Anniversary Event in Rotterdam

One year RFF. Looking forward to Madrid #COP25!
How it all began It all began at the COP24 world climate conference about a year ago, when a group of European Railway Undertakings founded the Rail Freight Forward coalition, with the aim of…
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Noahs Train

Noah's Train Anniversary Event @Port of Rotterdam

On October 11th, the longest mobile artwork ends its long journey across Europe with a brilliant event at the Port of Rotterdam. From there, one container will be shipped to Santiago, Chile, where…
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Clemens Först and Andrea Johanides

Noah’s Train at the European Mobility Week

​​​​​​​Importance of mobility for people and the environment
The European Mobility Week took place from 16 to 22 September. A special highlight was one of the Noah´s Train containers, the European Rail Freight Forward initiative, which was on display…
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Noahs Train Container

Trans-Alpine freight

Off the road and on the rails with a Noah’s Container
One year before the completion of the New Rail Link through the Alps and the four-metre corridor from Basel to Northern Italy, the Swiss freight services sector is gathering together at the freight…
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Madrid Containers

¡Hola España!

Noah's Train on its way through Europe to Spain
Noah's Train stops in Madrid on 05.09. and in Barcelona on 13.09. The longest mobile work of art and ambassador of the Rail Freight Forward (RFF) initiative, Noah’s Train, has been travelling…
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Noah's Train in Riga

Noah's Train visits Riga

The longest mobile artwork for climate protection
The transport industry’s impact on the environment can be reduced if railway is chosen for freight transport increasingly often. Responding to SJSC Latvijas Dzelzceļš (LDz) invitation and…
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Luxembourg

Noah’s Train in Luxembourg

Travelling further
On July 10th, Noah's Train stopped in Luxembourg. Two containers painted by the Luxembourgish artists Daniel Mac Lloyd and Alain Welter were loaded onto the train. Noah's Train consists of 15…
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Signing Noahs Train

RFF Panel Discussion at transport logistic 2019

5 June 2019, six European CEOs take part in a podium discussion about joint efforts to strengthen rail freight traffic
For the past year, young people across Europe have been campaigning every Friday for better climate conditions. European rail freight companies are also pursuing this goal. As a member of the Rail…
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A Noah's Train Container in front of the transport logistic in Munich

Noah’s Train at transport logistic in Munich

Highlighting our commitment to protecting the environment
Noah's Train is the expression of Rail Freight Forward’s Vision 2030, and highlights our commitment to protecting the environment. The train – Europe’s longest mobile work of art – has been on the…
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Noah's Train in Munich

Noah's Train in Munich - Children for Climate

Noah's Train: Munich Ostbahnhof, 4 June 2019
Noah's Train is a special freight train. European freight railways have sent it on a journey through Europe and had it designed by well-known street artists with animal motifs. The train is our…
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Noah's Train in Leipzig

Noah’s Train in Leipzig

Children for the climate
The 12th World Transport Forum took place in Leipzig on 23 May. More than 1000 transport politicians, scientists and representatives of logistics companies discussed, among other things, how city and…
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High Level Freight Meeting

High Level Freight Meeting in Paris

Implementing the strategy for 30% of freight on rails
On 16 May, the High Level Freight Meeting, organised by the Community of European Railways (CER) and the International Union of Railways (UIC), took place in Paris. Around 30 CEOs of the freight…
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Flamingo container

Austrian World Summit

Climate protection is a challenge which concerns all of us!
The R20 Austrian World Summit takes place for the third time on 28 May in the Vienna Hofburg. The international conference annually invites leading experts from business, politics and civil society…
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Noah's Train in Rome

Noah’s Train in Rome

For more freight on rails
On May 7 Noah's will stop in Rome.   Promoting and encouraging rail freight transport to reduce CO2 emissions into the environment and increase the market share of the sector to 30% by 2030. With…
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Nohas Train

Noah's Train in Brussels

The symbol of our engagement
Arriving in Brussels for the fifth stop on its European tour, Noah’s Train gave occasion to more than 200 European and Belgian to discuss the concrete action plan the rail freight sector has to…
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Noah’s Train in Paris

Noah’s Train in Paris

Railfreight for the planet
After a launch in Katowice during the last day of COP 24 and stops in Vienna and Berlin, the world’s longest mobile work of art made a stop in Paris. Imagined and put on rails by Europe’s freight…
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Noah’s Train in Berlin

Noah’s Train in Berlin

We protect the climate
The Rail Freight Forward initiative led by Europe's freight operating companies demonstrates its commitment to boosting climate protection (Berlin, 24 January 2019)  Noah’s Train, the world's…
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Noah’s Train in Vienna

Noah’s Train in Vienna

Travelling climate ambassador
Noah's Train is inspired by the oldest story of environmental protection. The container train, artistically designed with animal motifs, makes its way through Europe to set a strong exclamation mark…
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Launch of RFF coalition in Katowice COP24

Launch of RFF coalition in Katowice COP24

Rail freight companies ambitious about climate protection
At the Katowice climate conference today, Rail Freight Forward, a coalition of rail freight companies and federations from across Europe, committed to help save up to 290 million tons of C02…
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