Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking has published a draft high-level draft document outlining a proposed future for rail...
Draft Paper – A Future Policy Based Public Private Partnership For Rail
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FP4-RAIL4EARTH project plan for 2025
- Sub-project 2 Energy in rail infrastructure and stations, 7 demos
- H2 refuelling station TRL6 in 2025
- Smart low consumption electrical infrastructures (with local renewable energy sources, ground energy storages, etc), TRL6 in 2025
- Smart stations as energy hubs, TRL 5 in 2025
- Methodologies/ guidelines for the optimal design/rehabilitation of stations including modularity and carbon footprint reduction TRL5/6 in 2025
- Sub-project 3 Sustainability and resilience of the rail system, 3 demos
- Software tool specification on European climate variables usable for railway assets Reports, TRL5 in 2025
- Noise indicators, simulation tools and development of optimized components for noise and vibrations minimisation, TRL6 in 2025
- Software tools and indicators to promote eco-design, assess environmental performance /standardised reporting of the environmental impacts of the rail sector, TRL5 in 2025
- Sub-project 3 Sustainability and resilience of the rail system, 3 demos
- Software tool specification on European climate variables usable for railway assets Reports, TRL5 in 2025
- Noise indicators, simulation tools and development of optimized components for noise and vibrations minimisation, TRL6 in 2025
- Software tools and indicators to promote eco-design, assess environmental performance /standardised reporting of the environmental impacts of the rail sector, TRL5 in 2025
- Sub-project 4 Electro-mechanical components and sub-systems for the rolling stock, 18 demos
- (Airless) electro-mechanical braking system, pantograph and suspensions, TRL7 2025
- Optimised (energy, weight) motors and gearboxes, TRL in 2025
- Replace hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants by HVAC system using green refrigerants or new cooling technologies, TRL6 in 2025
- Enhanced experimental and numerical methods on train aerodynamic optimization, TRL6 in 2025
- Sub-project 5 Healthier and safer rail system, 2 Demos
- Healthier HVAC – air quality improvement, contaminant (particle / aerosol) removal, reduced virus/bacteria lifetime, TRL7 in 2025
- Sub-project 6 Trains Attractiveness (Interiors), 2 demos
- Reinforce train attractiveness via on-demand comfort for users (access, lighting, thermal and acoustic comfort), TRL5-6 in 2025
- Reinforce the facility to adapt rolling stock interiors (like modular architecture) to support the increase of capacity of the rolling stock targeting TRL5-6 in 2025