Solidarity with our German affiliates and all transport workers! We were shocked and saddened to learn of the terrible train accident of April 3, 2020, near the German town of Auggen in which a German locomotive driver lost his life and several other transport workers were injured. We express our solidarity with our German affiliates and all transport workers in this difficult moment. News 3 Apr 2020
Safety first! “Guards must be kept on board trains!”, declare ETF’s expert groups The Locomotive Drivers’ Advisory Group and the On-Board Personnel Advisory Group, meeting in Brussels on 21-22 October, expressed their solidarity with French railway workers following an accident that occurred on October 16 between Mohon and Poix-Terron in Eastern France which involved a driver-only operation (DOO) train. DOOs are dangerous for both the train driver and the passengers: guards must be kept on board trains! News 23 Oct 2019
Joint Declaration on the application of the CER – ETF Agreement on a European Locomotive Driver’s Licence (June 2009) resource 9 Jun 2009
Agreement on the European licence for drivers carrying out a cross-border interoperability service (January 2004) resource 9 Jan 2004