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FP5 – DACtiVate

FP5-DACtiVate Public Project Kickoff Slides

FP5-DACtiVate Public Project Kickoff Slides

The project FP5-DACtiVate organized a Kickoff meeting on April 29th 2025. Besides a general overview of the project goals and objectives, all six Work Packages presented their specific tasks and how they are contributing towards the project goals. The slides shown in...
DAC derailment tests have successfully started in FP5-DACtiVate

DAC derailment tests have successfully started in FP5-DACtiVate

June 2025: the first test campaign in FP5-DACtiVate has started! The plan: derailment tests on S-curves to prove the safety of Digital Automatic Couplers (DAC) as middle buffer couplers. Couplers of all four suppliers and project partners Dellner, Knorr-Bremse, Voith...

List of Technical Enablers

Since the FP5-DACtiVate project focuses on technology testing rather than development, no specific technical enablers have been defined. Instead, the project is working on selected Technical Enablers defined for the  FP5-TRANS4M-R project.

Project objectives

Following the path paved by the Shift2Rail program and FP5-TRANS4M-R project, using the strength of Europe’s Rail, FP5-DACtiVate will consequently boost innovation for the European rail freight sector by setting the projects high-level objectives by preparing the wide...

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