Customised solutions to improve railway productivity

Just over 4 % of the EU’s rail lines are ‘high-speed’ (above 200 km/h), meaning the continent’s wide geographical reach is served mostly by conventional rail lines. An EU-funded consortium has identified and developed a range of low-cost technologies suited to railways with low utilisation but major potential for improvements in productivity.

The Horizon 2020 NeTIRail-INFRA project worked to identify and develop railway infrastructure and monitoring technology for Europe’s lesser-used lines. “While secondary lines are often economically marginal, may be at risk of closure or require substantial public subsidies, they often provide important public services,” project coordinator Dr David Fletcher explains. They link communities, and provide access to jobs, education and healthcare.

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