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Join Europe’s rail for the second webinar of 2026 FRMCS series.

This time, the Management Team will present the current status of FRMCS activities. Furthermore, the technical results of Work Group 1 and the first results of the cost analysis of Work Group 2 will be presented by the Work Group Leads David Rothbaum and Mario Sela.

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