On 27 November 2025, the ATTI Morning, dedicated to the Agreement on Freight Train Transfer Inspection (ATTI), took place online with nearly 100 people attending. The session was chaired by Dirk Euler, German Railways (DB) Cargo, who welcomed the participants and introduced the agenda.

He then began by providing an overview of ATTI, explaining the Internal Regulations, the ATTI Agreement, and the functions of the ATTI Quality Management System (QMS) database. He stressed the importance of using the Agreement correctly, carrying out audits, and meeting the requirements from the relevant authorities. He also showed the participants where to download ATTI documents on the UIC Extranet and demonstrated how to use the platform effectively.

Euler continued by presenting the ATTI General Assembly (GA), held once a year and usually at the beginning of June (either online, in person, or in a hybrid format). Invitations are sent in February, and the agenda follows in May, with registration closing at the end of that month.

He described the GA as a structured meeting that features presentations and discussions on ATTI-related topics, contributions from the European Agency for Railways (ERA), UIC, and the General Contract of Use for wagons (GCU) (including Appendix 9), and a review of actions implemented over the previous year. The GA also provides an overview of quality results and includes proposals and voting on the further development of the ATTI Agreement, the database, and the Internal Regulations. A guest speaker is always invited to contribute to the session.

Euler also provided an overview of the various ATTI platforms: the ATTI website, LinkedIn page, the ATTI Extranet and both the production and test versions of the ATTI QMS database. He further invited the participants to consider the central question of how the ATTI Quality Database supports the implementation of the agreement.

Next, Jan Kavrik, Czech Railways (ČD) Cargo, gave a presentation on the ATTI Quality Database, beginning with its overall purpose. He underlined that each railway undertaking is responsible for its own quality performance, and that ATTI provides the harmonised rules needed to ensure consistent practice across the sector. The database, he explained, plays a crucial role in making this framework effective by monitoring outputs.

Kavrik then introduced the key concepts and basic database functions and explained how users benefit from the system. He also described future developments and upcoming user research. He highlighted the importance of performing quality checks aligned with planning data, illustrating this with examples where incorrect use of the database had led to operational issues.

Euler followed with an update on new reporting options and detailed the amendments that will come into effect on 1 January 2026. These include a revision of point 10.2 of the Internal Regulations to increase clarity and ensure consistency with UIC invoicing procedures, an addition to a section in Annex 2 of Appendix 2 (Quality Guidelines), and updates to the templates in Appendix 3, including the ATTI Irregularity Report.

Fabiola Stori, Rail Traction Company (RTC), addressed questions regarding the planning phase, explaining what it involves and when it takes place. She emphasised that maintaining a high level of ATTI quality depends on complying with QMS deadlines. Planning data must be uploaded between early November and the end of January. Next, she described how the First ATTI RU prepares and enters planning data for each Last ATTI RU, how the ATTI Database processes these inputs and how Last RUs conduct quality checks that generate a quality assessment for the First RU. She also outlined the planning approach expected from a First RU and explained how transport plans are managed within the system.

Oliver Österreicher, Rail Cargo Group (RCG), presented the procedure for including a train in an agreement and explained how this process can be documented in the ATTI Database, where all checks performed are visible. He confirmed that the database documentation can in fact be used to support the inclusion of trains in an agreement. He also showed an example list of agreed trains for RCG. Euler added to this by sharing an example from DB Cargo.

Paulo de Freitas, UIC, then provided general information on ATTI and the ATTI contact list, explaining how to download the list of contacts and how to update a contact person. He presented the two main platforms available to ATTI members: the ATTI QMS Database, which is used to input annual transport plans, record inspection information and download reports, and the ATTI Extranet, which stores all ATTI-related documents. He also reminded participants of the duties of an ATTI RU, explained how to contact the ATTI team and introduced the ATTI video available in three languages.

Finally, Euler concluded the meeting with a live Menti survey, which showed positive feedback and confirmed that the event met participants’ expectations. He expressed his hope that the session had been useful and that attendees had strengthened their understanding of ATTI, and encouraged everyone to continue participating actively in the community.

The next ATTI Morning will take place online on 24 November 2026.