Giuseppe RIZZI
TER4RAIL
Ter4Rail entailed a coordination and support action to determine transversal exploratory research activities among different actors that were beneficial for railways.
Transversal Exploratory Research Activities for Railway
The Shift2Rail Multi Annual Action Plan (MAAP) played a central role in the establishment of future interoperable railway systems suitable for European society and environment.
However, due to the rapid pace of technological change and innovation, it was necessary to be aware of the novel possibilities that could enable increasingly sustainable progress in this regard.
Ter4Rail was able to select and synthesise a considerable amount of information regarding the future of railways and transmit it in a consolidated, improved, clear, and understandable manner.
This facilitated the realisation of Ter4Rail’s ambition of being the reference for the evolution of EU railways.
Within the project, the European railway community was represented by different actors (industry, academia, users, researchers, and policymakers) with different perceptions regarding technological applications and different objectives for the future.
In Ter4Rail, UITP organised a workshop for planners and urbanists to discuss future urban scenarios in order to identify the features that would directly impact the conception of future rail systems, and provided arguments that supported urban rail by participating in data collection.
Ter4Rail was coordinated by Eurnex.
TER4RAIL received funding from the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 826055.
Key Facts
- Partners: 7
- Duration: December 2018-December 2020
- Budget: €500,000
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