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March 30, 2020

Shift2Rail is looking forward to launch its Research and Innovation Awards in a webinar open to Members and partners of Shift2Rail projects. The prizes aim to acknowledge the commitment and progress accomplished by the teams working in Shift2Rail funded projects throughout Europe and beyond to deliver the Shift2Rail R&I Programme, creating innovative solutions to deliver a transformation of Europe’s railway systems. Applications for the best Shift2Rail projects will be open for the following four categories:…

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March 30, 2020

For Shift2Rail members, together with the wider railway community, keeping essential passenger and freight services running while protecting rail staff, is a priority during the coronavirus outbreak. At this critical time, railway companies across Europe are closely collaborating with public authorities at European, national and regional level to ensure that the mobility needs of health workers and other citizens with socially critical functions, as well as businesses, are met. The rail sector, as other sectors,…

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March 27, 2020

The Shift2Rail Projects Joint Forum will take place on 21 – 22 October in Brussels and present the results of 11 Shift2Rail projects from across our R&I programme. During the event all 11 projects (see table below) will present their results achieved to date, and how they contribute to achieving the innovation capabilities required for the railway sector to produce value-added products and services. It will be an opportunity to better understand the connections between…

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March 23, 2020

Adapting to the situation As of 16 March, the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking is following the guidelines of the European Commission announced by President von der Leyen, in view of the Coronavirus outbreak. All colleagues in non-critical functions are teleworking until further notice. We are committed to acting responsibly to tackle this exceptional situation, while continuing to deliver for European citizens, by implementing a determined, coordinated and united approach, and looking forward to a sustainable future.…

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March 4, 2020

  We are delighted to share with our Members, projects, partners and stakeholders the news that the European Commission has proposed 2021 as the European Year of Rail! The initiative will be a game changer for positioning rail at the heart of achieving the European Green Deal. Interested in knowing more about rail research and innovation, and its innovation potential to shape the future of mobility and transport? Together with the European Commission, Shift2Rail is…

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February 27, 2020

Shift2Rail is happy to be sponsoring for the first time the third edition of the European Startup Prize for Mobility - a public-private initiative co-founded by the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee Chairwoman, Karima Delli, Boston Consulting Group and Via ID. The competition is supported by both the European Parliament and the European Commission, as well as influential partners, and invites mobility startups from around Europe to participate. The aim of the prize is…

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