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 (ERMEWA S.A., DE)
Stefan Franke, deputy chairperson (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Karsten Elstner (Franz Kaminski Waggonbau GmbH)
Jonas Kutzim (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Dirk Olaf Nebendahl (Aretz GmbH & Co.KG)
Dominic Volz (BASF SE)
Michael Prahm (ERR European Rail Rent GmbH)
Thomas Unverdorben (Wascosa GmbH)
Bertram Wieloch (TRANSWAGGON 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)

VERS Approval Committee

Heinz Deckers (ORV GmbH)
Stefan Franke (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Jacek Glowacki (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Michal Kowalski (TOUAX Rail Ltd.)
Dirk Olaf Nebendahl (ARETZ GmbH & Co. KG)
Olivier Piana (ERMEWA S.A. FR)
Michael Prahm (ERR European Rail Rent GmbH)
Staffan Rittgard (Rail-X AB)
Marc Frederic Schroeder (BASF SE)
Patrick Terrasson (INVEHO Frankreich)
Markus Vaerst (Wascosa AG)
Bertram Wieloch (TRANSWAGGON GmbH)

VPI-internal “VPI-EMG” technical authors

Reiner Boll (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Dietmar Gilliam (VTG Rail Europe GmbH, CH)
Hannes Grahl (INVEHO Deutschland GmbH)
Peter Linowski (Berater VPI)
Bastian Reisberg (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Dietmar Silzer (RailMaint GmbH)
Heiko Thöle (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Mario Tute (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Stefan Wächter (BASF SE)

ECM Working Group

Manuel Schlosser (DB Cargo AG)
Jacob Kudlinski (ERMEWA S.A., DE)
Marek Kukofka (Chemet S.A., PL)
Valérie Nicaise (ERMEWA S.A., FR)
Dirk Olaf Nebendahl (ARETZ GmbH & Co. KG)
Armin Perrey (VPI)
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)

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

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 GmbH)
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Carsten Schiering (TRANSWAGGON 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)
Jakob Kudlinski (ERMEWA S.A., DE)
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Gregor Wilhelmi (Feldbinder Spezialfahrzeugwerke GmbH)
Joachim Wirtgen (VPI European Rail Service 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 (ERMEWA S.A., DE)
Malte Lawrenz (VPI)
Stefan Lohmeyer (VTG GmbH)
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
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
André Brozy (On Rail Ges. für Eisenbahnausrüstung u. Zubehör mbH)
Karl-Heinz Fehr (VPI)
Jürgen Rauen (ERR GmbH)
Sarah Siegmund (ATIR Rail)
Sabrina Steenbock (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

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

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
Rainer Kogelheide (VPI representative)
Armin Schmidt (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

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)

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)
Armin Schmidt (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

Interoperability/maintenance

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

JNS Procedure "Extreme effects of thermal overload in special cases of freight operation"Stefan Franke (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Dietmar Gilliam (VTG Rail Europe GmbH, CH)
Jakob Kudlinski (ERMEWA S.A., DE)

JNS Procedure “Accident in the Gotthard base tunnel with focus on broken wheels”
Stefan Franke (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Jakob Kudlinski (ERMEWA S.A., DE)
Frank Sadowski (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Bertram Wieloch (Transwaggon GmbH)

JNS Procedure "Crosswind" - Follow up Great Belt Bridge
Kristian Kölsche (Kombiverkehr GmbH)
Jakob Kudlinski (ERMEWA S.A., DE)
Eric Neuber (DIV GmbH)
Frank Sadowski (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Markus Vaerst (Wascosa AG)

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

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

Railway working committee NA 087-00-02-02 UA “Running dynamics”
Jonas Vuitton (VPI /TU Berlin)
Detlef Scholdan (ELH Eisenbahnlaufwerke Halle GmbH)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-03 AA "Brakes"
Detlef Scholdan (ELH Eisenbahnlaufwerke Halle GmbH)

Railway working committee NA 087-00-10 AA “Freight vehicles”
Henning Böttcher (VPI representative)
Mustafa Sari (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)

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

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)
Armin Perrey (VPI)
Mario Tute (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

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 "Survey Group Combined Transport"
Rainer Kogelheide (Beauftragter VPI)
Dr. Michál Stríž (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)

CEN/TC 256/SC 2 "Rolling Stock Products“
Henning Böttcher (Beauftragter VPI)

CEN/TC 256/WG 2 "Structural Requirements"
Oliver Behrens (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)
Marvin Lensch (VERS)
Tilo Mey (Cideon GmbH)

CEN/TC 256/WG 10 "Vehicle/Track Interaction"
Jonas Vuitton (VPI / TU Berlin)

CEN/TC 256/WG 12 "Bearings and Lubricants"
Marvin Lensch (VERS)

CEN/TC 256/WG 26 "Freight Wagons"
Henning Böttcher (Beauftragter VPI)
Mustafa Sari (GATX Rail Germany GmbH)

CEN/TC 256 WG 31 "Welding"
Mario Tute (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)
Murat Altuntas (VERS)

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

ISO/TC 269 WG 07 "Derailment Detection"
Rainer Kogelheide (Beauftragter VPI)

TC9X DKE AK 351.1.12 "Digitale Freight Wagons" / DAK"
Mirko Leiste (VTG Rail Europe GmbH)