VPI committees

A large part of the association’s work is carried out by employees of VPI member companies on a voluntary basis. They put great dedication into engaging with internal and external committees. The VPI office and the association bodies support them in their work.

Internal committees

Technical Commission

Jakob Kudlinski, chairperson (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Stefan Franke, deputy chairperson (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Karsten Elstner (Franz Kaminski Waggonbau GmbH)
Helmut Lindenberger (On Rail Gesellschaft für Eisenbahnausrüstung und Zubehör mbH)
Valérie Nicaise (ERMEWA S.A., FR)
Dominic Pister (BASF SE)
Irmhild Saabel (WASCOSA AG, CH)
Bertram Wieloch (TRANSWAGGON GmbH)
Rainer Kogelheide, permanent guest (Kogelheide-Consult) 
Joachim Wirtgen, permanent guest (VPI European Rail Service GmbH)

VPI-EMG group of publishers

Johannes Frieß (VPI Austria)
Dr. Frank Furrer (VAP Switzerland)
Jean-Marc Giraudo (AFWP France)
Malte Lawrenz (VPI Germany)
Gilles Peterhans (UIP Brussels)

VPI-internal “VPI-EMG” technical authors

Reiner Boll (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Jean-Marc Fuchs (ERMEWA S.A., FR)
Dietmar Gilliam (VTG Rail Europe GmbH, CH)
Hannes Grahl (INVEHO Deutschland GmbH)
Peter Linowski (VPI adviser)
Bastian Reisberg (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Frank Sadowski (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Dietmar Silzer (RailMaint GmbH)
Heiko Thöle (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Mario Tute (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Stefan Wächter (BASF SE)
Bernd Wassermann (WASCOSA AG)

ECM Working Group

Manfred Bergmann (DB Cargo AG)
Jacob Kudlinski (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Marek Kukofka (Chemet S.A., PL)
Valérie Nicaise (ERMEWA S.A., FR)
Dirk Olaf Nebendahl (ARETZ GmbH & Co. KG)
Frank Sadowski (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Dirk Schlüter (Franz Kaminski Waggonbau GmbH)
Thomas Schulte-Zweckel (VPI European Rail Service GmbH)
Urs Suter (JOSEF MEYER RAIL AG, CH)
Bertram Wieloch (TRANSWAGGON GmbH)
Joachim Wirtgen (VPI European Rail Service GmbH)
Uwe Wullstein (Havelländische Eisenbahn)

VPI Steering Committee “Module 08”

Karsten Elstner (F. Kaminski Waggonbau GmbH)
Johann Feindert (GATX Rail Austria GmbH, AT)
Bernd Hommels (Project Partners Management GmbH)
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)
Peter Reinshagen (ERMEWA SA, FR)
Carsten Schiering (TRANSWAGGON GmbH)
Markus Vaerst (WASCOSA AG, CH)

WG Workshops

VPI Workshops Working Group
Karsten Elstner (F. Kaminski Waggonbau GmbH)
Thomas Jussen (Waggonwerk Brühl GmbH)
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Dietmar Silzer (RailMaint GmbH)
Thomas Toschka (Nordic Rail Service GmbH)
Ines Villmann-Doll (INVEHO Deutschland GmbH)
Markus Welling (F. Kiffe Söhne GmbH)
Joachim Wirtgen VPI European Rail Service GmbH)

External committees

Industry relations

MWV Tank Wagon Working Group
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

VCI Rail Transport Working Group
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

DB Cargo/VPI Steering Group
Karl-Heinz Fehr (VPI)
Johann Feindert (GATX Rail Austria GmbH, AT)
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)
Stefan Lohmeyer (VTG Aktiengesellschaft)
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Carsten Schiering (TRANSWAGGON GmbH)
Sven Wellbrock (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Joachim Wirtgen (VPI European Rail Service GmbH)

Vehicles Steering Committee at the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Karl-Heinz Fehr (VPI)
Stefan Franke (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

Freight Wagons Working Group
Stefan Franke (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Gregor Wilhelmi (Feldbinder Spezialfahrzeugwerke GmbH)
Joachim Wirtgen (VPI European Rail Service GmbH)

NDT Intervals Working Group
Joachim Wirtgen (VTG Rail Europe GmbH) 

Interoperability and Safety Steering Committee at the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Karl-Heinz Fehr (VPI)

Federal Railway Authority Annual Talk
Karl-Heinz Fehr (VPI)
Stefan Franke (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Jakob Kudlinski (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)
Stefan Lohmeyer (VTG Aktiengesellschaft)
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Carsten Schiering (TRANSWAGGON GmbH)
Joachim Wirtgen (VPI European Rail Service GmbH)

