A younger generation advancing railways: meet the winners of the TRA VISIONS Young Researcher Competition 2022
The EU-funded TRA VISIONS Young Researcher Competition (YRC) is an academic contest showcasing the ground-breaking and novel developments of undergraduates and post-graduates, alongside early-stage professional researchers across the transport sector. Following...
Let’s make Multi-Modal transport easy for everyone!
ERRAC is launching its Ambassadors programme for steering rail research in Europe Interview with the new Ambassador and Technical Expert on Multi-Modality, Alessandra Berto In 2022 ERRAC, the European Rail Research Advisory Council, has launched its Manifesto...
ERRAC highlights the essence of rail research at TRA Conference with Plenary meeting and booth
On 15 November 2022, the ERRAC Plenary Meeting brought together high-level representatives from the European Commission, Europe’s Rail and the railway and public transport sector. They discussed rail research priorities, sector developments and challenges to be...
Innovation in energy management: Contribution of railways to sustainable mobility
The Spanish Railways Technology Platform (PTFE) just published a position paper entitled: “Innovation in energy management: Contribution of railways to sustainable mobility”. The document analyses the role of innovation in energy management in infrastructure, rolling...
Phase One of the Spanish Railway Foundation’s ’conCiencia de Tren’ project comes to an end
The Spanish Railway Foundation (Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles – FFE) has completed the first phase of its project ’conCiencia de Tren: Acercando la ciencia y la tecnología del ferrocarril a la ciudadanía’, which aims to inform citizens about the...
Railways are the first choice! ERRAC launches Manifesto of Future Mobility
Railways play a vital role in keeping our cities and regions moving. They enable economic development, create employment, and connect places and people. Besides providing a safe and sustainable mode of transport, rail can tackle some of the most pressing challenges of...
ERRAC Plenary meeting highlights essence of collaboration to advance rail sector
On 24 May 2022, the ERRAC Plenary Meeting brought together high-level representatives from the European Commission, Europe’s Rail and the railway and public transport sector to discuss rail research priorities, sector developments and challenges to be tackled. It was...
Meet the winners: ERRAC Student Awards
In December last year, ERRAC was proud to hold the first edition of its Student Competition, with the goal of facilitating the access of young practitioners and scholars to railway industry and to advance the triple helix in the transport domain. Both Masters’ and PhD...