European Vehicle Register: upgrade or bust?

The rail industry in Europe is asking to make the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) the registration entity in the context of the European Vehicle Register (EVR), a European database where wagon keepers can register their rolling stock. The plan would be for the EVR to gradually replace National Vehicle Registers (NVRs) and create a more European framework. However, the implementation modalities remain quite loose since registration to the EVR would remain voluntary.