UIP General Meeting
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

UIP-Committee National Associations (NA)
Karl-Heinz Fehr (VPI)
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Allianz pro Schiene [Alliance for Rail] Support Group
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Allianz pro Schiene [Alliance for Rail] Combined Transport Working Group
Matthias Knüpling (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Network Conference on Freight Transport and Logistics at the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Railway Traffic Round Table
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Rail Freight Master Plan Implementation Working Group
Jürgen Hüllen (VTG adviser)
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Rail Future Alliance of the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

General Contract of Use for Wagons (GCU)

Internal UIP-GCU Expert Group
Flavien Bouters (ATIR Rail, FR)
André Brozy (On Rail Ges. für Eisenbahnausrüstung u. Zubehör mbH)
Karl-Heinz Fehr (VPI)
Sabrina Steenbock (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

Joint Committee GCU
Karl-Heinz Fehr (VPI)
Stefan Lohmeyer (VTG Aktiengesellschaft)

Noise

Sector Working Group on Noise
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Allianz pro Schiene [Alliance for Rail] Forum on Quiet Railways
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Working Group 4 of the Rail Future Alliance
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Safety and tank standardisation

Permanent Committee on Hazardous Goods Transport at the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

“Engineering/Railway” Committee on Hazardous Goods Transport at the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

“Pressure Tanks” Committee on Hazardous Goods Transport at the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

Steering Committee of DIN Standards Committee Tank Installations (NA-Tank) at DIN
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

NA 104-02-09 AA – Tank Equipment for the Transport of Liquid Chemicals in NA-Tank
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)
Armin Schmidt (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

NA 104-03-01 AA – Tanks for the Transport of Dangerous Goods – General in NA-Tank
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

NA 104-03-05 AA – Tanks for the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Testing, Inspection and Marking
Mario Tute (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

NA 104-03-23 AA – Tanks for the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Design and Construction of Tanks in NA-Tank
Oliver Behrens (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

UIP TC Safety
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

RID/ADR Joint Meeting
Oliver Behrens (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)

RID Committee of Experts
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

RID working group “Tank and Vehicle Equipment"
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

RID/ADR subgroup BLEVE
Oliver Behrens (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)

CEN/TC 296/WG 5 “Testing, Inspection and Marking of Metallic Tanks”
Mario Tute (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

CEN/TC 296/WG 3 “Design and Construction of Pressure Tanks” 
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)

Interoperability/maintenance

DGZfP expert committee “Non-Destructive Testing in the Railway Industry”
Armin Perrey (VPI)

National mirror committee TSI Wag
Oliver Behrens (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Henning Böttcher (ERR)

UIP TC Interop
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Joachim Wirtgen (VPI European Rail Service GmbH)

UIP TC Safety
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)
Armin Perrey (VPI)

UIP TC Standardisation
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)
Armin Perrey (VPI)

ERA working group “Revision of TSI WAG”
Joachim Wirtgen (VPI European Rail Service GmbH)

JNS Extreme effects of thermal overload in special cases of freight operation
Jakob Kudlinski (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)

Digital automatic coupling (DAC)

European DAC Delivery Programme (EDDP)
Heiko Radke (VPI)

Standardisation in DIN-FSF and CEN/TC 256

 

NA 087 BR Advisory Board of DIN Standards Committee Railway
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

NA 087 BR-01 SO “Coordination Committee”
Armin Perrey (VPI)

NA 087 00 18 01 SO “Vehicle Measurement”
Peter Linowski (VPI representative)

NA 087-BR-02 SO DIN Managing Committee Railway (FSF)
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-02-01 UA “Wheelsets”
Detlef Scholdan (ELH Eisenbahnlaufwerke Halle GmbH)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-02-02 UA “Running dynamics”
Detlef Scholdan (ELH Eisenbahnlaufwerke Halle GmbH)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-10 AA “Freight vehicles”
Oliver Behrens (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Henning Böttcher (VPI representative)
Roman Grünhagen (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-12 AA “Materials and joining techniques”
Mario Tute (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-13 AA “Coupling devices”
Steffen Gahtow (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Matthias Wagner (Axtone)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-15 AA “State of railway vehicles”
Peter Linowski (VPI representative)
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Mario Tute (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-15-01 UA “Basics”
Peter Linowski (VPI representative)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-15-04 UA “Running gear”
Peter Linowski (VPI representative)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-15-05 UA “Brake”
Peter Linowski (VPI representative)

CEN/TC 256/WG 26 “Freight Wagons”
Peter Linowski (VPI representative)

CEN/TC 256/SC 2 “Rolling Stock Products”
Henning Böttcher (VPI representative)

CEN/TC 256 WG 33 “Buffers and Draw Gear”
Steffen Gahtow (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

CEN/TC 256 WG 48 “Rolling Stock Maintenance”
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Mario Tute (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-15-02 UA “Superstructure and special equipment of vehicles”
Peter Linowski (VPI representative)