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May 15, 2018

Enhanced real-time tracking and control of the goods is deemed crucial for freight competitiveness as digitalisation and automation become ever more central to European economy. In this context, Shift2Rail is determined to deliver ‘logistics on demand’ as a capability for the railway systems, enhancing the services Europeans currently enjoy: improving rail freight flexibility and responsiveness to clients’ demand. Today, only 18.3% of goods travelling inland across Europe do it over rail tracks, despite the unique…

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May 4, 2018

  Shift2Rail took part in the Ten-T Days, held on 25-27 April in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Political support for multi-modal transport and the improvement of cross-border connections were the highlights in the agenda. The Ten-T Days event demonstrated the high level of political support for multimodality acknowledging its importance as a key driver of change in the European mobility system. “Transport is back on the political agenda. Let's seize this opportunity and enhance the collaboration among…

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May 3, 2018

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May 3, 2018

Press Release: Shift2Rail Call for Proposals 2018 participation results    

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April 16, 2018

Shift2Rail announced today, at the Transport Research Arena Conference, the launch of its “Rail Research & Innovation Awards”. The Awards aim to acknowledge the commitment and progress accomplished by the teams working in Europe and beyond to deliver the S2R Research & Innovation Programme, creating innovative solutions to deliver a dramatic transformation of the European railway systems. Applications are open for the following three categories of Awards: The Decarbonisation Award, to acknowledge the project expected…

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April 16, 2018

On 16 April, during the Transport Research Arena conference (TRA), Commissioner for Mobility and Transport Violeta Bulc visited the Shift2Rail JU stand to learn about the preliminary results of the Shift2Rail projects and see the newly launched innovation capabilities interactive map. This visit served as a ‘first impression’ of what is to come in September 2018 at InnoTrans – the leading international trade fair for transport technology. The Innovation Capabilities map is an interactive graphic…

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