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September 28, 2021

DACcelerate - Accelerated DAC transformation to full digital rail freight operations in Europe - will run from 1 June 2021 – 31 December 2022. DACcelerate, part of Shift2Rail’s Innovation Programme 5 on Rail Freight, supports the European DAC Delivery Programme in close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, while continuously engaging with experts and policy makers on European Union and Member State Level. It will provide strategies, methods and guidelines for a successful and cost-efficient transition…

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September 28, 2021

To wrap up 4 years of programming under Horizon2020, S2R JU launches Ben@Rail, a project under our Cross Cutting Activities (CCA). Ben@Rail will last for 9 months from 1st October 2021 to 31st  June 2022 and will produce an overview of the progress expected from R&I activities and identify if outcomes will match stakeholders’ needs and requirements. The project will provide recommendations for enhancing alignment between R&I priorities set in EU Rail JU Master Plan…

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June 30, 2021

Analysis of requirements and definition of specifications for obstacle detection and track intrusion systems DOWNLOAD HERE Description: This deliverable addresses the proposal of a set of requirements for all freight use cases, specifically for the development of an obstacle detection/track intrusion prototype (OD&TID). Requirements have been developed around four main categories: performance, functionality, operation and compliance (with regulations and standards). Target audience: All rail stakeholders How it brings us closer to achieving better rail for…

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June 30, 2021

Ermewa press conference   Press conference on EDDP attracted many journalists  On 20 May, Ermewa, partner of the EDDP, held the first press conference focused on the DAC Delivery Programme. The press conference attracted journalists from 10 different media outlets specialised in rail, logistics and supply chain management. Due to the ongoing sanitary crisis, the press conference was held digitally. So far, the press conference has resulted in two published articles in specialised press -…

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June 30, 2021

On June 9th and 10th, representatives of the trade unions vida (Austria), EVG (Germany) and SEV (Switzerland), sent by the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), visited the test site in Görlitz (GE), where the functionalities of various digital automatic coupling (DAC) prototypes are being examined. The aim was to gather experiences and evaluations from railway workers – shunting staff, train drivers and wagon masters – whose daily work will be significantly facilitated thanks to the…

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June 30, 2021

For the last edition of the Shift2Rail newsletter before the summer break, our Executive Director got talking to the European ERTMS Coordinator, Matthias Ruete. Read the interview to find out about the key elements positioned to accelerate ERTMS deployment, as well as how we can learn from other modes of transport to aid the evolution of rail.   Carlo Borghini: You took over the work of ERTMS Coordinator more than 2 years ago now. What…

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