We guide railway operators, owners and lessors through the authorisation and recertification of their vehicles — from a regulatory diagnosis to a Type Authorisation issued by UTK and ERA.
Getting a vehicle into service breaks on the rules, not on the engineering. The most common symptoms that leave rolling stock stranded in a siding:
A GSM-R or ETCS retrofit, or a design change, can trigger the need for a new Type Authorisation. Easy to miss — and to immobilise the vehicle.
UTK and ERA, national rules and TSIs, the 4th Railway Package. Choosing the right route decides months of difference.
Gaps in the dossier, diverging assessments by bodies (NoBo / DeBo / AsBo), unclear interpretations. The most common cause of delays in proceedings.
We take on the entire regulatory side — from strategy to the decision in hand. You handle the rolling stock, we handle the authorisation.
We run the full process of authorising a vehicle type for placing on the market — from compiling the dossier, through liaison with UTK and ERA, to overseeing the assessment.
Modernisations — GSM-R or ETCS retrofits, design changes — require reassessment. We take the vehicle through the authorisation update without unnecessary downtime.
Interpretation of TSIs, national rules and the 4th Railway Package. We pick the route that is fastest and most reliable for the specific vehicle.
Representation in proceedings, responses to requests, coordination with assessment bodies. One point of contact instead of paperwork chaos.
Four stages, one outcome — a vehicle with a valid authorisation back on the tracks.
A review of the documentation and the vehicle status. We determine whether the modernisation actually triggers a new authorisation.
UTK or ERA, scope of assessment, bodies, schedule and risk budget. Strategy before the first letter.
Compiling the dossier, working with the assessment bodies, managing correspondence and responses to requests.
Authorisation issued, vehicle in service. You keep documentation ready for the next changes.
Two Type Authorisations for a single E6ACTd locomotive type and two different owners — six vehicles authorised for service in total. Plus the cases we are running now.
Type Authorisation and authorisation to place the vehicles on the market after upgrading radio communication to the GSM-R standard — with a full risk assessment and change management.
Authorisation grantedType Authorisation for a locomotive of the same type, a different owner, after a GSM-R upgrade. Coordination with the vehicle owner and the manufacturer.
Authorisation grantedType Authorisation after modernisation — a case currently run on the same proven pattern.
In progressThe project was delivered on time and with due diligence. The team showed a high level of technical knowledge and effectiveness in running the authorisation process, as well as a proactive approach to solving problems. Recommended as a reliable partner.
A comprehensive vehicle type authorisation project, following the radio upgrade to VHF 150 MHz and GSM-R, ran smoothly and without unnecessary delays. The high level of expert knowledge and effectiveness in running complex formal and technical processes stands out.
We hold data no one else publishes — a stage-by-stage breakdown of real type authorisations. Two parallel, fully comparable cases (the same vehicle type, the same VHF → GSM-R upgrade, the same notified body) show where the bottlenecks really are. The data is presented aggregated and anonymised.
Throughout this time the vehicle is out of service, and every further locomotive of the same type waits again — the cost of immobilised assets grows with each unit of the fleet. That is why we measure the process and shorten it wherever possible.
Keeping fleet authorisations valid and getting rolling stock back in service quickly after changes.
ROSCOs and vehicle holders — the value of rolling stock depends on a valid authorisation.
Support in certifying new types and modernised vehicles.
Decisions by the President of UTK, the ERA authorisation to place vehicles on the market, and client references. EIN numbers can be verified in the ERATV/ERADIS registers. Full documents are available for review on request.
Full documents and reference letters are available for review on request.
Describe the vehicle and the planned change — we'll tell you whether a new authorisation is needed and the fastest route to take.