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November 28, 2019

Experts working on Shift2Rail-funded projects on R&I for digital services presented their final results during an event that took place on 5 November in Brussels. The conference clustered results from ATTRACkTIVE and Co-ACTIVE – Shift2Rail projects working on seamless door-to-door travel for all citizens in Europe. Participants had the opportunity to find out more about how Shift2Rail aims to offer more intuitive and engaging travel experiences to rail customers. The main topics included travel shopping,…

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November 21, 2019

The International Rail Forum & Conference (IRFC) is one of the leading events in the international railway calendar, bringing together top managers, railway and logistics experts, customers, prominent politicians and institutions from across Europe. The 7th IRFC will be held in Prague from 1 to 3 April 2020 at the Clarion Hotel Prague with the motto: “Let’s build a new generation of railways together”.   Shift2Rail is supporting the IRFC conference together with other international…

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November 13, 2019

Shift2Rail participated to the 8th International Railway Summit in New Delhi, India from 20-22 November, focusing on the challenges posed by rapid population growth in rail. The event addressed topics including planning a major project, safety, assessing the value of high-speed rail, increasing urban capacity, passenger experience and what rail can offer the crowded transport market that other modes cannot. As a knowledge partner of the Summit, Shift2Rail helped to enhance networking opportunities by sponsoring…

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October 24, 2019

We were pleased to welcome the European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, to Shift2Rail’s offices on Friday, 18 October. It was an opportunity for staff to thank her for her outstanding support during her mandate, and her inspiring determination to help move European railways forward.

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October 23, 2019

Main Benefits Deliver a commonly agreed energy baseline for the four Shift2Rail system platform demonstrators (high speed, regional, urban-metro and freight application) and a modelling tool to evaluate, improve and optimise the energy consumption of rail systems with a particular focus on rolling stock. Develop future methods for predicting overall noise and vibration performance on a system level including both rolling stock, infrastructure and its environment. Assess and advise all energy related works as well…

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September 30, 2019

More than 200 participants from across Europe will take part in the Shift2Rail Dialogue at the Digital Transport Days, which will take place on 7 October 2019 in Helsinki.   The event will consist of two panel discussions and a presentation on the expected results of Shift2Rail innovations. The high level speakers, including Mr. Mikko Koskinen, Secretary of State to the Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications and Mr. Henrik Hololei, Director-General for Mobility and…

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