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AERRL joins the UIC: Strengthening cooperation for European railway development
The European Association of Railway Rolling Stock Lessors (AERRL) is proud to announce its recent membership in the International Union of Railways (UIC). As an affiliate member of UIC, AERRL looks forward to working with the world’s leading professional association for the railway sector to further promote rail transport. Within UIC, AERRL will join UIC-Europe Region, reinforcing its position as a key voice for European railway rolling stock lessors.

How to manage the risk of reverse modal shift ?
The Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors (AERRL) is calling for urgent action to improve rail transport in Europe in its 2024-2029 Manifesto.

AERRL continues to expand by welcoming RS Lease as new effective member
AERRL is happy to welcome a new member from the First of January 2025.
RS Lease, a new leasing company based in Bratislava, specialized in innovative and sustainable leasing solutions will be represented at AERRL by Tibor Čunderlík, Director.

AERRL-UIC discussions at Innotrans: potential for AERRL to become a UIC member
This week, leaders of the Association of European Rail Rolling stock Lessors (AERRL) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) have met at Innotrans, with the aim of identifying potential common areas of interest and exploring the possibility of AERRL joining UIC as an affiliate member.

AERRL as new member of the ERTMS Stakeholder Platform
AERRL is a new member of the ERTMS Stakeholder Platform, represented by Torsten Lehnert and Rainer Beller.

AERRL is involved in training young people, by taking on student trainees.
AERRL supervised 2 students in 3 years time in order to motivate them to join the railway sector. This has been an opportunity for them to discover the fascinating world of the European rail lobbying.

AERRL announces one-year renewal of its five directors
The Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors is pleased to announce the one-year renewal of its five directors. This decision reflects the renewed confidence expressed by all members at the General Assembly. The decision was taken unanimously by the members of AERRL at their General Meeting in Madrid on 15 April 2024.

Carole Coune, AERRL Secretary General, is interviewed in Signal, the ERTMS newsletter of European Commission, n°4/2023
« ERTMS remains the key technology for rolling stock lessors to facilitate the creation of a European railway and promote international rail transport in the EU. »

AERRL continues to expand by welcoming ELL as new member.
ELL joins the Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors from September 2023. Founded in 2013 as European Locomotive Leasing, the European Locomotive Leasing Group (ELL) is a new European lessor based at offices in Vienna and Munich.
Since AERRL was founded by Akiem, MRCE and Railpool in May 21, Northrail, Beacon Rail Finance, Cargounit, ELP, Renfe Alquiler, Nexrail and ELL successively joined the association.