Railway Research

Research Projects

Projects under the 6th Framework Programme

• REORIENT: Implementing Change in the European Railway System

• NEW OPERA: Operating Project for a European Rail Freight Network

• TREND: Towards new Rail freight quality and concepts in the European Network in respect to market Demand

• 2TRAIN: TRAINing of TRAIN Drivers in safety relevant issues with validated and integrated computer-based technology

Seminars and presentations under the 6th Framework Programme

Deliverables of projects carried out under the 6th Framework Programme

Projects under the 5th Framework Programme

• ALJOIN: Crashworthiness of joints in aluminium rail vehicles

• COMBINE 2: Enhanced Control Centres for fixed and Moving Block Signalling Systems

• CREST: Centre for Railway Engineering, Science and Technology

• CROBIT: Cross-Border Information Technology

• CROSSRAIL: Integrating Local And Regional Rail, Including Cross Border Aspects

• EDIP: On-board radio-based control of multiple-locomotive freight trains for trans-European operation

• EMC-ARTS: Electromagnetic Compatibility of Advanced Rail Transport Signalling

• ERRAC: European Rail Reserach Advisory Council: ERRAC's website

• EUDD: European Driver's Desk: EUDD's website

• EUROMAIN: European Railway Open Maintenance System

• FACT: Fast and Comfortable Trains

• GADEROS: Galileo Demonstrator for Railway Operation System

• IMPROVERAIL: Improved Tools for Railway Capacity and Access Management

• OPTIMAL-II: Optimisation of Traffic through the European Rail Traffic Management Systems 

• PARTNER: Path Allocation Re-engineering of Timetable Networks for European Railways: General Project Information; Report on charging methods

• PROMAIN: Progress in European Maintenance and Management of Railway Infrastructure

• RAIL: Reliability centred maintenance (RCM) Approach for Infrastructure and Logistics of railway operations

• RAIL INSPECT: Train Mounted Sensors for the Inspection of Rails

• SAMNET will accompany EU-harmonisation in the railway transport field to share the usability of Trans-Europe safety requirements. (A Thematic Network)

• SAMRAIL's aim is to develop a comprehensive and consistent safety management programme for the European railways. (An Accompanying measure)

• SMITS: Smart monitoring in trains systems

• STAIRRS: Strategies and Tools to Assess and Implement noise Reducing measures for Railway Systems

• TRAINCOM: Integrated Communication System for Intelligent Train Applications

These projects are mainly carried out under the GROWTH thematic programme of the 5th Framework Programme. An overview of all rail research projects can be found at this site as well.

Projects under the 4th Framework Programme

The main results as well as the summary reports of the rail research projects carried out under the 4th framework programme can be accessed via the Cordis server, which contains information on all R&D projects carried out under the FP4. The Transport Research Programme Knowledge Centre contains information on research projects in relation to all transport modes.

• ACRUDA: Assessment and Certification Rules for Digital Architectures
• CRMA: Cost, Reliability, Maintenance and Availability
• EMSET: Eurocab Madrid - Seville European tests
• ERTMS: Tests: ERTMS proof of feasibility and preparation of tests
• ETCS-VB: Customisation and Tests on Site for the ERTMS/ETCS Level 1 Pilot Installation Vienna-Budapest
• EUFRANET: Improving the Competitiveness of Rail Freight Services
• EUROPE-TRIP: European Railways Optimisation Planning Environment - Transportation Railways Integrated Planning
• EUROSIG: Development of the Complete ERTMS Concept
• FIRE: Freight Information in the Railway Environment
• HEROE: Harmonisation of the European Rail Operating Rules
• HISPEEDMIX: High-Speed Freight
• HUSARE: Human Safe Rail in Europe (Managing the Human Factor in Multicultural and Multilingual Rail Environments)
• HVB: High Voltage Booster
• INTELFRET: Intelligent Freight Train
• LIBERAIL: Liberalised and Interoperable Railways
• METARAIL:  Methodologies and Actions for Rail Noise and Vibration Control
• MORANE: Mobile Radio for Railway Networks in Europe
• OPTIRAILS: Optimisation of Traffic Through the European Rail Traffic Management System
• PRORATA: Profitability of Rail Transport and Adaptability of Railways
• REMAIN: Modular System for Reliability and Maintainability Management in European Rail Transport
• SONERAIL: Socially necessary railways

Disclaimer: These lists are not complete and will be updated on a regular basis. Information on the updates will be included on the 'What's new in Rail Transport' pages of this site.