Nomenclature: Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation should respond to the needs of the customers In order to achieve a Single European Area, the rail sector has to be more innovative and open-minded towards solutions that support not only technology improvement, but also innovative approaches to operations, maintenance and logistic services. This requires both a short-term and a long-term […]
Digital Railways
Digitalisation: don’t miss the opportunity The European Commission’s Digital Agenda is one of the seven pillars of the Europe 2020 Strategy presented by Commission President Juncker. It applies to all modes of transport and aims at developing a digital single market in order to generate smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe. In this context, […]
UIP remains committed to the rail research & innovation agenda developed under FOSTER RAIL
Joint Statement on wagonload traffic
Joint letter to the European Commission to accelerate the set up of Shift2Rail
Joint Letter from the Group of Representative Bodies Within the European railway sector, the Joint Undertaking SHIFT²RAIL is broadly acknowledged to be the first European initiative focussing on research and innovation (R&I) and market-driven solutions by accelerating the demonstration and integration of new and advanced technologies into innovative solutions for the operational railway. The Group of Representative Bodies […]
UIP 65th Annual Report 2014
UIP Symposium 2014: increasing efficiency in rail freight
The performance of rail freight transport is slowly recovering since 2009 economic crisis reaching 17.4% of the modal share for rail freight, according to the EU Statistical Pocketbook 2013. However, it remains competitively far behind and in third place after road and maritime (short sea shipping) transportation. An increasing demand by customers for greener logistics, […]