JU members will undertake six of the new projects with a total value of €130.9m, co-funded by S2R which will contribute up to €57.6m.

An additional 11 open call projects, open for applications from any entity in the EU and associated Horizon 2020 countries, have been selected for funding. These projects have a total value of €17.7m, 97% of which will be funded by S2R.

A total of 203 participants will develop the new solutions, with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) composing 30% of the entities selected in the open call projects.

Following the 2019 call for proposals, S2R will have invested €635.5m in R&I activities, more than half of its 2014-2020 budget.

The projects (and total costs) include:

  • Furthering improvements in integrated mobility management (I2M), noise and vibration, and energy in Shift2Rail - Thales Ground Transportation Systems UK (€5m)
  • Performance Improvement for Vehicles on Track 2 - Siemens (€24.4m)
  • Advanced signalling and automation system - completion of activities for enhanced automation systems, train integrity, traffic management evolution and smart object controllers - Alstom (€24.4m)
  • Intelligent Innovative Smart Maintenance of Assets by integRated Technologies 2 - Hitachi Rail (€13m)
  • Smart data-based assets and efficient rail freight operation - German Rail (DB) (€7.6m)
  • System architecture and conceptual data model for railway, common data dictionary and global system modelling specifications - SNCF Networks (€2.1m)
  • Train pass-by noise source characterisation and separation tools for cost-effective vehicle certification - Eindhoven Technical University (€1.3m)
  • Car Body Shells, Doors and Interiors - Eurecat Technology Centre (€3.5m)
  • NEXT generation methods, concepts and solutions for the design of robust and sustainable running GEAR - UNIFE (€2.5m)
  • Formal methods and Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) for the railway sector - Ardanuy Ingenieria (€550,000)
  • Communication platform for traffic management demonstrator - Unife (€2.2m)
  • Future unified DC railway electrification system - National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
  • Travel companion enhancements and ride-sharing services synchronised to rail and public transport - International Union Of Public Transport (€2.9m)
  • Locomotive bogie condition maintenance - Evoleo Technologies (€1.4m)
  • Advanced integrated obstacle and track intrusion detection system for smart automation of rail transport - Bremen University (€1.7m)
  • Roadmaps for A.I. integration in the rail sector - National Inter-University Consortium For Information Technology (€299,000)
  • Translation for breaking language barriers in the railway field - UIC (€248,000)

“These new projects will build up on the results of past work and will help bring our demonstrations even closer to the market,” says S2R executive director, Mr Carlo Borghini. “We will have the opportunity to present their achievements at InnoTrans 2020. We look forward to working together with our members and other organisations through these projects to further develop innovative solutions to reshape the future railway system of Europe.’’