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March 10, 2021 | North America

Ensco announces TTC management contract in major shake-up for Pueblo test facility

Ensco will replace TTCI in managing the test facility from October 2022.

February 25, 2021 | Policy

European Commission approves Shift2Rail successor, Europe’s Rail

The partnership will focus on digital innovation and automation.

December 9, 2020 | Policy

ERRAC announces new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

THE European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC) has released a new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), which outlines nine research and innovation ‘transforming projects.’

November 4, 2020 | Signalling

University of Birmingham completes new digital rail systems research facility

BRITAIN’s University of Birmingham has announced the completion of work on a new purpose-built research centre for the development of digital rail technologies.

October 27, 2020 | Europe

Shift2Rail signs agreements with Cutric and Western Balkan countries

SHIFT2RAIL (S2R) has signed two agreements to promote international cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) for the rail industry.

October 20, 2020 | Technology

KRRI and Gangwon province sign hydrogen cooperation agreement

KOREA Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) has signed an agreement with the province of Gangwon to support the development of hydrogen rail infrastructure in the region.

October 12, 2020 | Technology

Boosting rail’s resilience to extreme weather

Naoyuki Ota, director of the Disaster Prevention Technology Division of Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute, explains how systems are being designed to predict extreme weather events to avoid disruption to train services and improve safety.

August 19, 2020 | Technology

European rail research partnership to succeed Shift2Rail

THE European Commission (EC) is inviting expression of interest by October 1 from private and public organisations to become founding members of a new European rail research partnership to succeed the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking.

August 18, 2020 | Technology

HS2 Ltd agrees partnership with British universities

HS2 Ltd has signed an agreement with the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) to access technologies produced by the group’s research facilities, which it hopes will accelerate the adoption of new technologies on HS2 as well as the global rail market.

August 13, 2020 | Freight

€500m German rail freight research scheme receives EC approval

THE European Commission (EC) has approved a €500m German scheme which will support research, development and innovation in rail freight transport.

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