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On 21 June 2024, the Governing Board of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) adopted a Call for Expression of Interest (CEI) with a view to selecting associated members with the potential to contribute to the achievement of its objectives. The Governing Board decision can be accessed here.
Discover detailed information about procurment rules and information.
Access detailed information about past tenders.

Europe's Rail regularly published Calls for Tenders. To find out about open Calls, follow link below.

Article 15 (Principle of transparency) of the EU-Rail financial rules states that the JU shall make available on its internet site no later than 30 June of the following financial year information on the recipients of funds deriving from its budget.
EU-Rail’s Innovation Pillar (IP) is tasked to deliver operational and technological solutions that contribute to a more efficient, flexible, and demand-led, yet safe and environmentally sustainable European railway system.
The System Pillar provides governance, resource, and outputs to support a coherent and coordinated approach to the evolution of the rail system and the development of the system view.
The Deployment Group advises the EU-Rail Governing Board on the market uptake of rail innovation developments and support their deployment.
For a successful and effective implementation of the Digital Automatic Coupler for European rail freight (DAC), it is of crucial importance to have open, close and efficient cooperation between rail stakeholders. The European DAC Delivery Programme enabled by Europe’s Rail, offers a unique European platform for such cooperation and collaboration.
Discover how Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is calling for a bold, coordinated investment strategy to simplify and modernise rail systems across the EU. This public-private partnership model – outlined in our High-Level Paper – proposes an €18 billion investment from 2028 to 2034 to strengthen European competitiveness, deliver greener transport, and drive technological sovereignty.
Discover detailed information on Europe's rail innovation initiatives, showcasing flagship and other projects aimed at enhancing rail systems across Europe. It highlights collaborative efforts funded by the European Union to develop sustainable, efficient, and competitive rail transport solutions.
It showcases successful research and innovation results, highlighting their potential as market-ready solutions and the benefits they offer to rail stakeholders. It also emphasises how integrating demonstrators into market solutions can drive future rail innovation capabilities.
Intelligent and integrated asset management
A holistic and integrated asset management for rail infrastructure and rolling stock contributes to reducing infrastructure and rolling stock life cycle costs and improving reliability and efficiency of construction and maintenance. Technological solutions and methods are to be developed that reduce asset life cycle costs while ensuring safety and safeguarding the reliability and capacity of infrastructure and rolling stock.
FP3 develops innovative solutions and methods towards ds predictive maintenance and intelligent system integration. To this end, it develops on-board and trackside monitoring and inspection systems, defines use cases, requirements and standards, carries out demonstrations using digital twins and enables the development of environmentally, user and employee-friendly railway systems.

The FP3-IAM4RAIL project focuses on seven different integrated demonstrators for rail assets which are key for research and innovation in the rail sector. Integrating asset condition information obtained via advanced monitoring with decision-making tools and into the traffic management system. The project will combine available information with artificial intelligence and digital twins are covered as key topics through a European cross-border, interoperable and holistic integrated approach. Other topics such as interventions using technologies as robotics or additive manufacturing are seen as relevant for improving asset management in the rail sector.

