Call: Development of technology demonstrators for the next generation of traction systems and adhesion management systems

1. Excellent Science
2. Industrial Leadership
3. Societal Challenges

Shift2Rail fosters the introduction of better trains to the market, which operate on an innovative rail network infrastructure at a lower life-cycle cost, with more capacity to cope with growing passenger and freight mobility demand. All this are developed by European companies, thereby increasing their competitiveness in the global marketplace. Shift2Rail also contributes to the paradigm for the modal shift to attract users to rail. For EU passengers, this represents more travel options, more comfort and improved punctuality. For freight forwarder/shippers, rail freight offers a more cost-effective, punctual and traceable shipment option.
Shift2Rail contributes to:

• Cutting the life-cycle cost of railway transports by as much as 50%
• Doubling railway capacity
• Increasing reliability and punctuality by as much as 50%

1. Traction systems: to master technologies breakthrough developments; to develop and contribute to implementing new methodologies, tools, norms & standards of noise, reliability, virtual validation and certification, smart maintenance.
2. Adhesion: to develop a proper mapping of different adhesion conditions occurring in rail traffic, and the investigation of the effect of methods to modify basic adhesion, in order to achieve optimal traction and braking effort in the future.

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