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January 16, 2019
Projects worth €150,3 million will be funded under the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) 2019 Call for Proposals for Research & Innovation activities. Shift2Rail has just opened the application period, based on its Annual Work Plan 2019. Submissions will be accepted until 18 June 2019. Download the press release.
January 11, 2019
Thank you very much for coming to our Information Day 2019! Please find all the information about our Info Day here. We kindly remind you to apply for our Open Call for Proposals 2019. You can find more information about the Call here. About our Info Day: Our 2019 Information Day provided you with an overview of the Shift2Rail Research & Innovation Programme, focusing in particular on the upcoming funding opportunities under the umbrella of the…
October 23, 2018
Call documents: Contract Notice Documents: Invitation to tender Tender Specifications Annexes to the tender specifications Annex 5 - Model Financial offer Draft framework contract Q&A (21/06/2018) Q&A (25/06/2018) Award contract notice: 12/10/2018 Modification notice: 15/10/2021 (2021/S 201-520859). Increase of the maximum amount of the initial framework contract through a procurement negotiated procedure under point 11.1(e) of Annex I to Financial Regulation (Reg. (EU, EURATOM) 2018/1046)
September 20, 2018
The ‘moving block’ is a concept of rail traffic management and control systems that allows trains to run much closer to each other, improving line capacity and performance. This system will upgrade the European Train Control System (ETCS) to level 3, which means the implementation of full radio-based train spacing without the need for physical train detection devices. Shift2Rail members will present three demonstrators at InnoTrans showing how the ‘moving block’ system works in urban, suburban, high…
September 19, 2018
Today, apps allow checking what the best multimodal route is. But Shift2Rail IP4 is taking this to a whole new level: Passengers will be able to book with a single click multi-modal trips across Europe. No more need to enter four or five different reservation systems every time we book a trip. At InnoTrans, the public can test a preliminary version of the system. The ecosystem Shift2Rail is building will be an absolute revolution for…
September 19, 2018
A novel integrated multi-sensor on-board obstacle detection system for freight trains, developed within the Shift2Rail initiative, combines different vision technologies to identify obstacles beyond 200m, the current state-of-art, and up to 1000m. This innovative device, able to operate under any light and weather conditions, consists of a thermal camera, a night vision sensor (camera augmented with image intensifier), a multi stereo-vision system and a laser scanner. Sensors are easy to mount and dismount from the…
